NDMA brings medical goods and equipment from China
In the wake of increased demand for medical supplies to fight the menace of COVID-19, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has brought medical goods and equipment from China. The procured medical goods included 2000 testing kits, 50 mobile X-ray machines, 1 million KN-95 masks, 5 million medical masks and 10,000 surgical gowns. Also, the next special flight will bring screening kits, ICU ventilators and other goods NDMA has purchased from China.
Besides purchased medical goods, Jiangsu province of China is sending the epidemic prevention material to Punjab. The material has been dispatched to Pakistan embassy in Beijing.
ISLAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP):National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) brings its procured consignment of medical goods and protective equipment from China through Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft.
According to NDMA spokesperson, this cache of goods was not the aid from China rather these goods were purchased by NDMA to expand the health sector’s capacity to deal with the Corona virus pandemic.
The equipment was purchased through a $50 million grant from the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) and the Asian Development Bank, he added.
The goods brought from China included 2000 testing kits, 50 mobile X-ray machines, 1 million KN-95 masks, 5 million medical masks and 10,000 surgical gowns.
“Other goods have also been purchased by NDMA which would arrive in Pakistan by next coming air planes including screening kits, ICU ventilators,” he said.
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