US-Bangladesh Business Council delivers medical supplies in Covid response
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US Embassy Chargé d’ Affaires JoAnne Wagner and US-Bangladesh Business Council representatives joined officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Directorate General of Health Services in welcoming the delivery of essential medical supplies to bolster the country’s response to Covid-19, on Monday.
The medical supplies were donated by the US-Bangladesh Business Council in partnership with Project CURE, an American NGO, said a press release.
The donation includes 60 oxygen concentrators, as well as variable positive air pressure (VPAP) units, and other oxygen supplies and device accessories, as well as 45,000 pieces of personal protective equipment, including KN95 and N95 masks – to help covid-19 patients at medical colleges across the country, it said.
“We must and will continue to use our collective resources to fight this pandemic together, to protect health and save precious lives,” said Chargé d’Affaires Wagner.
The initiative was developed by US-Bangladesh Business Council Members Chevron, Excelerate Energy, Metlife, and HSBC Bangladesh with support and coordination from the US Embassy in Dhaka, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington, DC, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services.
“The robust partnership between the Council and its members, Project CURE, the US and Bangladeshi governments, is a testament to expedient support and strong friendship between our two countries in times of need,” said Nisha Biswal, president of the US Bangladesh Business Council.
In the coming weeks, the Council will mobilize additional medical supplies, including a shipment of 100 emergency relief beds, it said.
“These shipments of relief will be important tools to assist the local health care professionals as they work tirelessly to serve their communities and deliver health and hope,” said Dr Douglas Jackson, president and CEO of Project CURE.
