US embassy provides PPE to police
The US embassy has provided essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Bangladesh Police as part of continued US support for Bangladesh's Covid-19 response efforts. Ambassador Earl Miller and embassy representatives of the US Military's Indo-Pacific Command handed over the equipment to Bangladesh's Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed on Wednesday.
The donated PPE includes 4,000 KN95 surgical masks, 3,200 bottles (200-milliliter) of hand sanitiser, 4,000 pairs of surgical gloves, 550 pounds of powdered bleach, 22 disinfectant backpack sprayers, 700 face shields, and 25 infrared thermometers, says a US embassy statement yesterday.
All the equipment were purchased locally from Bangladeshi companies.
The statement said police efforts have played a key role in Bangladesh's Covid-19 response, supporting the public and health ministry initiatives throughout the country.
To date, the US, through the Department of State and USAID alone, has provided over $43.4 million in aid to combat Covid-19 in Bangladesh.
The US embassy in Dhaka is providing assistance to organisations throughout Bangladesh, building on more than $1 billion in health assistance provided to Bangladesh over the past 20 years.
"This funding emphasises the long-term US commitment to helping ensure access for all people in Bangladesh to quality, lifesaving healthcare," the embassy statement said.
Bangladesh's police, and other first responders, together with healthcare workers, customs officials, people who work in grocery stores and pharmacies, journalists, and volunteer organisations perform remarkable acts of service every day, it said, adding, "They are genuine heroes."
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