Healthcare professionals were protesting against lack of protective gear amid coronavirus outbreak. PHOTO COURTESY: YDA
NDMA provides more protective gear to doctors
NDMA had sent additional supplies for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hospitals too
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority on Friday provided more protective gear for doctors and medical staff working in hospitals of Balochistan.
According to a NDMA spokesperson, protective gear provided to Balochistan include 5,000 surgical masks, 324 N-95 masks, 615 protective suits, 4,610 surgical gloves, 235 sterile gowns, 292 shoe covers, 319 surgical caps and 83 face shields.
Earlier, NDMA had sent additional supplies for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa hospitals too. NDMA chairman Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal said emergency measures are being taken to deliver safety equipment to doctors and medical staff.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 11th, 2020.
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