The United States has provided essential personal protective equipment to the Bangladesh Prison Directorate to fight the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
US ambassador to Bangladesh, Earl Miller, and his team handed over the equipment to Inspector General Prisons, Brigadier General AKM Mustafa Kamal Pasha, on Monday.
This has been a part of continued US support for Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response efforts, according to the US embassy in Dhaka.
It was the sixth in a series of planned PPE distributions from the United States to Bangladesh.
The equipment delivered includes 10,000 reusable cloth masks, 200 full hazardous materials suits, 50 KN95 surgical masks, 660 200-milliliter bottles of hand sanitizer, 11,000 pairs of surgical gloves, 25 Kg of powdered bleach, 2 disinfectant backpack sprayers, 100 face shields, and 10 infrared thermometers.
All the materials have been purchased locally from Bangladeshi companies.
To date, the US, through multiple agencies, has provided over $56.5 million in aid to combat Covid-19 in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Prison Directorate is a critical partner in safeguarding a vulnerable population against Covid-19 and in Bangladesh’s response against the deadly disease.
This PPE donation helps ensure prison officers remain protected while they promote the safety and security of all people living in Bangladesh.