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US provides protective equipment to Thai govt to tackle Covid-19

US provides protective equipment to Thai govt to tackle Covid-19

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Development Mission for Asia handed over personal protective equipment to the Public Health Ministry on Monday (March 9) as part of assistance to Thailand in combating the spread of Covid-19.

This assistance package, delivered by mission director Peter A Malnak, comes at the request of the Public Health Ministry, according to a USAID statement.
The equipment includes 10,000 gloves, 5,000 surgical masks, 5,000 surgical gowns, 5,000 respirator masks, 5,000 shoe covers, 5,100 surgical caps, 2,500 face shields and 500 protective goggles. The Thai government will distribute this equipment to health clinics in areas in greatest need of the supplies, the statement said.
“Today’s handover of personal protective equipment is another example of the strong partnership between the United States and the Royal Thai government, whose collaboration in addressing emerging disease threats spans decades,” Malnak said. “These critical supplies from the American people will help support medical professionals and health workers as Thailand responds to Covid-19.”
“This is a lesson to strengthen our public health system not only in Thailand but also worldwide,” remarked Dr Tanarak Plipat, deputy director-general of the Public Health Ministry’s Disease Control Department. “We are taking this opportunity to express our appreciation to the American people for the personal protective equipment, which will help Thai healthcare professionals in their Covid-19 response.”
In addition to the emergency assistance, and broader coordination on Covid-19 diagnostic capacity across the Asean region, the US works in close partnership with the Thai government on a range of programmes to combat infectious diseases. In response to these challenges, USAID is building upon over a decade of support in the campaign against avian influenza, and through its Global Health Security programme, the statement added.

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