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BRAC starts production of reusable masks


Bangladeshpost
Published : 24 Mar 2020 09:47 PM | Updated : 04 Sep 2020 02:52 AM

BRAC has started manufacturing over 2 lakh pieces of reusable masks through its hygienic home-based production method for community use as part of the organisation's extensive campaign against COVID-19.  The Bangladesh-based largest NGO of the world said it is also currently examining the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) and hopes to go into its production very soon.

 “We are rapidly expanding our capacity for effectively responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides operating mass awareness campaign reaching to millions of people, we have now started production of protective wear,” Asif Saleh, executive director, BRAC, said.  “While we are manufacturing protective masks, we are exploring and building our capacity to manufacture PPE in our country.  

“Once our production process is perfected following the scientific standards and standardized matrrial, we hope to go into large scale production.   “We then want to partner with BGMEA and other entities concerned under the government's guidance,” he said.  Over 50 thousand frontline healthcare providers of BRAC have started to implement its extensive awareness raising campaign to reach millions of people in 61 districts of Bangladesh to prevent COVID-19 along with distributing protective hygiene products. BRAC has also stopped collecting the installments from its microloan borrowers from March 24 to April 2.