Entire PPE except ventilators being manufactured in Pakistan: Chairman NDMA
Last updated on: 13 May,2020 03:14 pm
NDMA has run 11 flights of equipment from China: Lt. General Muhammad Afzal
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt. General Muhammad Afzal has said that entire personal protective equipment about Covid-19, except ventilators, is being manufactured in Pakistan.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said that there is no shortage of necessary medical equipment to handle coronavirus in the country.
The NDMA Chairman said local manufacturing of the equipment is helping NDMA save money. He said transparency was ensured in procurement of the medical equipment all levels. He said NDMA has run 11 flights of equipment from China.
He said the equipment for Coronavirus testing has also been supplied to the provinces in abundance.