From the ASEM Initiative for Rapid Containment of Pandemic Influenza, where ASEF takes part with the Government of Japan and the World Health Organization (WHO), we dispatched necessary Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from its Stockpile Project to support the effort to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 24th and 25th May 2021, the PPE items from the Stockpile Project of the ASEM Initiative have arrived in the Kingdom of Cambodia. It consists of 1,250 safety goggles, 15,000 isolation gowns, 8,000 N95 masks and 25,000 pairs of examination gloves, which will contribute to the fight against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The ASEM Initiative plans to dispatch PPE to a few more ASEM Partners amid the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to deliver 2,500 safety goggles, 30,000 isolation gowns, 8,000 N95 masks, 200,000 surgical masks and 50,000 pairs of examination gloves, to Bangladesh. In addition, Lao PDR will receive 1,250 safety goggles, 20,000 isolation gowns, 8,000 N95 masks and 25,000 pairs of examination gloves.
This in-kind contribution will be transferred to each country from the stockpile stored in Singapore and will be delivered in coordination with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Western Pacific (WHOWPRO) and the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO).
In 2020, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Initiative provided PPE to 5 ASEM Partners – namely, Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Mongolia and the Philippines.
