THE UPS Foundation, a United Parcel Service charity, has announced that it is providing free air transport of two million respirator masks and 11,000 protective coveralls to China to help combat the coronavirus in Wuhan.
Working with MAP International and MedShare, two Georgia-based nonprofit global health organisations, the UPS operated flight is being coordinated through the Red Cross Society of China and the recipient organisation Hubei Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with Project HOPE.
'The world needs strong public-private partnerships to help contain the spread of this deadly virus and The UPS Foundation is expanding its humanitarian relief network to support our partners in providing supply chain expertise and air transport,' said Eduardo Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation.
'The UPS Foundation is a member of the Pandemic Supply Chain Network (PSCN) and the Private Sector Roundtable (PSRT) for the Global Health Security Group on Pandemic Preparedness. We have developed a global network of relief agencies to help bring aid to communities in crisis, in this case, to bring medical aid to healthcare workers in China.'
This UPS humanitarian flight will address a critical shortage of personal protective equipment available in China and includes two million respirator masks, 11,000 protective suits, and 280,000 pairs of nitrile gloves.
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in China. The virus has been reported in more than 23 countries globally.
WORLD SHIPPING
Working with MAP International and MedShare, two Georgia-based nonprofit global health organisations, the UPS operated flight is being coordinated through the Red Cross Society of China and the recipient organisation Hubei Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with Project HOPE.
'The world needs strong public-private partnerships to help contain the spread of this deadly virus and The UPS Foundation is expanding its humanitarian relief network to support our partners in providing supply chain expertise and air transport,' said Eduardo Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation.
'The UPS Foundation is a member of the Pandemic Supply Chain Network (PSCN) and the Private Sector Roundtable (PSRT) for the Global Health Security Group on Pandemic Preparedness. We have developed a global network of relief agencies to help bring aid to communities in crisis, in this case, to bring medical aid to healthcare workers in China.'
This UPS humanitarian flight will address a critical shortage of personal protective equipment available in China and includes two million respirator masks, 11,000 protective suits, and 280,000 pairs of nitrile gloves.
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in China. The virus has been reported in more than 23 countries globally.
WORLD SHIPPING