Monday, April 27, 2020

India sends HCQ and sterile surgical gloves to Bangladesh


On April 27, 2020, India sent 1 lakh Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) tablets, 50,000 sterile surgical gloves and other emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh.

Highlights

  • Earlier, India had provided 15,000 head covers and 30,000 surgical masks to Bangladesh in the first tranche of assistance under COVID-19 emergency funds. 
  • The HCQ tablets and surgical gloves are the second tranche of medical supplies being provided under the funds.
  • The emergency fund was created by PM Modi during his interaction with the SAARC leaders on March 15, 2020.

SAARC

  • Following SAARC video conference, the health representatives and trade representatives of the SAARC grouping discussed about trade facilitations and also about exchanging best practices to fight COVID-19 on April 8.

Role of AIIMS

  • The All India Institute of Medical Science held a webinar for the SAARC medical professionals. 
  • During the webinar, the health professional at AIIMS shared their knowledge in COVID-19 management and also in capacity building. 
  • The initiative is being held under ITEC of India.

COVID-19 Emergency Fund

  • The fund was created by PM Modi with India contributing 10 million USD. 
  • Maldives and Bhutan contributed 200,000 USD and 100,000 USD respectively towards the funds. 
  • Pakistan had contributed 3 million USD. Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal have contributed 1.5 million USD each. So far, the funds accumulated is 21.8 million USD.

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