The United States (US) on Friday donated 100 ventilators to Pakistan to support its fight against COVID-19. Through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), US has donated a shipment of 100 brand-new, state-of-the-art ventilators to Pakistan.
The ventilators arrived in Karachi on July 2 and will be distributed in hospitals across the country.
A statement by the US Embassy said President Donald Trump offered critically needed supplies to Pakistan to support its urgent response to the pandemic.
Made in America, the ventilators are valued at least $3 million and reflect the latest in cutting-edge medical design and technology. They are compact, easily deployable, and will enable Pakistan to more effectively treat patients suffering from the contagion.
US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul Jones said: “The US stands with Pakistan in its fight against coronavirus. These American-made ventilators will help Pakistani patients in the most acute need of medical care.”
The statement said US-Pakistan health partnership to fight COVID-19 is helping to improve and expand laboratory testing, disease monitoring, case tracking, infection prevention and control, and patient care.
The US thanked Pakistan for its contribution of medical supplies to help fight the virus.
