Surkhet begins manufacturing of PPE

Munal Garment Factory and Deuti Hojiyari have started manufacturing PPE required for the safety of health workers involved in the test and treatment of COVID-19 infected people

Manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the safety of health workers involved in test and treatment of COVID-19 infected people has begun in Surkhet. Birendranagar-based Munal Garment Factory and Deuti Hojiyari have started manufacturing PPE at a time when all the health institutions in Karnali state are facing a shortage of safety equipment.

The Ministry of Social Development of Karnali state government directed the factory to manufacture PPE in view of its acute shortage in the federal capital Kathmandu and the lengthy process to import from foreign countries. They have started producing PPE in coordination with the Ministry of Social Development and doctors of state hospitals in Surkhet. They have so far manufactured 200 sets of PPE despite shortage of raw materials due to lockdown. Health workers who have been examining coronavirus infection suspects are putting their lives at risk due to the lack of PPE.