bKash provides ventilators to Police Hospital
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
bKash, the country's largest mobile financial service provider, has donated six ventilators to Central Police Hospital (CPH), Dhaka, to facilitate the Covid-19 treatment, says a statement.
The donation is a part of the ongoing efforts of bKash to provide the leading hospitals with necessary medical equipment.
Humayun Kabir, Head of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs of bKash, handed over the ventilators to the CPH recently. AKM Monirul Karim, Head of External Affairs of bKash, Dr. Md. Azharul Islam Talukder, Doctor in Charge of CPH, and other high officials of both the organisations were present at the event.
Previously, bKash handed over 24 ventilators to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Shishu Hospital and Dhaka CMH and installed oxygen plant at the Diabetic Hospital (BIHS General Hospital).
Prior to this, bKash handed over 50 ventilators and around 650,000 emergency health toolkits donated by Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.
At the same time, bKash provided food aid to 5,000 families under the supervision of Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS).