PRAN-RFL, country's leading business conglomerate, has donated hand rubs and pure drinking water for health workers working at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Covid-19 dedicated hospital on Wednesday. Kamruzzaman Kamal, marketing director of PRAN-RFL Group, handed over the ‘Activo’ branded hand rub and PRAN Drinking Water to Brig. Gen. AKM Nasir Uddin, Director of the hospital. Also read:PRAN-RFL Group distributing food among 40,000 families Kamruzzaman Kamal said “Protective equipment and drinking water have been given to DNCC Covid Hospital for its health workers who are carrying out their professional duties during the epidemic amid risk.” Brig. Gen. AKM Nasir Uddin thanked PRAN-RFL for providing safety equipment and drinking water for the health workers at the hospital. Read:PRAN-RFL donates protective equipment to three Covid-19 ... PRAN-RFL has provided food to 70,000 helpless and poor families who became lost job during the general holidays across the country last year to contain the spread of coronavirus.    Moreover, the group donated corona sample collection booth, surgical masks, PPE, hand gloves and hand sanitizers to Director General of Health Services (DGHS) and 15 hospitals in Dhaka, Chattogram and Bhola.  Also read PRAN-RFL provides food to corona affected 6,000 families

A survey conducted by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has found that at least 51.4 pc district hospitals don’t have necessary medical equipment, while 36.2 pc even lack essential safety equipment.

Bangladesh Navy has provided medical and safety equipment to five hospitals in the capital to fight coronavirus.   The five hospitals are-- Kuwait Bangladesh Friendship Government Hospital, Mugda General Hospital and Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College hospital,  Combined Military Hospital and Armed Forces Medical College Hospital.

Mentioning that there is no shortage of safety equipment, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the health workers will continue to provide the optimum services keeping themselves protected—this is the expectation of the people of the country.