Korean Companies, KOTRA, CII Help Delhi Government Get Ready For 3rd COVID Wave In India

• ByStartupStory     |    July 24, 2021

Six South Korean companies have come forward to offer their help to the Delhi government with medical equipment and other supplies on Friday. The medical supplies that are worth more than Rs 3.7 million include Oxygen Concentrator, Pulse Oximeters, Personal Protective gowns, high-end Masks, and Sanitizing Material and will be distributed to government hospitals and public health facilities in Delhi in view of the 3rd COVID wave. Koren government’s apex trade promotion department Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today handed over medical equipment and other supplies to the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) as part of Delhi government’s fight against COVID.

It consists of Oxygen Concentrators with a nasal cannula (LE Corp.), 10,000 Personal Protective Gowns – PPE (Wallan Bio), 200 KG of Sanitizing Material (G-Sol), 60000 high-quality KF94 masks (Siheontech, GAONTech), and 100 Pulse Oximeters (MTEC Global). These will be distributed to government hospitals and public health facilities in Delhi that are in need of help in the event of the 3rd COVID wave. Jasmine Shah, Vice Chairman – DDC, Govt. of NCT of Delhi said, “These medical equipment and supplies will be distributed to medical facilities or institutions in Delhi that are in need of helping hands. We sincerely appreciate KOTRA and Korean companies for their support and look forward to more such participation in our fight against the deadly disease.”

Jeoung Yeol Yu, President – KOTRA, has been carrying out ‘CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and ESG (Environmental Social Governance) Emergency Medical and Health Support Project’ in India to combat COVID-19 pandemic by facilitating Korean Manufacturers of COVID-19 medical products and PPE kits by bringing their donations to India for the Indian government, institutions and corporate entities. “As a second step, we decided to support Indian nationals through Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi and CII Foundation, and finally we will donate 8,000 KF masks more to Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) for helping Indian nationals,” said Mr. Moon Young Kim, Managing Director-KOTRA Southwest Asia.

In its bid to motivate more and more Korean companies to come forward and offer their donations to India, KOTRA is also providing incentives to such companies. KOTRA is bearing the shipping cost of the medical supplies which are imported to India and donating them to various agencies.

Follow Startup Story