Int’l collaboration ensures top quality of locally made medical gowns
An area garment maker has started developing medical gowns whose quality has been ensured via an international collaboration of public and private entities.
Over 3,000 of the gowns created by Snowtex Group were provided to frontline healthcare workers working with the Covid-19 pandemic in Dhaka, Cox's Bazar and Narsingdi yesterday by Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica).
The collaboration came into being under a project targeted at establishing an excellent control system for personal protective equipment (PPE).
The Directorate General of Medicine Administration (DGDA) is leading the technical working group to determine an excellent control system for PPE.
Gowns made using Japanese technology are appearing inspected. Photo: COLLECTED
With global demand for PPE soaring amidst the pandemic, setting the standard was crucial for establishing the acceptability of the merchandise and diversifying the country's exports.
This "technical working group" comprised representatives of World Health Organization, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, USAID, Jica and Japanese garment inspection company K2.
The group provided intensive monitoring and technical assistance for the gown's production in the past couple of months.
Running organization in Bangladesh for more than ten years, K2 was engaged by Jica to provide skills, particularly in the region of physical inspection of PPE, and spearhead hands-on training with Snowtex Group.
The caliber of the gowns, including the fabric used, is founded on the DGDA's strict standards as the final products were inspected thoroughly using top rated Japanese technology, said a Jica official.
The initiative can do well to promote the neighborhood economy, the state told The Daily Celebrity.
Bangladesh established fact because of its huge garment industry, which witnessed a sizable quantity of layoffs when the pandemic reach hard.
"I hope this will benefit all - not merely health personnel and garment factory staff but all the Bangladeshi people - in halting the pass on of Covid-19," said Yuho Hayakawa, new chief representative of Jica Bangladesh.
"I just expect this will further pave a means for export market segments and bring more advantages to this region," he said.
Toshihide Yuda, deputy managing director of K2, expressed his commitment to the project.
"I wanted to accomplish something that would donate to the welfare of Bangladeshi persons in this difficult period, because they gave me many great things," he said.
"Developing safe PPE assists not only health personnel but also creates home based business chances in Bangladesh. Actually, I've already received confident inquiries from overseas potential buyers while producing samples," he said.
It had been a delight to discover a niche available in the market and secure careers for employees, said SM Khaled, managing director of Snowtex Group.
