DHAKA, July 14, 2021 (BSS) - Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) has donated Oxygen Concentrator Machines to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to help the nation in its fight against COVID-19.

During the difficult times in Bangladesh when COVID-19 spread is the highest, UBL has partnered with DGHS and donated high quality 100 Oxygen Concentrator Machines which will be distributed in different hospitals across the country, said a UBL press release today.

UBL has decided to import critical medical equipment like Oxygen Concentrator Machine as Bangladesh is witnessing a national health crisis greatly triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of now, Unilever Bangladesh has invested Taka 27 million for medical equipment and donated Taka 11 million to two hospitals to improve the health infrastructure.

Zaved Akhtar, CEO and Managing Director of UBL said, "We are committed to protecting the lives and livelihoods of people and supporting the nation in every way possible."