The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programsfor UPS (NYSE: UPS), announced today it is providing free airtransportation of more than 2 million respirator masks and 11,000protective coveralls to China to help combat the spread of thecoronavirus in Wuhan, China. Working with MAP International andMedShare, two Georgia-based nonprofit global health organizations,the UPS operated flight is being coordinated through the Red CrossSociety of China and the recipient organization Hubei ProvincialCenter for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration withProject HOPE.
“The world needs strong public-private partnerships to helpcontain the spread of this deadly virus and The UPS Foundation isexpanding its humanitarian relief network to support our partnersin providing supply chain expertise and air transport,” saidEduardo Martinez, president of The UPS Foundation and UPS chiefdiversity and inclusion officer. “The UPS Foundation is a member ofthe Pandemic Supply Chain Network (PSCN) and the Private SectorRoundtable (PSRT) for the Global Health Security Group on PandemicPreparedness. We have developed a global network of relief agenciesto help bring aid to communities in crisis, in this case, to bringmedical aid to healthcare workers in China.”
This UPS humanitarian flight will address a critical shortageof personal protective equipment available in China and includesmore than:
