'Landmark achieved' as PM hands over locally-manufactured vents to NDMA
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- Jul 06, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday the first batch of locally manufactured ventilators has been handed over to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Taking to Twitter, he said: “A landmark acheived ….. first badge of #MadeInPakistan Ventilators #SafeVent handedover to NDMA by @ImranKhanPTI PM of Pakistan.”
A landmark acheived ….. first badge of #MadeInPakistan Ventilators #SafeVent handedover to NDMA by @ImranKhanPTI PM of Pakistan…..
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 6, 2020
The prime minister visited the National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) where he inaugurated the production facility of first-ever indigenously developed ventilators.
PM visit of ventilators manufacturing unit at NRTC…. #ventilators @ImranKhanPTI pic.twitter.com/lcz0Asfye5
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 6, 2020
Speaking on the occasion, PM Khan said the government’s approach in response to coronavirus pandemic and adopting smart lockdown while keeping the economy afloat has been widely acknowledged. “Our focus will now remain on comprehensive health reforms,” he added.
He commended the initiative taken by NRTC and the Ministry of Science and Technology for the first ever indigenously produced ventilator. He said it is a landmark achievement for Pakistan and congratulated the entire team.
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On Jan 30, the minister had informed the National Assembly that the first consignment of domestically produced ventilators will be handed over to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) soon.
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, Fawad Chaudhary said that Pakistan has joined the ranks of those few countries which are producing their own ventilators. The minister also paid tribute to scientists and engineers for producing the ‘Made in Pakistan’ ventilators.
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He further said that the price of domestic ventilators as well as protective gear and testing kits is far less than the imported ones.