Myanmar C.P. Livestock Company Limited has donated 1 million surgical masks to the Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports to support frontline medical professionals in the effort to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr Uthai Tantipimolphan, Vice-Chairman, Myanmar C.P. Livestock Co., Ltd. presented 1 million medical-grade masks from C.P. Surgical Mask Factory in Thailand to Professor Zaw Than Htun, Director-General, the Department of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Sports during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health and Sports in Yangon.

“As Myanmar experiences the outbreak of the COVID-19, we would like to extend our support to the Myanmar government and Myanmar people, especially the frontline workers by contributing 1 million medical-grade surgical masks to Myanmar. The surgical masks were produced from our factory “C.P. Social Impact Company Limited” in Thailand.

The 1-million masks donated will be disseminated via 3 main organizations, which are the Ministry of Health and Sports, The Office of Chief Minister, Yangon Region Government, and Union Enterprise for Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Development – UEHRD.

Prior to the donation of the surgical masks, Charoen Pokphand Group has provided financial support, eggs, chickens, lunch boxes, and processed food to the Myanmar government. —GNLM