Medical N95 masks on a production line of a mask production company in southwest China's Chongqing, Feb. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
The IPPF has set up a special emergency fund for supporting the CFPA in the prevention and control of COVID-19.
BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of 100,000 N95 masks donated by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has arrived in China, said the China Family Planning Association (CFPA).
The masks have been distributed to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and relevant medical institutions in Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), said the CFPA.
The IPPF has set up a special emergency fund for supporting the CFPA in the prevention and control of COVID-19.
Alvaro Bermejo, director-general of the IPPF has spoken highly of China's efforts in fighting the coronavirus epidemic. "China's emergency is our emergency too," he said.
CFPA's Standing Vice President Wang Peian expressed thanks to the IPPF, adding that staff members of the CFPA and volunteers have been actively participating in epidemic prevention and control. ■