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ACTNews, MALANG - As the number of COVID-19
patients in Indonesia increase, the need for medical supplies is increasing, including
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), disinfectant, and hand sanitizer. In
Malang, many hospitals, especially referral hospitals for COVID-19 patients, are
in need of PPE and hand sanitizer.
ACT Malang helped fulfill the needs of
medical workers in a number of hospitals in Malang. They produced hand
sanitizer to be distributed to a number of hospitals. They decided to make
their own hand sanitizer due to the scarcity of hand sanitizer in the market.
"Even the materials for making hand
sanitizers are also scarce. We try to look for these materials in various
places, until finally there are still shops selling hand sanitizer materials,"
said Iqrok Wahyu Perdana from ACT Malang’s Program Department.
The hand sanitizer liquid that has been
produced was then packaged into 250 ml bottles. In total, there were 1,000
bottles of hand sanitizer ready to be distributed to a number of hospitals and
other public facilities.
"On Saturday (3/28), we immediately
distributed the first 500 bottles to Saiful Anwar Hospital in Malang City, the referral
hospital for COVID-19 patients. Insha Allah, the remaining hundreds of bottles
will be distributed to several other hospitals that are in dire need. So far,
we have received many requests from hospitals because their supplies of hand
sanitizer are running low," Iqrok explained.
Branch Manager of ACT Malang Diki Taufik
Sidik added that the making and distribution of the hand sanitizer was supported
by the benefactors who care for others in this COVID-19 emergency.
"This is a humanitarian
collaboration. Communities, individuals, institutions, all work together to
fight COVID-19. Hopefully, this hand sanitizer assistance can be useful for
medical workers and the public in general," concluded Diki. []
