Protective Equipment: Donated Items Handed Over To MPF

UNODC handed over significant quantities of personal protective equipment (PPE) for use at Border Liaison Offices (BLOs) across Myanmar on 11th June.

UNODC provided the Myanmar Police Force with 20,000 surgical masks, 200 pairs of goggles, 8,000 pairs of disposable gloves, 160 protective suits and 60 contactless temperature scanners, which will now be used by frontline border officers at 13 land border crossings.

The equipment was supplied by China’s Ministry of Public Security, who donated the PPE to UNODC for distribution across the BLO network.

Alongside the equipment being handed over are personal safety guides developed by UNODC providing detailed information on officer safety, effectively using PPE, as well as how standard operating procedures can be effectively adapted to allow licit goods to cross borders with minimal friction in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.