Pakistan received first ADB-funded emergency medical equipment and supplies to combat Covid-19, said a press release issued on Saturday.

The first consignment of the ADB-funded medical equipment and supplies to strengthen hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, isolation units, and other medical facilities started arriving in Pakistan on April 10 in Islamabad. Responding to Pakistan's emergency assistance requests, the ADB swiftly repurposed $50 million from the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) to procure the urgently required supplies.-PR