Standards Chartered Becomes First Bank To Donate Medical Oxygen Plant In Bangladesh

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has partnered with the charitable hospital Chattogram Maa-Shishu O General Hospital to ensure reliable and adequate supply of life-saving oxygen. Supply of medical oxygen has been a dire need all throughout the pandemic.

 

Under this partnership, Standard Chartered Bangladesh has donated a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) Medical Oxygen generation plant, enabling the hospital to become self-sufficient with dedicated oxygen supply. The total installed capacity of the plant is 436 liters/minute.

 

This is the first medical oxygen plant donated by a bank in Bangladesh. Previously, the bank had announced plans to donate medical oxygen donation plants to three charitable hospitals, including Maa-Shishu O General Hospital. The total installed capacity of these plants will exceed 1700 liters/minute.

 

Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer and Bitopi Das Chowdhury, Head, Corporate Affairs, Brand & Marketing, Standard Chartered Bangladesh; Mahbubul Alam, President, Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Prof. M.A. Taher Khan, President, Executive Committee, Chattogram Maa-Shishu O General Hospital (CMOSH), Professor Dr. Wazir Ahmed, Director Institute of Child Health, CMOSH, among others, were present at the inauguration ceremony held at the hospital’s premises on 3 March, 2022 Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said

 

“The stark realities of COVID-19 had laid bare the fault lines in our communities. Throughout the challenges faced during the pandemic, at Standard Chartered we have made it our mission to stand beside communities across Bangladesh, supporting both lives and livelihood with a range of interventions. We are thankful to Chattogram Maa-Shishu O General Hospital for partnering with us on this mission. We look forward to extending our support to more COVID impacted people of Bangladesh through diverse initiatives in the areas of health, education, employability and entrepreneurship.”

 

 

Prof. M.A. Taher Khan, President, Executive Committee, Chattogram Maa-Shishu O General Hospital, said,

 

“The whole world is going through a severe COVID-19 pandemic and Bangladesh is no exception, with the surge of the infection every human life is at stake. The mainstay of management of COVID-19 patients is oxygen for those who are admitted in hospitals. In this regard we would like to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Standard Charted Bank for coming forward and donating an Oxygen Generation Plant for our COVID-19 Unit, which will help us greatly to maintain a continuous supply of Oxygen to COVID-19 affected patients, without any interruption. We respect and acknowledge this great gesture by Standard Chartered for the cause of humanity.”

 

The Bank’s commitment to support Bangladesh’s continued journey of prosperity even in the face of the COVID-19 challenge saw the bank secure 30 major international awards in the past year. To meet the immediate COVID-19 challenges faced by our communities, Standard Chartered has been working with development sector partners to deliver aid and essentials to the communities hit hard by the pandemic and supporting frontline health services. To enable longer-term recovery through skills development and workforce reintegration, the Bank is working with economically vulnerable individuals who have lost their livelihoods due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, Standard Chartered Bank continued regular community engagement initiatives in the areas of education, health and environment, among others.