As the Indonesian textile and garment industry has assured the government that it has a capacity to produce 17 million pieces per month, the latter is confident of enough PPE supply for medical workers in Indonesia. The number is based on the combined production capacity of 31 textile manufacturers and 2,900 garment production facilities across the country.
Wiku Adisasmito, an expert at Indonesia's COVID-19 rapid response task force, told reporters last week that the manufacturers committed to providing the gear after the Indonesian Textile Association (API) and the Indonesian Fibre and Filament Yarn Producers Association (APSIFY) agreed to help the government meet domestic demand.As the Indonesian textile and garment industry has assured the government that it has a capacity to produce 17 million pieces per month, the latter is confident of enough PPE supply for medical workers in Indonesia. The number is based on the combined production capacity of 31 textile manufacturers and 2,900 garment production facilities across the country.#
Two main materials, polyester and polyurethane, will be used to produce the equipment, which can be washed numerous times for repeated use.
Muhammad Khayam, the industry ministry’s chemical, pharmacy and textile director general, estimated that Indonesia would only need 3 to 5 million pieces of the gear until May, according to a report in an Indonesian newspaper.
Medical workers in the country have threatened not to treat COVID-19 patients unless PPE supply is sufficient, especially after several health workers contracted the disease, and some died.
To address the issue, the Indonesian Military has been distributing PPE from the national warehouse at Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Base in East Jakarta since March 23. Around 300,000 such pieces have been delivered to all provinces.
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