SEKO’s commitment will also help to protect the safety and well-being of its own staff, as it continues to provide essential supply chain services for the company’s international clients.
SEKO is donating more than US$200,000 to the cause and, to increase momentum for this inspiring movement, it has also created a donations page to encourage its partners and clients to join in the fight against COVID-19. SEKO has signed a sales order to purchase over 240,000 masks, including 40,000 N95 respirator masks and 200,000 three-ply ear-loop masks – both surgical and medical. In addition, it is to acquire 2,500 disposable medical bio-protective suits and is working to secure reusable isolation gowns as part of the initiative, which will also include management of the entire supply chain from pick-up at point of purchase, through to final mile delivery.
These donations will initially focus on the hardest hit areas starting with New York, Chicago, Louisiana and Michigan, where the spread of coronavirus continues to peak for area hospitals. SEKO then plans to widen distribution to other locations such as Arizona, New Jersey, Colorado and Florida as needs arise.