Observer Report
Karachi
Dawlance is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arcelik Turkey – the 2nd largest home appliances manufacturing company in Europe. With a commitment to improve healthcare facilities in Pakistan, Arcelik has recently sent 10 Respiratory Ventilatorsto Dawlance for donating these advanced life-saving ventilators to major hospitals in Pakistan under its “Dawlance for Humanity” initiative.
In April, Arçelik, joined hands with the Turkish Ministry of Health and Ministry of Industries and partnered with major Turkish technology enterprises to produce these mechanical ventilators, on a not-for-profit basis. The rapid prototyping facilities at Arçelik Garage – an innovation center in Istanbul, was used by a team of 120 engineers, to design, produce and test the initial prototype in just 2 weeks. By June, 5,000 devices had been manufactured at its Çerkezköy electronics factory, to meet domestic and international demand. In Pakistan the institutions where these ventilators are being donated by Dawlance includes; 2 ventilators at the NDMA Covid Hospital Islamabad, 2 Vents at The Indus Hospital Karachi, 2 Vents at the Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplant Karachi, 2 Vents atShaukatKhanum Cancer Hospital, 1 Vent at Daw University Hospital (Ojha Campus) and 1 at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar.
Over the past few months, Dawlance itself has donated a large number of valuable Refrigerators, Air-conditioners, microwave-ovens, Incubation-Chambers, PPE’s & other appliances to medical-care institutions all over Pakistan.
