Partnership Sparks Local Production of COVID-19 Protective Equipment | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa
Home / News & Events / Partnership Sparks Local Production of COVID-19 Protective Equipment Nozibele Stemela, a seamstress at Sakhulwazi Women's Hub in Philippi, Cape Town, South Africa assembles a non-medical, 3-ply fabric face mask to international standards funded in part by a partnership between USAID and the British High Commission in South Africa to spark local production of personal South Africa, 8 October 2020 – Over a hundred thousand locally produced COVID-19 masks are helping to save lives in a high need area in the Western Cape, thanks to an innovative partnership ...