UPS to airlift more than 2 million masks and protective gear to China

The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programmes for UPS, today announced it is providing free air transportation of more than 2 million respirator masks and 11,000 protective coveralls to China to help combat the spread of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China.

Atlanta, GA

The UPS Foundation, which leads the global citizenship programmes for UPS (NYSE: UPS), today announced it is providing free air transportation of more than 2 million respirator masks and 11,000 protective coveralls to China to help combat the spread of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Working with MAP International and MedShare, two Georgia-based non-profit global health organisations, the UPS operated flight is being coordinated through the Red Cross Society of China and the recipient organisation Hubei Provincial Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with Project HOPE.

"The world needs strong public-private partnerships to help contain the spread of this deadly virus and The UPS Foundation is expanding its humanitarian relief network to support our partners in providing supply chain expertise and air transport," said Eduardo Martinez, President of The UPS Foundation and UPS Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. "The UPS Foundation is a member of the Pandemic Supply Chain Network (PSCN) and the Private Sector Roundtable (PSRT) for the Global Health Security Group on Pandemic Preparedness. We have developed a global network of relief agencies to help bring aid to communities in crisis, in this case bringing medical aid to healthcare workers in China."

This UPS humanitarian flight will address a critical shortage of personal protective equipment in China and includes more than:
• 2 million respirator masks
• 11,000 protective suits
• 280,000 pairs of nitrile gloves

The coronavirus is spreading rapidly in China. More than 9,700 cases have been reported and more than 200 people have died. The virus has been reported in more than 23 countries globally and there are five reported cases in the United States (all of whom are individuals who recently returned from Wuhan, China).

"We are grateful to our partners MAP International and MedShare, along with generous product donors and PSCN and PSRT network partners Henry Schein, 3M and others, for helping UPS respond to the coronavirus outbreak," said Martinez. "Working together we hope to contain and help eradicate the epidemic."

Last year, The UPS Foundation and UPS responded to 28 major world disasters and invested more than $20 million in funding, in-kind, and technical support for community safety initiatives that included enhancing preparedness, urgent disaster response, recovery and public health strengthening. Building the resiliency that communities need to better withstand and recover from future disasters is an ongoing and strategically important aspect of the UPS Humanitarian Relief and Resilience Programme. Also last year, The UPS Foundation provided in-kind support for humanitarian aid and relief across 74 countries – almost $6.5 million of in-kind services – including loaned experts and relief shipments leveraging UPS owned and contracted global network assets in the air, on the ground (road and rail), and at sea.

For more information about The UPS Foundation's philanthropic giving and volunteer efforts, please visitUPS.com/Foundation.

About The UPS Foundation

Since being founded in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting programmes that provide long-term solutions to community needs. Founded in 1951, The UPS Foundation leads its global citizenship programmes and is responsible for facilitating community involvement in local, national, and global communities. In 2019, UPS and its employees, active and retired, invested more than $117.3 million in charitable giving around the world. The UPS Foundation can be found on the web at UPS.com/Foundation and @UPS_Foundation on Twitter.

About UPS Healthcare

UPS Healthcare delivers unparalleled healthcare logistics expertise to its customers around the world. UPS Healthcare has 11+ million square feet of cGMP and GDP-compliant healthcare distribution space globally. Its services include inventory management, cold chain packaging and shipping, storage and fulfilment of medical devices, and lab and clinical trial logistics. UPS Healthcare's global infrastructure, its UPS^® Premier visibility service, its track and trace technology, and its global quality system are well-suited to meeting today's complex logistics demands for the pharmaceutical, medical device, and laboratory diagnostic industries.