According to the World Health Organization, healthcare workers at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 every month need 89 million masks to stay protected and protect others from the coronavirus. The statistic illustrates the supplies (personal protective equipment - PPE) needed by frontline health responders around the world every month.
Selected supplies (PPE) needed every month by frontline healthcare workers worldwide to protect themselves and others from COVID-19
(in million units)
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WHO. (March 3, 2020). Selected supplies (PPE) needed every month by frontline healthcare workers worldwide to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119103/supplies-needed-by-health-responders-against-covid-19-worldwide/
WHO. "Selected supplies (PPE) needed every month by frontline healthcare workers worldwide to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 (in million units)." Chart. March 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119103/supplies-needed-by-health-responders-against-covid-19-worldwide/
WHO. (2020). Selected supplies (PPE) needed every month by frontline healthcare workers worldwide to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119103/supplies-needed-by-health-responders-against-covid-19-worldwide/
WHO. "Selected Supplies (Ppe) Needed Every Month by Frontline Healthcare Workers Worldwide to Protect Themselves and Others from Covid-19 (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119103/supplies-needed-by-health-responders-against-covid-19-worldwide/
WHO, Selected supplies (PPE) needed every month by frontline healthcare workers worldwide to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1119103/supplies-needed-by-health-responders-against-covid-19-worldwide/ (last visited June 29, 2022)
