News / Hero of the Week Zencargo meets the challenge of bringing in PPE

Zencargo is this week’s Loadstar Hero of the Week, for its work on bringing essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to National Health Service workers.

Working with crowdfunding campaign Masks for NHS Heroes, it helped source and deliver an initial order of 100,000 medical-grade protective eye-shields from accredited manufacturers in China.

The campaign, set up by doctors, has so far raised $1.9m, including a £250,000 donation from actor James McAvoy.

Zencargo said exporting medical equipment from China was a challenge at the moment.

“The procurement ...