Foremost Nigerian brewery, International Breweries Plc has donated COVID -19 protective materials and beverages to support Anambra State Government in the fight against coronavirus in the state.
Items donated by the company include two hundred and fifty cartons of malt drinks, four thousand three-ply facemasks, one thousand pieces of face shields, one thousand pieces of elbow length gloves, one hundred overall, three hundred reinforced protective gowns and other products.
Secretary to Anambra State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, who received the team, said that the donation was coming at a point when the state government is in need of such items to protect health workers in different test centers in the state and other health care providers who are helping to treat COVID-19 patients.
Professor Chukwulobelu urged other corporate organizations in the state to come forward and help the government in the fight against the virus.
On his part, the Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala, noted that the materials would be very useful in the treatment of the disease in designated hospitals, adding that the state government remains resolute on curbing the spread of the virus using established preventive guidelines.
The Onitsha Plant Manager of the company, Engineer Sylvester Aneke who led the team said that the company places high regards on corporate social responsibility, hence its consistent drive to support Anambra state government to defeat the deadly pandemic.
On how the coronavirus outbreak has affected “Kickstart”, the company’s sponsored entrepreneurship training, Engineer Aneke noted that despite the setback emerging from the pandemic, the organization was still focused on holding the program this year.
International Breweries Plc had made a donation to Anambra State Government some months ago to help fight the virus in the state.
Present at the donation were the Managing Director and Executive Officer of Anambra Broadcasting Service, Chief Uche Nworah, the Corporate Affairs Manager of the company, Chief Chuma Umunna among others.
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