Orange Foundation has donated medical supplies valued at $70,000 to Liberia’s Ministry of Heath to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
The items comprise 30,000 face masks, 30,000 latex gloves, 255 PPE gowns, 275 protective visors, 1,000 safety glasses and 350 non-touch thermometers.
Orange Liberia’s Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Sara Buchanan, said that the donation was Orange Foundation’s way of supporting Liberia’s efforts to safeguard healthcare workers.
‘With our strong ties to the local communities Orange, in association with Orange Foundation, is engaged in standing together with the Liberian people’, Ms Buchanan said.
She also said that Orange Foundation was at the heart of Orange Group’s philanthropic activities around the world, standing in solidarity with the people in the countries where they operate.
Minister of Health Dr Wilhemina Jallah, who received the donation, on behalf of the health ministry, Ministry of Health was the Minister of Health Dr. Wilhemina Jallah.
Deputy Minister of Health for Administration, Norwu Howard, thanked Orange for the generous donation.
She said, ‘This donation has been made by Orange in association with Orange Foundation to help prepare healthcare workers for responses to emergencies.
‘Covid-19 will come and go but these supplies will help our staff even beyond Covid-19’.
Orange Foundation has a presence in 27 countries and has invested over 19 million euros on various empowerment projects.
Source: Front Page Online
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