Digicel has donated hygiene and sanitation products worth $8,000 to the Ministry of Health in support of their community outreach program in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
Digicel says items include adult diapers for critical COVID positive patients, baby diapers, packets of baby wipes, maternity pads and assorted personal hygiene products for mothers and their newborn babies at the CWM and Makoi Maternity Unit who are unable to source these essential items due to challenges brought forward by this pandemic.
They say the initiative is part of a series of activities planned to help the Ministry of Health with its effort in supporting COVID operations in Fiji while ensuring that patients at health care facilities are not deprived of basic hygiene and sanitation.
CWM Hospital representative, Doctor Anaseini Maisema says they are grateful that apart from this donation, Digicel has helped the Ministry of Health a lot during this outbreak in Suva and all around Fiji.
She says any help right now is vital and as frontliners, they have been in this for far too long and this help will boost their operations.
Digicel Fiji CEO, Farid Mohammed says Digicel has been looking at opportunities to do their bit to help the frontline workers keep up their good work.
He says as an organization, they understand their corporate responsibility and are happy that they can provide hope to mothers through this gesture.
