Fiji’s leading alcohol beverages manufacturer, Paradise Beverages Limited has donated another 1,400 litres of manufactured hand sanitizers towards the Health Ministry’s fight against COVID-19.
They had already handed over 1,000 litres of hand sanitizer last month.
General Manager of Paradise Beverages, Mike Spencer says they had made a commitment to produce and distribute 25,000 litres of hand sanitizers around Fiji which is an expensive exercise for them.
Spencer says they are fortunate that the US Embassy has come on board and contribute to this because if they did this themselves, they could not do it for long.
He says they are also thankful to several companies that have provided the ingredients and services that is needed to make this product locally, and importantly to distribute more hand sanitizers under these challenging conditions.
Once delivered, the sanitiser will then be distributed at the discretion of medical staff and community leaders.
He says the more help they get, the more sanitizer they can make and distribute free of charge.
The US Ambassador to Fiji, Joseph Cella was present on behalf of the US Government to donate the hand sanitizer to the Health Ministry.
The donation is funded by the United States Indo-Pacific Command’s Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid program to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
