Hand sanitisers, gloves, soap and masks are just some of the things that the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) needs to fight the coronavirus, and luckily for them Sasol had large quantities of these ready for the municipality.
On 6 May the integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol, handed over a whopping 1 500 litres of hand sanitiser and other personal protective equipment to the City of Johannesburg. Sasol did this to do their part to slow the spread of the virus, according to Cindy Mogotsi, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs. Mogotsi said, “As the country braces itself for an increase in infections, as well as the resultant influx of patients into hospitals, it is crucial that facilities are well prepared with adequate volumes of hand sanitisers, to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 and other contaminants that could exacerbate the situation.”
The handover ceremony took place at CoJ’s regional offices in Sandton where the 1 500 litres of hand sanitiser was handed over. The hand sanitisers would be allocated to places of public activity around the province, where ever the need was greatest. Sasol also donated thousands of gloves, soaps and masks to destitute communities across the City of Tshwane, the City of Ekurhuleni and the taxi industry in Gauteng. Mogotsi expressed, “With some medical centres being less resourced than others, we felt a duty to support those that are most likely to experience shortages due to supply constraints.”This isn’t the first donation made by Sasol during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown. They also delivered a bulk shipment of hand sanitiser liquid to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, Helen Joseph Hospital and Leratong Hospital.
Sasol and its partners have worked with hospital managers to establish innovative ways to address the growing need for sanitiser in a sustainable way. As the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise in South Africa, Sasol upholds the principle that general hand hygiene remains an effective line of defence against the pandemic.
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