Zululand private sector donations help Department of Health campaign against coronavirus
Three major companies in the region came together to help in the government's fight against the spread of coronavirus
KING Cetshwayo district director of the Department of Health, Nokukhanya Hlophe, has applauded the contributions of three major companies which donated sanitisers, masks and vitamin C to help protect district workers campaigning in communities to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
At the handover on Thursday, Hlophe said from tomorrow (Tuesday) all five sub-regions under the King Cetshwayo District Municipality will embark on full-scale door-to-door community screening initiative.
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‘The donations will help significantly to protect workers who need to sanitise before and after the screenings.
‘We will be working in conjunction with councillors and traditional leaders, and will be accompanied by SAPS members and soldiers,’ said Hlophe.
Hlophe said communities will be informed of the screening dates by their respective leaders.
‘In cases where parents are not at home or out at work, we will need written consent from them to screen their children,’ he said.
‘We wish to extend our gratitude to all private companies that have come on board to support the fight against the coronavirus,’ said Zululand Chamber of Commerce and Industry Deputy President Hlengiwe Mvubu.
‘Mondi and South32 donated sanitisers, masks, soaps and vitamin C, while RBM has made its contributions to various areas and clinics under the KwaMbonambi and KwaMathethwa areas,’ said Mvubu.
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