Olam Nigeria To Donate Medicals, Foods To NCDC, Lagos, 11 Others.
Olam Nigeria, a leading player in the Nigerian agricultural value chain, says it will donate food and medical items to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and 12 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to support in the fight against the spread of the dreaded COVID-19.
The NCDC will get medical supplies and kits which including thermometers, masks, hoods, goggles, medical overalls and rapid test kits for distribution to all its centres nationwide.
The food itsms will be distributed to beneficiaries’ states include Lagos, Kaduna, Rivers, Ogun, Kano, Delta, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ekiti, Cross River States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Items to be donated include edibles such as Mama Pride rice, Tasty Tom noodles, OK biscuits and Crown pasta.
The gesture is towards alleviating the pain and disruption to the daily lives of citizens by the COVID 19 pandemic according to Mukul Mathur, Country Head, Olam Nigeria, who stated that this is an unprecedented crisis necessitating urgent attention.
He said the relief items across the states of the federation, are for the most vulnerable in the society, during the shutdown of activities.
He said: “We realize the effect this will have on Nigerians, especially the vulnerable in the society, many of whom earn daily wages, and whose incomes are closely tied to ongoing economic activities, which for now have been halted.”
Mathur added that the relief items to be distributed across various locations in Nigeria include edibles such as Mama Pride rice, Tasty Tom noodles, OK biscuits and Crown pasta.
“In addition to the food items, the company recognizes the urgent need to support all health workers on the frontline with medical supplies and kits which will include thermometers, masks, hoods, goggles, medical overalls and rapid test kits. This is to be donated to NCDC. It is our belief that our humble contribution will support the overall effort in combating the pandemic as we continue to hope life returns to normalcy as soon as possible” he stated.
Olam International is a leading agri-business operating in 65 countries, supplying food and industrial raw materials to over 23,000 customers worldwide.
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