The Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has extended its support towards the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Intervention strategy in West Africa with a donation of N40 million to Swiss Red Cross and Doctors without Borders.
The response to Ebola outbreak by Swiss Red Cross and Doctors without Borders started in Early 2014 with the establishment of Ebola case management centers (CMCs), provision of beds in isolation and transit centers, proper dispose of dead bodies and provision of medical personnel and supplies.
After a few months of properly executed intervention measures by these organisations, there is remarkable gradual decline in the outbreak.
GTBank said in a statement at the weekend that the donation to Swiss Red Cross and Doctors without Borders was to support the dispatch of trained personnel, creation of mobile laboratories to improve diagnostics, setting up of more Ebola case management facilities in remote areas, creation of regional network of field hospitals to treat medical personnel and addressing the collapse of state infrastructure, which has left people in many parts of West Africa without access to basic healthcare.
Commenting on the donation, the Managing Director and CEO of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Mr. Segun Agbaje stated that “GTBank will continue to lead the way as a responsive and socially responsible corporate organisation in line with its strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives.
“We are convinced that these funds will, among other things, better equip volunteers and medical practitioners in the forefront of combating further outbreak of Ebola and saving more lives.”
GTBank said it had put in place some precautionary measures to safeguard its customers and business communities to contain the outbreak by providing infra-red thermometers which are used to check all persons before they visit our branches and by ensuring that hand sanitizers are always available at all office floors and entry points of the bank.
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