Thursday, March
26, 2020 / 12:27PM / By UBA / Header Image Credit:
HeirsHoldings/UBA/Ecographics
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today
announced a donation of over Five Billion Naira (N5 billion or USD14 million),
through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to
the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
The donation will provide significant and
much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying
relief materials, critical care facilities, and financial support to
Governments.
The UBA support programme will be
allocated as follows:
The pan-African bank will fund a medical
centre immediately in Lagos, Nigeria, with beds for isolation and ICU facilities,
managed and operated in partnership with Heirs Holdings' healthcare subsidiary,
Avon Medical Hospital.
In addition, UBA is providing a free
telemedicine platform, that is physician-led, to provide direct access to
medical advice to citizens, in compliance with social distancing requirements.
UBA Group Chairman Tony O. Elumelu, stated 'This is a time when we must all play our part. This global pandemic
must bring citizens, governments and business leaders together - and quickly.
As we see a rapidly increasing number of cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria
and Africa, the private sector has to work hand in hand with various
Governments, in stemming the spread of the global pandemic.
We commend the efforts of governments and
we are keen to partner and contribute our resources to the collective effort,
that will ensure the response to the pandemic is swift and effective".
Operating in 20 African countries and globally in the United Kingdom, the United States and France, the United Bank for Africa has a strong record of supporting its communities, through challenging times.
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