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Sasol hands over COVID-19 supplies to the City of Johannesburg
8 May 2020
Sasol, the integrated chemicals and energy company, brushes aside market woes as the global energy market and the oil price continues to be heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On 6 May 2020, Sasol donated 1 500 litres of hand sanitiser to the City of Johannesburg which will be allocated to the most vulnerable facilities as part of its support for citizens across Gauteng during the COVID-19 crisis.
At a handover ceremony at the City of Johannesburg Regional Offices, Sasol’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Cindy Mogotsi, said that the country should brace itself for an increase in infections and a resultant influx of patients in hospitals. Such facilities must be well prepared with adequate volumes of hand sanitisers to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in South Africa and general hand hygiene remains an effective way of defence against the spread of the virus.
According to Mogotsi, some medical centres have fewer resources than others and the company felt that they must support those who are most likely to experience shortages due to supply constraints. In mid-April, Sasol and its partners delivered a bulk shipment of hand sanitisers to Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic, Charlotte Maxeke Academic, Helen Joseph and Leratong hospitals. Sasol and its partners worked with hospital managers to establish innovative ways to address the growing need for sanitiser sustainably. Sasol has also donated thousands of gloves, soaps and masks to poor communities across all seven regions of the City of Tshwane, the City of Ekurhuleni and the taxi industry in Gauteng.
The company expects large-scale hygiene interventions and an overwhelming number of requests from schools and medical facilities. The company plans to deliver an additional 1 500 litres of hand sanitiser to the Gauteng Department of Health and the Department of Education as additional hygiene protocols will be required with the reopening of schools.
Originally written by Sizwe Dlamini, IOL
