One of the first things the bank did with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic was to get in touch with local authorities to see how the bank could help. Recognizing that the public healthcare system would struggle to cope with the predicted number of patients, it offered to set up a care facility for people with Covid-19.
“We saw it as an opportunity to give back,” says the director executive officer Ross Woodey.
We worked with partners across several industries and delivered the facilities and resources in just five days. The project drew support from other companies across finance, health, construction and retail; and the bank was able to turn the facility into a hospital with intensive care beds, a pharmacy, consultation room, doctors’ quarters and other healthcare essentials.
We also donated N10 million to the government’s relief efforts and has played a leading role in the private-sector coalition against Covid-19.
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