In another one of its initiatives to help combat the spread of COVID-19, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has donated a range of sanitising products to the Beacon Cancer Foundation.
GTT in a release stated that the $100,000 donation aims to “further combat the spread of COVID-19 at the hostel and ‘do more together.’” It is also part of the Company’s monthly Pinktober initiative to support cancer patients and care providers across Guyana.“This is why we host Pinktober annually – those funds go beyond cancer awareness and treatment – funds are used to provide psychosocial support, especially in times like these,” GTT’s Pinktober Coordinator, Diana Gittens explained. She added, “Our efforts will not stop here; we will continue to execute similar initiatives to assist cancer patients in Guyana through our Pinktober partners for the rest of year.”
Nurse-in-Charge of Beacon Hospice, Bibi Salim, who received the items from GTT said that the donation will benefit three patients currently housed at the hostel. “We will use these items not only to clean the hostel but also to create packages for our palliative care patients across Guyana,” Salim was quoted as saying.
Among the items donated were bleach, soap, sanitizing cleaner, cleaning rags, antiseptic, soap powder, hand sanitizer, latex gloves and paper towels, the release added.
