Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) subsidiary, Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), has announced that it will make donations over a three-month period to support the Health Emergency Operating Centre’s (HEOC) emergency hotline.
According to a GTT release on Monday, since the confirmation of the first case of COVID-19 in Guyana, the Ministry of Public Health, through the HEOC, activated a 24-hour hotline to serve as one of its first lines of defence in Guyana’s fight against the virus.
The Company also indicated that it will extend its complementary mobile offer to the HEOC volunteers as it has to nurses and doctors for the same period. “This is one of the many ways we at GTT and MMG choose to express our gratitude to those who have selflessly volunteered their services during this pandemic. Their contributions are noted and we want to say thank you to those volunteers for doing their part in helping to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana,” Justin Nedd, CEO of GTT was quoted as saying.
In March, the company had taken the step of making the COVID-19 hotline numbers toll free.
GTT encourages members of the public to call the hotline on 0180 and 0181 for information regarding COVID-19. The hotline serves as one of the main sources of information to facilitate contact tracing – a vital component in identifying those who need further medical advice and care, the release added.
