Pressing The Impact Of The Pandemic, Bank Mandiri Distributes 15,000 Aid For Health Workers

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JAKARTA – PT Bank Mandiri Tbk. distributed 15,000 vitamin and nutritional packages for medical personnel to be distributed in several COVID-19 referral hospitals in Java and Bali.

Bank Mandiri Corporate Secretary Rudi Asaturridha said this initiative was an active role for the company in an effort to suppress and prevent the spread of the increasing pandemic.

"We realize that health workers (nakes) are the front line in the fight against COVID-19, so the health of health workers is of course the main thing that we need to take care of together. We hope that this assistance can help health workers in carrying out their duties," he said in a press statement, Friday, July 10.

Rudi added, in the first stage of distribution, it will be distributed at Fatmawati Hospital, Jakarta with a total of 1,000 vitamin and nutritional packages to health workers. As for the next stage, the distribution of aid packages will be channeled through the Bank Mandiri regional office network in Java and Bali.

"In the future, we will continue to be committed to being present in the midst of the community in dealing with the pandemic situation, including collaborating with related parties in preventing, controlling and handling in Indonesia," he said.

In addition, since early 2021 until now there have been 75 COVID-19 relief activities organized by Bank Mandiri. These include food packages, assistance in procuring PCR machines and construction/renovation of BSL-2 labs at several hospitals in Jakarta and regions, including the application of health protocols in the form of antiseptic chambers and other health protocol requirements.