Fight against Covid-19 President Ramkalawan accepts donation from Chinese businesses |08 January 2021

President Ramkalawan accepting the donation

President Wavel Ramkalawan has accepted a donation of 100,000 face masks from three Chinese businesses operating in Seychelles, namely GBC Company, NJ Pty Limited and AAA Trading.

The presentation took place yesterday morning at State House.

Accepting the donation, on behalf of the people and the government of Seychelles, President Ramkalawan expressed his gratitude for this thoughtful gesture and reassured the donors that this donation will be of great assistance to the country, in its effort to protect its citizens from Covid-19 and minimise transmission.

On their part, the representatives of the businesses said this donation is a symbol of their love that they have for Seychelles and its people. Hence the reason they find it important to support Seychelles' efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Packed into 50 cartons of 2,000 pieces, the masks will be distributed for use by officials of the Ministry of Health, the military as well as the police department whereby a batch will also be reserved to share with people in public places without masks. This is in line with the Ministry of Health’s campaign to encourage the population to wear masks.

The face masks will also be distributed on Praslin and La Digue.

Press release from State House