Solidarity of the private sector continues to pour in to help the country deal with the economic and social impacts of the 2020 pandemic. As of Thursday, July and August, more than half a million in private donations for Covid-19 had been announced.
Among the donors are:
The Business Alliance to Heal a Nation (Alianza Empresarial Sanar una Nacion), which brings together Grupo Popular, Grupo Rica, Grupo Ramos, Grupo Universal, the non-profit CitiHope Relief and Development, and the National Business Council (Conep), has donatedRD$263 million
Fundación Corripio has provided RD$50 million. These funds were allotted to the Pastoral Social of the Arzobispado de Santo Domingo and its Fed Bank, and the Center or Diagnostic Medicine, Telemedicine and Teleconferences (Cedimat) to make one building of the hospital adequate for receiving coronavirus patients.
Grupo Rizek donated RD$50 million to help San Francisco de Macoris, the capital city of Duarte province, which was the first to suffer community spread of the disease. The disease overwhelmed the poor health infrastructure in both public and private sectors there.
The Association for the Development of Santiago (Asociación para el Desarrollo de Santiago) and Santiago Commitment Movement (Movimiento Compromiso Santiago) gave RD$30 million to bolster the facilities in Santiago.
BHD-Leon / Fundación Mapfre have donated RD$50 million to purchase 28,800 PCR diagnostics tests and other supplies.
Grupo SID, and the Bonetti, Armenteros and Vitienes families announced a donation of RD$50 million to be used at the Plaza de la Salud Hospital, the Order of Malta hospitals in Herrera, Haina and Monte Plata, the National District city government and hospitals in La Vega.
In Puerto Plata, the community has announced an initiative to collect financial contributions from different sources to provide institutions and relief groups with the necessary medical care, cleaning and preventive protection materials to enable them to continue their work. The Roman Catholic Church bishop’s office, the Federation of Evangelical Pastors, the Association of Hotels and Tourist Companies of the North, the Hotels of Sosúa and Cabarete, the Playa Dorada Sustainable Development Association, the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Puerto Plata, the Tourism Cluster and the Free Zone Corporation are part of the effort.
The Dominican Electronic Lottery (Leidsa) approved a donation of RD$11 million for equipment acquisition and medical supplies (gloves, masks, gowns, etc.). The owner of Leidsa lottery, Pedro Alegría, is senator for San Jose de Ocoa, the only province where there is yet to be a case of the virus.
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6 April 2020