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Safaricom, Samsung extends communication support to health workers

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Safaricom and Sumsung have extended communication support to over 5,500 frontline healthcare workers.

The healthcare workers will continue receiving monthly communication bundles support that was provided for three months from April 2020.

The initiative will see an equivalent of 195 Terabytes of data, 10 million voice call minutes and 33 million SMSs allocated to 5,529 frontline health workers as identified by the Ministry of Health.

Each health worker is set to continue receiving a monthly bundle consisting of 12GB data, 600 minutes and 2,000 SMSs for an additional three months.

“Health workers are our first line of defense, and the continued support from Safaricom is a big boost to our containment efforts,” said Dr Rashid Abdi Aman, chief adminstrative secretary, ministry of health.

“More resources are required to enable the frontline teams safeguard the health of Kenyans, and we look forward to a continued partnership in the fight against COVID-19.”

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Safaricom has implemented various initiatives to support health workers.

Through its philanthropic arms, the M-PESA and Safaricom Foundations, Safaricom has invested over Ksh 42 million towards providing personal protective equipment (PPEs) to health workers in 17 counties.

“The nation is behind the health workers as they continue playing a crucial role of managing the pandemic, and Safaricom is honored to play a part in ensuring they are protected,” said Joseph Ogutu, chief special projects officer, Safaricom, and chairperson Safaricom foundation.

“Our aim is to keep the country going and we will continue working with the government and other partners to support the frontline teams.”

Samsung Electronics East Africa also donated 500 Samsung Galaxy A2 Core smartphones worth Ksh 3.8 million towards improving communication and to monitor and aid the movement of testing and care teams.

“Samsung is committed to Kenya and we are fortunate as a company to be able to leverage the power of our innovative technology to respond to the core pillars designed to curb the spread of COVID-19,” said Charles Kimari, director mobile, Samsung Electronics East Africa.

Kimari said the contribution of these smartphones to the Ministry of Health is designed to better equip the brave, frontline responders. “It is to them we owe our thanks,” said Kimari.

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