Stanbic Donates US$20K To Cancer Association Of Zimbabwe For Chemo Drugs
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank has donated US$20 000 to the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe (CAZ) for the purchase of chemotherapy drugs for its members.
The US$20 000 donation cements the relationship Stanbic has forged with CAZ, and its endeavour towards the treatment of cancer patients, which is now in its 9th year.
Stanbic Bank non-executive board member, Simba Mhuriro said the Standard Bank Group subsidiary will annually renew its commitment to fight the cancer burden in Zimbabwe by committing to provide chemotherapy treatment to those who cannot afford it. Mhuriro said:
This year’s Cancer Day commemoration theme was “Closing the cancer care Gap”, calling upon everyone to act accordingly in the prevention and control of cancer in order to successfully close the care gap. The theme echoes well with our belief as a bank.
Cancer has been an impact area we have supported for the past years, next year it will mark a decade… We firmly believe that our contribution is impacting positively on the affected families and the nation a large.
He said Stanbic Bank is aware that Zimbabwe cancer patients continue to face several challenges, which include the breakdown of machinery at public cancer treatment centres, the high cost of medication, and centralization of cancer services which results in some patients having to travel long distances to visit the treatment centres.
To that end, Stanbic bank’s cancer treatment donation is key to the reduction of these challenges.
CAZ General Manager Junior Mavu said the annual donation would go a long way in assisting with the treatment of cancer patients drawn from all over the country.
Mavu said beneficiaries of the treatment would have been referred to the association after thorough testing by the various hospitals such as Mpilo, Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe.
She said the association attends to at least 50 patients per month adding that the donation from Stanbic Bank contributed significantly to lessening the financial burden of the association.
October is breast cancer awareness month.
