Courts Guyana yesterday donated 20 Aeroboxes to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) to aid in the protection of frontline health care workers.
Dr Leston Payne, Deputy Director of Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC), received the donation on behalf of the MoPH.
Aeroboxes are plastic boxes used to create a barrier between COVID-19 patients and health workers during intubation.
Payne expressed his gratitude for what was another donation from the Unicomer Group (Courts), as he explained, “it is one thing to talk about it, and another to be about it,” citing the contribution as proof of Courts’ ongoing efforts to truly “bring value home”.
“It shows the public, that Courts have the interest of the frontline workers at heart.” Dr. Payne declared.
On behalf of Minister Volda Lawrence, he encouraged Courts to continue the good work of supporting the efforts being made to fight the virus and challenged other companies to emulate Unicomer in this regard.
Managing Director of Unicomer Guyana Clyde De Haas voiced his pleasure at being able to handover the Aeroboxes and the hope that it will serve as an extra layer of protection for the frontline health workers who are doing a very important job.
De Haas disclosed that the Aerobox was an initiative of one of his appliance suppliers, Mabe.
According to him, Mabe’s design team brainstormed ways to assist frontline workers after the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in Mexico.
Mabe, well known manufacturers of fridges and stoves, analysed the crisper used to store vegetables in a refrigerator and decided to modify it to construct a device to protect frontline health care workers when treating patients infected with COVID-19.
De Haas told the press that the Aeroboxes will serve as a safe environment for the front line workers when they are caring for patients, performing the task of inserting a tube into the airways, since those moments are potentially the most vulnerable for transmission.
He added that it is his company’s intention is to export another 30,000 Aero-boxes across the Caribbean region, where other Courts stores are located.
