Gem Diamonds Limited 20,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses donated to Lesotho
02 June 2021 - 04:00PM
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02 June 2021
2 June 2021
GEM DIAMONDS LIMITED
("Gem Diamonds" or "the Company")
Donation of 20,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Lesotho
Gem Diamonds is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Letšeng
Diamonds, in Lesotho has acquired 20,000 doses of the Johnson &
Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The doses have been donated to the
Government of Lesotho, and will be distributed according to the
guidelines set out in the Government's vaccine roll out plan, as
part of the Company's ongoing commitment to the Covid-19 pandemic
response and infection prevention.
Gem Diamonds is proud of its longstanding partnership with the
Government of Lesotho and has made a significant contribution to
the national effort to control the spread of the virus, engaging
extensively with the Ministry of Health.
In addition to the provision of these vaccine doses, Gem
Diamonds has donated a modular unit for use as a testing laboratory
and some 17 oxygen concentrator machines to ten hospitals and
clinics throughout Lesotho. In the project communities, it has
worked to raise community awareness and implemented measures such
as the distribution of food parcels, seeds for sustainable
vegetable crops and personal protective equipment, including masks,
hand washing taps and hand sanitisers among local communities.
Further information on the Group's effort to tackle Covid-19 as
well as its Covid-19 scanning, testing and preventative measures
and Sustainability policies can be found in the 2020 Sustainable
Development Report:
https://www.gemdiamonds-reports.co.za/reports/sd-2021/pdf/gem-diamonds-sus-report-2020.pdf
The Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr Moeketsi Majoro said:
"I would like to thank Letšeng Diamonds on behalf of the Basotho
Nation for the generous financial contribution that they have made
which shall be used for the purchase of 20,000 doses of the Johnson
& Johnson Covid-19 vaccine."
Gem Diamonds' CEO, Clifford Elphick, commented:
" Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have been wholly
committed to supporting Lesotho at a local and national level, as
well as to protecting all of our employees and contractors. The
donation of 20,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to the people of Lesotho
is another significant step in ensuring that Gem Diamonds continues
to make a positive impact on the lives of the surrounding
communities."
For further information:
Gem Diamonds
Susan Wallace, Company Secretarial department
ir@gemdiamonds.com
Celicourt Communications
Mark Antelme / Oliver Mills
Tel: +44 (0) 208 434 2643
The Gem Diamonds Limited LEI number is 213800RC2PGGMZQG8L67
About Gem Diamonds:
Gem Diamonds is a leading global diamond producer of high value
diamonds. The Company owns 70% of the Letšeng mine in Lesotho. The
Letšeng mine is famous for the production of large, top colour,
exceptional white diamonds, making it the highest dollar per carat
kimberlite diamond mine in the world. www.gemdiamonds.com
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