THE GTT has donated a range of sanitising agents to the Beacon Cancer Foundation, to further combat the spread of COVID-19 at the hostel and ‘do more together’.

In a release, the telephone company said the $100,000 donation is part of its monthly Pinktober initiative to support cancer patients and care providers across Guyana. “This is why we host Pinktober annually – those funds go beyond cancer awareness and treatment – funds are used to provide psychosocial support, especially in times like these,” GTT’s Pinktober Coordinator, Diana Gittens said.

“Our efforts will not stop here; we will continue to execute similar initiatives to assist cancer patients in Guyana through our Pinktober partners for the rest of year,” Gittens explained.

Receiving the items from GTT was Nurse in Charge of Beacon Hospice, Bibi Salim, who said that the items donated will benefit three patients currently housed at the hostel. “We will use these items not only to clean the hostel but also to create packages for our palliative care patients across Guyana,” Salim said. Among the items donated were bleach, soap, sanitizing cleaner, cleaning rags, anti-septic medication, soap powder, hand sanitizer, latex gloves, paper towels and other toiletries. Last month, cancer patients and caregivers received hampers from GTT to help them through this pandemic.