Nguyen Duc Tuan (Third from the left) – Chairman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of Hai Duong, received VND20 billion from An Phat Holdings. — Photo courtesy of the group

An Phat Holdings (APH) has handed over VND20 billion (US$851,000) support to the northern province of Hai Duong buy vaccines for in the fight against COVID-19.

Earlier, APH donated VND11.35 billion including cash, necessities and equipment to the province, bringing the total donation to VND31.35 billion. An Phat Holdings in co-ordination with Youth Union, individuals, organisations, businesses launched a campaign “Relief and rescue agricultural products of Hai Duong”, also helped rescue 1,000 tonnes of farm products.

This is also the biggest donation that An Phat Holdings has made to Hai Duong Province in pandemic prevention. Pham Van Tuan, the group’s Acting Deputy CEO said: “In the situation of urgent need to have vaccines, helping people feel secure and helping the government to control the pandemic early is not only the responsibility of An Phat Holdings but also other organizations and individuals who want to contribute.”

Hai Duong is the key production area of the group with 10 plants, many subsidiaries and 3,500 employees.

Along with the community support, it always complies with preventive measures at all locations as well as performing COVID-19 tests on all employees.

In early 2020, since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ha Noi, An Phat Holdings also donated products to 300 residents and soldiers on quarantine duty in Truc Bach Area and 5,000 medical masks and hand sanitizers to the Viet Nam Embassy in the US. — VNS