Nestle Vietnam provides nearly 700,000 products to health workers and volunteers in affected localities in Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province. — Photo courtesy of the firm

Nestle Vietnam and its member firm La Vie Company have supported frontline staff who are fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the community in Da Nang City and Quang Nam Province.

Together with teams from the youth union, police and health department and Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper, the companies have provided nearly 700,000 products to health workers and volunteers in affected localities.

Since the first wave of COVID-19, Nestle in Vietnam has worked with ministries, departments, organisations and localities to support people on the front lines providing products and masks worth more than VND35 billion (US$1.5 million).

Binu Jacob, General Director of Nestle Vietnam said: “In the context of new wave COVID-19, we keep our commitment to stand side by side with our partners and government agencies in supporting Viet Nam. We want to encourage the community and consumers to live healthily and actively together to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.”

According to the firm, with the goal of serving consumers and having stable growth, it prioritises and focuses on common value creation programs as well as fulfilling its responsibility to the community. — VNS