Company worldwide donates more than $50,000 to date
Contact:
Rosalynn Salinas
República
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MIAMI—Jan 25 2010— Bupa Latin America and the Caribbean—a division of Bupa, a leading international healthcare company—has joined global relief efforts to help disaster victims in Haiti.
Bupa Latin America and the Caribbean has created the Bupa Emergency Relief Fund to help support the crisis:
• Anyone who wishes to donate funds can deposit them in a Wachovia Bank Account in Miami in the form of checks or wire transfers as per instructions below. Funds will be turned over to the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Haiti Appeal.
• Bupa Latin America has pledged to match 100 percent of all donations from staff members.
• The company’s Miami headquarters located at 7001 Southwest 97th Avenue, is serving as a drop site for canned goods, medicines, and other essential items.
• The company has already donated $10,000 and sent 32,000 bottles of drinking water that have been already shipped to Port-Au-Prince. The funding of tents to shelter those in need is currently underway.
Internationally, Bupa Group will donate $16,148 (£10,000) to the Red Cross liaising with the organization to channel further assistance via medical supplies. Bupa International will donate $32, 296 (£20,000) to the MSF Haiti appeal. Bupa Care Services, Bupa Australia, Bupa Scandinavia, Sanitas (Spain), and other Bupa companies worldwide are co-coordinating employee donations for match funding by group and fundraising events.
“Throughout the aftermath of this devastating tragedy, we have mobilized our resources to support the people of Haiti,” said David Maltby, managing director of Bupa Latin America and the Caribbean. “It is our duty as global healthcare leaders and socially responsible citizens to provide all the assistance possible.”
The company has responded swiftly to assist all its policyholders in the region, establishing an emergency task force to respond to emergency claims, and airlifting several evacuation cases, including the Ambassador of Spain in Haiti, Mr. Juan Fernandez-Trigo who was treated at the Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH) in Miami.
Wachovia Bank (Miami, Florida) Fund Deposit Details
• Check Deposits
ABA:067006432 Account #: 2000048761862
Account Name: Bupa Emergency Relief Funds
• Wire Transfers
ABA:063000021 Account #: 2000048761862
• Incoming International Wire Transfer’s
ABA:063000021 Account #: 2000048761862
Swift#:PNBPUS33
About Bupa and Bupa Latin America and the Caribbean
Bupa Latin America and the Caribbean is a member of Bupa, a leading international healthcare company.
Established in 1947, Bupa has over ten million customers in more than 190 countries and employs over 52,000 people around the world. Its main interests are health insurance, care homes for young disabled and older people, workplace health services, health assessments, and chronic disease management services, including health coaching and healthcare services in the home. Since Bupa has no shareholders, it reinvests funds to provide better healthcare for its customers, helping them to live longer, happier, and healthier lives.
Bupa Latin America and Caribbean’s operations are headquartered in Miami, Florida. It currently operates health insurance companies in Mexico, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Bolivia, providing greater personalized attention and service to the region. For more information, visit www.bupalatinamerica.com.
