UOB (Thai) raises more than 4.5 million baht
in a month in its latest COVID-19 relief effort
Effort is part of the global UOB Heartbeat COVID-19 Relief Fund across 18 markets
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UOB (Thai) raises more than 4.5 million baht
in a month in its latest COVID-19 relief effort
Effort is part of the global UOB Heartbeat COVID-19 Relief Fund across 18 markets
Mr Tan Choon Hin, President and CEO, UOB (Thai) (top-left), Sanchai Apisaksirikul, Country Head of Finance and Corporate Real Estate Services, UOB (Thai) (bottom-left), thank frontline heroes for their commitment and efforts during the virtual presentation of UOB Heartbeat COVID-19 Relief Fund donation to five hospitals.
The beneficiaries’ representatives include Dr. Chalermpong Sukontapol, Medical Director, Vachira Phuket Hospital (top-middle), Dr. Nisit Srisomboon, Deputy Medical Director, Samutprakarn Hospital (bottom-middle), Dr. Banyong Laocharoensuk, Medical Director, Yala Hospital (top-right), Dr. Sawan Kwanjaipanich, Medical Director, Chonburi Hospital (middle-right) and Dr. Peerapong Pavasuthipaisit, Medical Director, Hatyai Hospital (bottom-right).
United Overseas Bank (Thai) (UOB (Thai)) employees raised more than 4.5 million baht in a month for the UOB Heartbeat COVID-19 Relief Fund. The funds raised will help five hospitals in the upcountry provinces to purchase medical equipment for the ongoing care of their patients. The hospitals are Vachira Phuket Hospital, Samutprakan Hospital, Hatyai Hospital, Chonburi Hospital and Yala Hospital.
This initiative is part of the global UOB Heartbeat COVID-19 Relief Fund, which together raised more than 36.69 million baht (S$1.65 million) to support frontline healthcare workers and vulnerable communities around the world as they face unprecedented challenges from the pandemic. Throughout the month of May, UOB ran the global fundraising effort across its 18 markets namely; Australia, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mainland China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Vietnam.
The UOB Heartbeat COVID-19 Relief Fund is an initiative under UOB’s #UnitedForYou COVID-19 Relief Programme, which demonstrates the Group’s long-term commitment to help see communities through to better times.
Mr Tan Choon Hin, CEO and President of UOB (Thai), said, “There is a strong spirit of solidarity among our colleagues and in our community amid these challenging times. I am thankful for the generosity of our UOB (Thai) colleagues – we saw a record high in the number of employee donations made in the shortest period of fundraising. We hope our contribution can help hospitals with the ongoing care of their patients.”
The UOB Heartbeat COVID-19 Relief Fund by UOB (Thai) follows the Bank’s other initiatives to help ease the stress and burden of the community during the pandemic. One such initiative was the Encouragement through Art by Painting of the Year artists, a series of paintings that reflect love, unity and hope, and which were shared on social media with the aim to help the community cope with distress through art.