Eswatini Financial Times

Mine provides the best in healthcare

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Commission A team of health visits officials the dedicated from The site Luke at services. Maloma Colliery premises to offer the costs Maloma including Mine takes provision care of of the food operationa­l for the partnershi­p medical team with and The the patients. Luke Commission Since the have was establishe­d over four hundred patients programme been treated has been as part of the services. The meet remarkably and surpass successful the mine’s as we target. were able to great “We initiative are committed through financial to supporting and other this viability resources of as the want initiative,” to ensure said Shabangu. the long-term to When spend considerin­g around E200 that in transport the people fees had to that access the health services, partnershi­p it is safe savings to say of close through to E100,000 the per month have been community. made collective­ly by the members of the recently An official hailed of The Maloma Luke Colliery Commission for leading by example in recognisin­g its to social the responsibi­lity health and developmen­t by actively of contributi­ng the communitie­s in the which mine operates, and the Kingdom of Eswatini “We are at proud large. of the success that has been achieved have with Maloma through societies the partnershi­p in which they we operate. other companies They are in the a shining country, example not just to in health the mining services sector, not only by supporting to their immediate quality wider employees public and and their nation,” dependants said the official. but to the disadvanta­ged Maloma Mine community noted that members the elderly were and Sidvokodvo compelled to travel long distances, including headquarte­red where for healthcare The Luke services. Commission is

When operating Maloma Colliery the mine, took one residence of the first and started things the company did was to meet the to express various representa­tives its commitment of the to community improving health Among services the interventi­ons in the area. was the launch of to a open partnershi­p the window with The for Luke the provision Commission of communitie­s. critical health services The three to the host heart communitie­s of remote provided are also serviced by the mine by offroad regularly. vehicles that are bus In service the partnershi­p, that transports the mine also provides a to patients, particular­ly the elderly and infirm Maloma the site Colliery provided at no for charge. healthcare services at include The health screening services for diseases that and are infections, provided eye of chronic testing, dental ailments. care, The testing cost and is carried treatment by Maloma Working Colliery. with The with the Luke Ministry Commission, of Health, the team support at Maloma from play a crucial role in successful­ly Colliery continues delivering to services underprivi­leged. to those Maloma in need, Mine, particular­ly as with other the leading also has mining ethical companies and commercial around the incentives world, communitie­s to improve the in health which and it operates. education Maloma of the in like its counterpar­ts around the world invests opportunit­ies social infrastruc­ture and wellbeing that of improves local people. the Mine It is provides against this healthcare backdrop services that Maloma to its Responsibl­e employees and mining surroundin­g helps advance communitie­s. progress Goals. against the UN Sustainabl­e Developmen­t

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