Bayer's vitamins for the needy

Bayer's vitamins for the needy

JAKARTA (JP): Around 14,000 people from 153 social
institutions, orphanages and nursing homes in the Greater Jakarta
area received donations of medicine from PT Bayer Indonesia on
Wednesday.

The donations, which included one million sachets of Tonikum
Bayer vitamins and Upixon anti-worm tablets, were intended to
help those who received them to avoid malnutrition and disease.

The aid, worth Rp 439 million, was handed over to Governor
Sutiyoso by Bayer Indonesia president director Wolfgang Piroth in
a ceremony here on Wednesday.

In his speech, Sutiyoso acknowledged the firm's goodwill, said
it was highly appreciated and added that he hoped other
pharmaceutical companies would follow suit to help the needy in
this time of hardship.

"The economic crisis has prevented the poor from meeting their
basic needs regarding food and health," he said.

According to the governor, the city administration's campaign
to raise funds for the poor people will last until Oct. 7.

"I have called on the business community to make donations,"
he added. (ivy)