Ecobank Group supports fight against COVID-19 with about US$ 3m across Africa

&NewLine;<p><strong>Ecobank Group&comma; the Pan African Bank&comma; has contributed about US&dollar;3 million to the fight against COVID-19 across its footprint in Africa&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>A statement signed by Christiane Bossom&comma;<br>Group Communications Manager&comma; and made available to OpenLife by Apo Group stated that the humongous supports is in line with the bank’s &nbsp&semi;commitment to the continent which involves &nbsp&semi;various contributions made to support the efforts of governments&comma; the World Health Organization as well as the private sector in alleviating the effect of the pandemic on the most vulnerable on the continent&period;&nbsp&semi;<br>With its &nbsp&semi;knowledge of Africa&comma; and to compliment various government efforts&comma; the bank provides support in form of cash&comma; healthcare equipment and supplies&comma; strong and sustained awareness campaigns while also using &nbsp&semi;digital platform to provide cash to some vulnerable members of the societies&comma; amongst others&period;<br>Ade Ayeyemi&comma; Group CEO&comma; Ecobank Group said &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Covid-19 is a major global threat adversely affecting all countries and our home&comma; Africa&comma; is particularly vulnerable&period; We believe in the importance of creating awareness in our communities&comma; while also empowering them to protect themselves and their families as we battle the pandemic&period; We are particularly mindful of the needs of our communities and therefore focused on these to ensure positive impact both in our urban and rural areas&period;”<br>Continuing&comma; he added that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are also paying attention to the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on our various customers and have taken the decision to alleviate some of the adverse impact by making some bank charges free on our digital channels&period; &nbsp&semi;We will continue to anticipate situations that may require our support as developments evolve&comma;” he &nbsp&semi;stated&period;<br>The bank&comma; known for its priority attention to &nbsp&semi;the health and well-being of staff and customers&comma; is &nbsp&semi;closely following guidance from the World Health Organisation&comma; governments and health agencies&period; The management is &nbsp&semi;encouraging virtual&sol;remote working&comma; wherever possible and have since suspended physical gatherings&comma; observing the required social and physical distancing in offices and branches which are open while also ensuring branches and ATMs are regularly disinfected across its &nbsp&semi;network&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>While it remains committed to promoting good hygiene and health measures within its &nbsp&semi;offices and externally using social media platforms to sensitize the public on preventive measures needed at this critical period&comma; Ecobank’s ATMs and call centres remain open 24&sol;7 including &nbsp&semi;full range of banking services via &nbsp&semi;digital platforms for all category of customers&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;