EATONTOWN, N.J. ,
May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hikma
Pharmaceuticals PLC, the multinational generic pharmaceutical
company, announces the launch of an employee matching donation
campaign to support local food banks and pantries in the US
communities in which Hikma operates.
The initiative will be conducted in each of Hikma's US
communities – Eatontown, NJ,
Cherry Hill, NJ, Columbus, OH and Bedford, OH – to help address the
unprecedented increase in food demand caused by COVID-19 related
job losses and furloughs.
"Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hikma's 2,000 US
employees have been working tirelessly to continue delivering the
high-quality medicines the US healthcare system and millions of
patients rely on, especially during this critical time," said
Brian Hoffmann, President of Hikma's
Generics business unit. "Even as they've worked so hard to produce
these needed medicines, our employees have also expressed a strong
desire to do more to help their local communities – in particular
to respond to the economic challenges facing their friends and
neighbors."
Hoffmann continued, "We are proud to launch this campaign, which
will support our local food banks and pantries as they face the
challenges of meeting the sudden rise in local community members
seeking support. This is just one more way Hikma is bringing better
health within reach every day for our customers, patients and the
communities in which we live and work."
The employee matching donation campaign builds on Hikma's
existing relationships with the following food banks and pantries
in each of its local markets:
- Bedford, OH: The
Emergency Assistance Center (TEAC) has provided food, clothing and
personal hygiene items to Northern Summit
County neighbors in need for more than 25 years.
- Cherry Hill, NJ: The
Cherry Hill Food Pantry (CHFP) is dedicated to supplying groceries
and related social services to needy families and individuals in
Cherry Hill and the surrounding
communities.
- Columbus, Ohio: The
Mid-Ohio Food Collective, an affiliate food bank of Feeding
America, provides about 140,000 meals each day to help stabilize
families.
- Eatontown/Berkeley Heights, NJ:
Fulfill, formerly called The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and an affiliate food bank of
Feeding America, served 136,000 people – 50,000 of them children –
before the pandemic. Since the crisis began two months ago, Fulfill
has served more than 782,000 additional meals.
"Hikma's contribution will have an enormous impact on our relief
efforts," said Matt Habash,
Executive Director of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. "Your generous
donations will help us feed even more families who need our help
now more than ever. In fact, the households we're now serving at
our on-site Kroger Community Pantry have increased by nearly
170% compared to this time last year. Your contributions will help
us continue to provide healthy and nutritious food to our neighbors
across our network. We thank all of Hikma's employees for
their continued support of our organization and the people we
help."
Starting immediately and running through the end of 2020, Hikma
will match a minimum of $2,500 per
month in employee donations to each food bank. Including initial
donations made in April 2020, the
company will donate a minimum of $100,000 by the end of the year – with the
potential to give significantly more based on contributions. Every
dollar raised will go directly to each organizations' COVID-19
relief efforts and will be used to support local families in
need.
Enquiries
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About Hikma
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LSE: HIK)
(NASDAQ Dubai: HIK) (OTC: HKMPY) (LEI:549300BNS685UXH4JI75) (rated
Ba1/stable Moody's and BB+/positive S&P)
Hikma helps put better health within reach every day for
millions of people in more than 50 countries around the world. For
more than 40 years, we've been creating high-quality medicines and
making them accessible to the people who need them. Headquartered
in the UK, we are a global company with a local presence across
the United States (US), the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Europe, and we use our unique insight and
expertise to transform cutting-edge science into innovative
solutions that transform people's lives. We're committed to our
customers, and the people they care for, and by thinking creatively
and acting practically, we provide them with a broad range of
branded and non-branded generic medicines. Together, our 8,400
colleagues are helping to shape a healthier world that enriches all
our communities. We are a leading licensing partner, and through
our venture capital arm, are helping bring innovative health
technologies to people around the world. For more information,
please visit: www.hikma.com.
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