Actavis has pledged over EUR1.5M worth of pharmaceuticals and cash to the relief efforts following the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti.

The support is sent from various countries where Actavis operates, including Iceland, Bulgaria, Turkey, the UK and the US. A part of the donation has already been delivered, including USD10.000 in cash to the American Red Cross and products from Actavis in the US to two non-profit organisations, Americares and Operation Smile. Over 600-thousand tablets of generic drugs from Iceland were received by the SOS children‘s villages in the Dominican republic and transported by land from there to Haiti, which shares the same island.

Other relief efforts by Actavis are still under way. The products donated include some of the most needed medicines, including analgesics and antibiotics.

Gudbjorg Edda Eggertsdottir, Actavis‘ Deputy CEO:
“A natural disaster on this scale touches all of us. Actavis decided immediately following the earthquake to pledge its support. There is a shortage of drugs in Haiti that we have responded to, with our initial support being in the form of cash donations. The logistics surrounding transport of drugs between continents can take time, especially considering the destruction caused to the Haitian infrastructure, but we are currently working on the transportation of the next wave of donated products.”