SÃO PAULO, April 13, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. ("Itaú Unibanco")
announces to its stockholders and the general market that it is
setting up the "Todos pela Saúde" (All for Health)
initiative. This initiative will be funded by the donation of
R$ 1 billion for novel coronavirus
relief efforts aimed to fight its effects on Brazilian society.
A team of seven renowned experts will be responsible for setting
out the actions to be financed by these funds.
Todos pela Saúde will operate by way of four axes of
action:
- Informing: guiding the population with campaigns such as to
promote the use of face masks;
- Protecting: testing the population and health
professionals;
- Caring: supporting state public managers and those of large
municipalities in setting up crisis committees; training and
supporting health professionals; adopting telemedicine; expanding
the capacity and efficiency of renowned hospitals; acquiring and
distributing strategic inputs, as well as engaging equipment and
human resources.
- Resuming: cooperating for the development of strategies aiming
to a safer resumption to social activities, and monitoring programs
for high-risk population.
Itaú Unibanco wants to be part of the solution to this severe
crisis. Against this backdrop, Todos pela Saúde joins other
initiatives already disclosed in the last few weeks, such as the
amount of R$250 million that has been
allocated to several different projects for improving Brazil's hospital infrastructure, in addition
to the production and purchase of test kits, protection masks,
health equipment, hygiene kits, and food.
São Paulo (SP), April 13,
2020.
Alexsandro
Broedel
Group Executive Finance Director and Head of
Investor Relations
Contact:
Itaú Unibanco - Corporate Communications
(11) 5019-8880 / 8881 - imprensa@itau-unibanco.com.br
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