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Publish Date : 09-Mar-2013

Netcare, which has invested over R36 million in corporate social investment (CSI) projects and programmes in 2012 to assist countless South Africans over the past year, has been awarded the PMR.Africa Golden Arrow award 2012. The award followed after a national survey on CSI programmes and initiatives among private hospital groups and clinics was conducted.

Commenting on the award, Mande Toubkin, Netcare\'s general manager emergency, trauma, transplant and corporate social investment said that Netcare is humbled to have received this acknowledgement. \"Netcare is dedicated to the development of South Africa and its people,\" observes Toubkin. \"It is second nature for employees, healthcare professionals and management to reach out to the wider communities. For us CSI is not viewed as a chore, it is heartfelt and deeply ingrained in the fabric of Netcare.\"

\"Without the dedication of our staff members and the many healthcare practitioners who consistently and selflessly give of themselves to those in need, we could never have made such an impact with our CSI programmes. This award belongs to everyone within Netcare.\"

Toubkin explains that Netcare often undertakes initiatives in partnership with communities, government, civil society and other roleplayers in the healthcare arena to help address challenges faced by disadvantaged individuals and communities in South Africa as well as to widen access to healthcare.

\"We focus our efforts on healthcare as this is where our expertise lies and where we can make the most significant impact. Through the Netcare Foundation, Netcare CSI spend is predominantly channelled to the provision of emergency medical services and reconstructive surgical interventions to indigent patients, community health outreaches, welfare sponsorships and academic sponsorships.\"

Netcare\'s CSI guidelines are aligned to King III, the Millennium Development Goals, the United Nations (UN) Global Compact principles, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) principles, the Ruggie Framework, South Africa\'s inputs to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development and the final document of Rio+20. The funds for CSI initiatives are channelled through the Netcare Foundation, a not-for-profit and public benefit company that was set up in September 2011.

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