Ovaltine supports quarantine areas in Ho Chi Minh City amid COVID-19

Since the end of April, Ho Chi Minh City has entered the peak of COVID-19 pandemic with the number of infected cases increasing day by day, the number of centralised quarantined areas have also increased, and many residential areas have been forced to lock down.

This situation is causing countless difficulties and inconveniences for the community. In the quarantine areas, many people have lost their jobs, especially low-income households such as blue-collar workers, workers at industrial zones, or university students. Besides, the frontline workforce such as volunteers and medical staff in these areas are also working under great pressure. Hence, their meals are usually taken in a hurry and lack proper nutrition.

Ovaltine’s representative teams up with the Women's Union of Binh Thanh district to deploy the "Nutrition Cabinet" for local people in the isolation area in Binh Thanh

Ovaltine – a famous Switzerland-based nutritional malt extract beverage firm – has coordinated with the People's Committee of An Lac ward, Binh Tan district and the Women's Union of Binh Thanh district to deploy the Sharing the Power of Love programme by creating Nutrition Cabinets for sharing, with the goal of supplying more nutrients in daily meals to help frontline forces and people have more energy to overcome challenges.

Ovaltine created the Nutrition Cabinets to provide 240,000 glasses of milk and nutrient-rich malted chocolate completely free to different areas in Binh Thanh and Binh Tan districts that are currently locked down with more than 17,000 households.

“Following our mission to bring essential nutrients and spreading the spirit of sharing to the Vietnamese people, Ovaltine wishes that through this activity, we can together empower and energise the community in the whole country in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular,” said Nguyen Quang Uy, country manager of Ovaltine Vietnam. “We strongly believe that following the Sharing the Power of Love programme with Nutrition Cabinets, there will be many sharing activities that will be replicated and spread the spirit of solidarity. These meaningful contributions will become the motivation for us to overcome our current challenges and return to normal life.”

The first departure in the Ovaltine’s journey to bring loving nutrition to local people is An Lac ward, Binh Tan district - one of the pandemic “hot spots” in Ho Chi Minh City

Each and every product donated by Ovaltine through the Sharing the Power of Love programme provides essential daily nutrients which are not only good for children but also for families and individuals of all ages.

Each serving of Ovaltine contains the exclusive Power10 formula, including Omega 6-9, Calcium, Vitamin C, and six essential vitamins to supplement nutrients and energy, providing a better source of nutrients for local people, volunteers, and medical teams in quarantine areas, assisting them to maintain and enhance health, especially during the context of the current pandemic situation.

The Sharing Nutrition Cabinet is Ovaltine’s initiative to support people amid pandemic time

“Ovaltine hopes to join hands with the whole community to expand the Sharing Power of Love further. As the pandemic is getting more complicated, every organisation and individual are encouraged to spread the love and the energy to overcome difficulties together," Nguyen Quang Uy said.

Prior to this project, Ovaltine has also donated $3,000 to Pediatric Hospital 1 to support children with poor families.