Telecommunications firm, LIME, says it will be partnering with the government to help fight the spread of the mosquito borne Chikungunya virus.
The statement follows a call by JLP Caretaker for Eastern St. Thomas, Delano Seiveright, for the Ministry of Health to partner with the major telecommunication firms.
Corporate Communications Manager at LIME, Elon Parkinson, says since Monday the company has been making its network available for the dissemination of much-needed information on the virus via text messages.
LIME says it also plans to work with the Ministry of Health for the staging of a National Clean-up Day as soon as the authorities make the date known.
Elon Parkinson, Corporate Communications Manager at LIME, speaking with Nationwide News.
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