More COVID-19 Aid Arriving in Indonesia; Tanoto Foundation Donates Oxygen Concentrators

JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 13 July 2021
– Following a donation of 500
tons of oxygen to hospitals in Indonesia last week, Tanoto Foundation joined
Temasek Foundation and 14 other partners to donate 11,000 units of oxygen
concentrators.

The first 1,500 units have been
sent to Jakarta from the manufacturer in Shanghai today.  Each unit can produce about 10 litres of
oxygen per minute.  The distribution of
the concentrators to hospitals and health facilities are being co-ordinated by
the Indonesia Ministry of Health.

Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia
to Singapore Suryo Pratomo said, “A global pandemic like COVID-19 requires a
global and collective response.  We now
have a very challenging situation, particularly in Jakarta. For my colleagues
and I stationed overseas, we are eager to rally all friends of Indonesia and
critical resources to tackle the situation. I am happy that the Indonesian
community in Singapore are taking action to help our people in Indonesia.”

This is the second time Tanoto
Foundation has collaborated with Temasek Foundation. In late 2020, Tanoto
Foundation partnered Temasek Foundation to jointly donate one MGI RNA
extraction machine, one PCR testing machine and 10,000 test kits to Indonesia-based
social enterprise GSI Lab. The donation package supported an additional 600
tests per day.

“As the COVID-19 situation
evolves, Temasek Foundation continues to support our friends and neighbours in
the region in this fight against the pandemic. 
We are glad to be able to secure oxygen concentrators for hospitals in
Indonesia to provide vital oxygen support to patients. Indeed, no one is safe
till everyone is safe.  We are grateful
to our partners including Tanoto Foundation who have made this joint donation
possible,” said Benedict Cheong, Chief Executive of Temasek Foundation
International.

Last week, Tanoto Foundation, an independent
philanthropy organisation established by Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah
Bingei Tanoto in 1981, donated 500 tons of oxygen produced by pulp
and paper maker APRIL Group’s Indonesia operations based in Riau’s Pangkalan
Kerinci.

J. Satrijo Tanudjojo, Global CEO,
Tanoto Foundation, said, “Tanoto Foundation is working hard to help meet the
most pressing needs to curb the pandemic in Indonesia.  Since the pandemic started last year, our
relief aid has evolved from securing masks and PPEs from overseas to donating
COVID-19 testing machines and expendables, and now, oxygen.  We share the global concern for this
emergency.  Private sector and
philanthropic organisations are important partners in supporting the Indonesia
government’s response efforts, and we urge more to come forward to assist in
every way possible.”