SKG in the Community
As a major health service provider in Western Australia, SKG Radiology recognises its responsibility to contribute to the community, not only to the vital areas of medical and clinical research, but also in support of local groups working to improve the society in which we live.
Pink Ribbon Day
SKG Radiology is committed to helping the fight against serious diseases such as breast cancer. Each year, we purchase all our staff across our 20 branches pink ribbons to wear as a symbol of our support for the many women who have been affected by breast cancer globally. We also sell Pink Ribbon merchandise on behalf of the Cancer Council at all of our branches. Money raised helps to fund breast cancer research, support services and preventative campaigns.
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Heal Africa
HEAL Africa's hospital and community development work address the root causes of illness and poverty for the people of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The hospital and the 28 women?s houses in Maniema and North Kivu have provided a safe place for many victims of the war, and have been a motor for combating poverty and promoting community cohesion over the past 14 years.
Sonic Healthcare has committed to over $100,000 per annum for two years to support the development of the hospitals pathology services.
In 2009, some of the items that were sent to the hospital included:
- Centrifuge, fridges, incuabator, ECG machines etc
- Lab consumable; urine contaciners, swabs, glass slides, gloves, tourniquets, safety glasses, pipette tips, aliquot tubes, disposable pipettes etc
- Vacutainer blood collection tubes and accessories
- Agar and plates
- Mircobiology consumables
- Donations from staff; childrens toys, clothes, books, sporting equipment, paper, pencils etc
2010 will be a big year as Sonic Healthcare continue to address the hospitals most pressing needs.
Care Australia
SKG Radiology, in partnership with Toshiba, proudly supports CARE Australia and have donated family hygiene kits. The family hygiene kits consists of soaps, towels, buckets, washing powder, brush, bucket scoop and sitting mat.
CARE Australia gifts give the opportunity to share our own good fortune with children, families and communities in desperate need.