JBS : hands over the project that revitalized the “Mini Center” of the Cauá Mission Hospital located in Dourados (MS)

The support center of the Mission Hospital had been decommissioned, and it will now support hospital medical services for cases of Covid-19 among the indigenous people;
The action is part of the 'Good Deeds Do Good - Feeding the World with Solidarity'.

Mato Grosso do Sul, December 30, 2020 - This Wednesday (30^th of December), JBS hands over to the city of Dourados (MS) the revitalization of the 'Centrinho' (Mini Center) of the Caiuá Mission Hospital, the institution providing medical services to the local indigenous community. The new structure is yet another donation by JBS to the city as part of it social responsibility program, 'Good Deeds Do Good - Feeding the World with Solidarity'.

With an investment of R$ 110,000, three infirmaries, a pharmacy, a deposit, a kitchen, shelters, restrooms and a laundry were revitalized. The donation also included replacing wood and substituting the roof lining; a revision of the water system, changing and installing pipework in bathrooms and the laundry; substitution of broken doors and windows; installation of fittings such as taps, and toilet flush boxes and seats; paintwork and sanitation of walls and floors. JBS did not only provide the materials, but also the labor and the entire structure required for revitalizing the building.

The 'Centrinho' is a Caiuá Mission Hospital support facility. With 20 hospitalization beds, it will speed up the treatment of cases of Covid-19 among the indigenous people in the region. After the pandemic, the structure will be allocated for other services.

Since June, JBS has donated to Dourados: an ambulance; 75 infusion pumps; 60 clinical beds; 45 vital signs monitors; 15 ICU beds; 12 hospital stretchers for transportation; 10 ventilators, six electrocardiographs on trolleys; three cardioverters; over 200,000 sets of personal protective equipment (PPEs), such as aprons, procedure gloves, surgical and N95 masks, headdresses and face shields; and 20,000 fabric masks for distribution to the community.

Also in September, the Company handed over, following an investment of R$ 720,000, 11 infirmary beds and another isolation ward Medical First Aid Unit, or PAM, located in the Vila Industrial area. In addition to more than 180 m² of building work, the Company has equipped the unit with 12 beds with mattresses, seven air conditioning devices and a power generator.

Dourados is one of the more than 290 cities benefitting from the program in Brazil. In the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, JBS has donated R$ 21 million, of which R$ 10 million to the State and R$ 11 million to 16 municipalities located in the state, benefitting more than 1.5 million people.

'Good Deeds Do Good - Feeding the World with Solidarity'

The R$ 400 million donated by JBS against the pandemic in Brazil are being invested on the three work fronts of the program - health, social assistance and science. It is estimated that over 77 million people have benefitted from these actions.

The resources were allocated taking into account the diagnosis undertaken using municipal and state health systems, and included interviews and data analysis. This information was evaluated by specialists from the three independent committees of the JBS program in the health, social, and science areas and who, with extensive experience in their respective fields of operation, provided support in defining the actions and projects supported.

Find out more about the program on the site jbs.com.br/fazerobemfazbem.

About JBS
JBS is the world's second-largest food company and the largest in animal protein. With a global platform diversified by geography and type of products (poultry, pork, beef and lamb), the Company has over 245,000 employees in production units and offices on all continents, in countries like Brazil, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and China, among others. In Brazil, there are over 145,000 employees, making the company one of the country's largest private employers.

Worldwide, JBS offers an extensive portfolio of brands recognized for excellence and innovation: Swift, Pilgrim's Pride, Seara, Moy Park, Friboi, Primo, and Just Bare, among many others, which find their way every day onto the tables of consumers in 190 countries. The Company is also investing in correlated businesses like leather, biodiesel, collagen, personal hygiene and cleaning, natural wrapping, solid waste management solutions, recycling, metallic packaging and transport.

JBS conducts its operations focused on the high quality and safety of its food products, and it adheres to best sustainability and animal welfare practices throughout its value chain. The Together for the Amazon program is part of this commitment. Besides fostering the sustainable development of the Amazon biome, promoting the conservation and sustainable use of the forest, it also incorporates improvements in the quality of life of the population living there, as well as the development of new technologies for preserving the environment. With the implementation of a blockchain platform, unrivalled in the animal protein sector, it will extend control not only over the direct suppliers of JBS, but also over their suppliers.