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Progress has been good; the projects business case was completed in July 2012, with a public fundraising campaign being launched soon afterwards. the campaign has galvanised the support of corporations, foundations and the general public, raising sizeable donations. the project has garnered support from figures as senior as South africa’s minister of Health, Dr aaron motsoaledi, who a letter of support for the Nelson mandela Children’s Hospital project stating that: “the National Department of Health hereby confirms that due process has been set in motion... It is my belief that this letter of commitment will provide surety and continued support by government to this initiative to ensure that the construction and commissioning happens to benefit the children of South africa and other countries within the SaDC region.”
JSE-listed pharmaceuticals giant aspen Pharmacare recently pledged to contribute R5 million towards the cause, with CEo Stephen Saad, one of africa’s richest men, declaring that he hoped the firm’s contribution “will lead to a further call of action from Corporate South africa to support this extremely worthwhile initiative”. the Nelson mandela Children’s Hospital is a large-scale solution to a large-scale problem that has been seen to bring out the best in everyone involved. we’re very much looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
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