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BROWN'S Pharma Ltd has introduced free home delivery service to all the customers registered with Brown's Phar- macy under the POYC scheme, as part of the its effort to facili- tate access to healthcare neces- sities, while addressing safety concerns associated with the coronavirus pandemic. e service is available to all the patients who are registered with any of the 18 Brown's Pharmacy outlets across Malta to benefit from medicines and pharmaceutical devices pro- vided for free by the Govern- ment. Alexander Fenech, co-Found- er and CEO of Brown's Phar- ma Limited, said the com- pany's clients can be assured their safety is Brown's number one priority. "By making it easy to get their medication from the safety of their homes, we are protecting the welfare of clients and em- ployees alike, by limiting the number of people visiting our pharmacies," he said. "We will be extending our home deliv- ery service to cover our full range of products and servic- es in the coming weeks. Stay Home. Stay Safe. Let us take care of you." Brown's has been proactive from the onset of the spread of the pandemic in devising solu- tions that guarantee continui- ty of service for its customers. ese include the installation of a Perspex at the entrance of each pharmacy, the provision of health kits to all employees, temporary suspension of its health and beauty services; to name a few. All registered POYC clients with Brown's can contact the Pharmacy they are registered with via phone call or else through Brown's Facebook Page, @BrownsPharma. Cus- tomers can request to receive their entitlement delivered to their home address, togeth- er with any other items they would like to order. 16.04.2020 4 NEWS SCOOTER 001 SHARING THE PRESENT, SO WE CAN BUILD A BETTER FUTURE. One app. Over 450 shared vehicles. Pay per minute, per hour or per day. goto.com.mt/download * Rate per minute for Scooter trips on the GoTo Business Plan. 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What Malta needs is a form of universal credit for all, to keep aggregate demand up and so that idle workers at home can return straight to work at the end of the crisis and restore the supply chain. STAY IN, STAY SAFE, WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT/COVID19 Our appeal is simple: Maltese businesses must be sustained by keeping workers in a job with a social insurance that sustains their wages CLAUDIO GRECH 'We cannot allow Maltese businesses to fail. We would be failing society' INTERVIEW MT2 Never before has your support of free and independent journalism been so crucial Support us with a subscription or a donation maltatoday.com.mt/maltatodaydigitaledition Brown's Pharma introduces free delivery service for POYC customers ARGUS Group, which includes Argus Insurance Agencies Ltd, FirstUnited Insurance Brokers Ltd. and Island Insurance Bro- kers Ltd. has donated €10,000 to the Foodbank Lifeline Foun- dation. A Group spokesperson said, "Argus Group is, and always has been, an organization fo- cused on giving back to the communities where we live and work. As a group that grew from strong local roots, we are firmly and proudly entrenched in our local con- nections. The idea to support the Foodbank Lifeline Foun- dation came from a desire to help individuals and families, regardless of religion, race or gender, in need of help during the unfortunate circumstanc- es surrounding Covid-19. It is a privilege to serve our com- munity through our corpo- rate social responsibility ac- tivities." This initiative forms part of an ongoing focus by Ar- gus Insurance Agencies Ltd., FirstUnited Insurance Bro- kers Ltd. and Island Insurance Brokers Ltd. to contribute to the well-being of the com- munity through volunteerism and responsibility for the en- vironment we all share. The public can learn more about the Foodbank Lifeline Foundation online at www. foodbanklifeline.com and discover the activities the or- ganisation runs thanks to the donations of volunteers' time, goods and cash they receive. Argus Group donates €10,000 to the Foodbank Lifeline Foundation