At the announcement that Engen Petroleum is contributing R4 million towards the building of a new facility that will carry Madiba’s name, Sibongile Mkhabela, CEO of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust said, “The need for a tertiary paediatric hospital in South Africa is greater than ever and can no longer be ignored.”

Datuk Nizam Salleh, MD and CEO of Engen, added, “The African energy company is humbled to contribute towards the building of the specialist paediatric facility, which, once completed, will be one of only five dedicated children’s hospitals on the continent.”

Engen’s R4m contribution will be used to build the paediatric surgical wards, and so facilitate the provision of medical, surgical and nursing care for children across the continent.

Salleh adds, “Madiba’s love and care of children is well known. Ensuring that every single child on the continent has access to effective health care is something Madiba has long dreamed about. This has made it easy for us to pledge our support to bring his vision to fruition.”

“Engen is a caring company and we continue to invest in the communities in which we operate. We trust that our contribution will make a real difference to children in need, by making world class health care easily accessible to them.”

“Engen is privileged to play a very small role in this, and we are humbled to think about what the hospital can deliver for our children. “