As a healthcare company, MSD already has patients at the forefront of its work, but this has been ramped up during the Covid-19 pandemic.

It has been donating critical equipment – including 1,000 pairs of gloves and 440 face masks – to local healthcare organisations and supporting BioPharmaChem Ireland to trial and manufacture components for detecting Covid-19.

The company also sourced thermometers for two oncology centres to ensure patients could take their temperature prior to arriving to the facilities, with the aim of limiting the spread of infection.

, MSD Brinny supported the National Intensive Care Unit appeal for oxygen equipment and partnered with our provider to transfer a 60,000-litre oxygen tank from our site to University Hospital Limerick.

“MSD Ballydine partnered with local Tipperary health services to prepare hand sanitiser for use in healthcare settings across Tipperary.

“We also continue to work with our 2020 ‘Neighbour of Choice’, Teen-Turn, to support the delivery of their programmes in an online setting and to ensure they can continue their critical work, despite the current challenges.