Focus moves from pallets to palliative care

In a joint social awareness effort, two companies recently installed a large jungle gym at the newly opened children’s hospice and playroom at the Clairwood Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. Recyclable plastic pallet manufacturer, Extruwood, a division of PET recycling specialists Extrupet, partnered with manufacturing firm Ecology Plastics to produce and donate the unit to add to the facilities at the launch of the paediatric palliative care (PPC) unit, designed to cater for all children living with life-limiting and lifethreatening illnesses. “We hope that this jungle gym will in some small way help to ease the children’s plight,” said Extruwood business manager, Kamal Diaite.