Actavis is a multi-national pharmaceutical group worth over e1.4 billion and employs 7,000 people including highly trained teams of pharmacists, chemists and other scientific professionals, in 23 countries.

Local chief executive officer, Steinthor Palsson, said that while the corporate was celebrating the success of the group with its shareholders and employees, it has also taken into account the valuable work being done by the Malta Community Chest Fund and wanted to contribute to improve the future of those in need.

President Fenech Adami expressed his gratitude for the noble gesture taken upon the corporate in commemorating its new identity.

The President said that the Malta Community Chest Fund was a philanthropic organisation that assists people in Malta who are really in need. “Initiatives, such as the one taken by Actavis, allow the Malta Community Chest Fund to assist more people,” said Dr Fenech Adami.