Health & Sanitation

Global supply chain and manufacturing solutions provider Flex today announced that it will assist the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh governments in their COVID-19 relief efforts by providing a total of 210 oxygen concentrators and 680 oxygen cylinders. Additionally, Flex is providing 10,000 face masks that were manufactured by the company to each state. In...

UST, a digital transformation solutions company, is extending a much-needed helping hand to COVID-19 pandemic relief in India by working closely with governments, hospitals, relief workers, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the country. UST has already committed a minimum amount of Rs. 10 crore to support COVID-19 relief work in India. The company also encourages...

Online delivery apps need to use some of their resources in training and capacity building of restaurants for improving food safety and hygiene rather than focusing only on deep discounts and aggressive marketing. Government agencies like FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) are responsible for setting food safety standards, conducting inspections, ensuring that...

The right to food is a fundamental human right. Food quality and safety are important aspects of this right to food. In order to draw attention to the importance of food safety that has implications on human health and economic prosperity, World Food Safety Day was observed for the first time on June 7th,...

#HealPrayLove, a CSR initiative by active nutrition brand Fast&Up, was launched in May 2021 to aid, support and energize frontline workers across the country who have worked tirelessly to bring us all back to health. As an expression of gratitude, the brand supported doctors, nurses and hospital staff across the country by providing instant hydration...

To help address urgent healthcare needs in India brought about by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, networking and telecom company Ericsson announced its support to UNICEF’s COVID-19 humanitarian response in the country. Ericsson made an upfront donation to UNICEF and launched a month-long company matching employee donation drive globally in...

In line with its CSR efforts to support India’s fight against Covid-19, OPPO India announced the delivery of 300 Oxygen Concentrators to Indian Red Cross Society. These Oxygen Concentrators will be distributed to various hospitals in the North-east region of India. Commenting on the CSR initiative, Damyant Khanoria, Chief Marketing Officer, OPPO India, said, “We...

World Bicycle Day 2021 is being observed today at a time when lockdowns are being eased out here, and lifted in other parts of the globe, lending the annual day renewed importance. Cycling is being viewed with fresh eyes as “green recovery” becomes a buzzword in the “new normal” of the post-COVID-19 world. Eco-friendly, ridiculously...

Climate change and global warming show a bleak image of tomorrow if steps are not taken today to reduce carbon emissions. One of the major contributors to carbon emissions and pollution, in general, is the use of vehicles. On the other hand, the realisation of good health has never been more apparent than at present....

The intense scarcity of medical oxygen cylinders remains a stark ground reality that has hampered the functioning of hospitals and healthcare facilities across India during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. In this regard, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) and the financial fraternity have come forward...

Standing in solidarity with those on the frontlines during the second wave of Covid-19, Paree associated with state police forces in Gurgaon, Noida, Jaipur and Indore to support the female police officers who have been on the ground, working round the clock and are the true heavy-duty champions. On the occasion of Menstrual Hygiene Day...

Airbus has doubled down on its response to the COVID-19 crisis in India, delivering more than 36 tonnes of additional medical equipment to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) and deploying humanitarian flights to move supplies from abroad as well as within the country. Airbus is delivering oxygen plants, ventilators, oxygen concentrators, BPAP breathing machines...