Home CATEGORIES Health & Sanitation

Health & Sanitation

As CSR support, Tata Power donates over 40 oxygen cyliners to public hospitals in Mulshi

As India fights the grave pandemic situation, Tata Power donated over 40 Oxygen cylinders of 47 litres (7 Cubic) each in response to the urgency of procuring oxygen cylinders for hospitals in Mulshi, Pune. The team from Tata Power’s Hydro division handed over these cylinders to Ajit Pawar, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, at the...

Home of Beautiful Souls Foundation launching COVID mental health self help toolkit

Home of Beautiful Souls Foundation is launching a first-ever COVID Mental Health Self Help Toolkit on 23rd May 2021. The toolkit consists of carefully curated blogs, podcasts and videos to address mental health concerns covering topics like combating insomnia, processing and overcoming grief, survivor’s guilt, mindfulness, and existentialism. The toolkit can be used by anyone,...

500-bed Covid hospital at O.P. Jindal Modern School by CSR of Jindal Stainless is up and running

A 500-bed COVID hospital at Jindal Stainless operated O.P. Jindal Modern School in Hisar was inaugurated by Chief Minister, Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar yesterday. All 500 beds are equipped with oxygen. The hospital CSR project was initiated in April at O.P. Jindal Modern School, keeping in view the increasing cases of corona in the state....

CSR: Marico Limited donates Rs. 1 crore worth of hand sanitizers and hygiene kits to frontline medicos

As India continues to battle COVID-19, Marico Limited has once again stepped up and introduced multiple CSR initiatives. The organisation has directed its resources towards aiding this fight against the virus. The company has spent over Rs. 12 crore in COVID support since the start of the pandemic last year. Donation of Hygiene Kits With a...

ChildFund India reaching 10 million people in rural India with medical supplies and vaccination support

ChildFund India, in collaboration with Project HOPE, a global health and humanitarian aid group, is again proactively responding to the COVID crisis for vulnerable communities in the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and others. This initiative is a part of the overall response ChildFund India has devised to fight the 2nd...

Beam Suntory and Suntory Holdings donate over Rs. 4.41 crores to organizations supporting COVID-19 relief in India

Beam Suntory and parent company Suntory Holdings, have pledged $600,000 (approx. Rs. 44,184,000) to support COVID-19 relief in India through CSR. The activities are focused on increasing access to medical care in the hardest-hit areas and supporting on-trade partners that have been impacted by the surging pandemic. “Giving back to society is one of Suntory...

CSR: Corporates stepping up with community vaccination drives during second wave of Covid

The nationwide vaccination drive continues in the midst of the second Covid wave. The situation in some states like Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh is dire, with inoculation centres running out of vaccines in a matter of hours every day. The BMC has opened several drive-in vaccination centres in different parts of Mumbai city. While there...

CSR: LG Electronics pledges $5.5 million, 10 makeshift hospitals for Covid relief in India

Continuing its commitment to support India in the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, LG Electronics has pledged to help 10 makeshift hospitals across India. This will be done in association with local government bodies and NGOs. As a part of this association, LG will be providing financial assistance of $5.5 million to set up medical infrastructure...

CSR: Vedanta Sesa Goa supports Goa government with critical medical equipment during sudden Covid surge

As Goa battles the 2nd wave of Covid-19 pandemic with a sudden surge in COVID cases, Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore has committed to add 100-bed infrastructure capacity at Goa, to support the state Govt. in combating COVID pandemic. 100-Bed infrastructure will be rolled out as extension to Goa Medical College at Bambolim, Goa...

Global Schools Foundation contributes 500 oxygen concentrators to India

Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF) has dispatched more than 500 oxygen concentrators to India for Covid-19 affected patients. This life-saving equipment is in addition to the first shipment of 200 oxygen cylinders sent on an urgent basis as part of a larger consignment onboard the Indian Navy warship Airavat to aid in transportation of medical...

Piramal Swasthya working closely with Bihar government to tackle Covid across 5 Aspirational Districts

Piramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute, the primary healthcare and nutrition initiative under the aegis of Piramal Foundation, in partnership with Government of Bihar is collectively working to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic across five Aspirational Districts of the state. The five districts from Bihar are Sitamarhi, Katihar, Araria, Sheikhpura and Begusarai. Piramal Swasthya has collaborated...

CSR in Covid-19 – Connecting souls in the midst of a struggle between life and death

After several days of high fever, when there was no improvement in my health, it was time to go to the hospital, which set in motion a life-changing reality check. It was a huge challenge to get a bed in a small, run-down nursing home with insufficient medical facilities, not knowing whether there would...

हिंदी मंच

EDITOR'S PICK