Health & Sanitation

Australian graphic designing platform Canva, together with SafetyCulture, Airtasker, Airtree Ventures, and Blackbird Ventures, launches Aussie Tech for India – a joint philanthropic program to raise awareness and provide both financial and logistical support for the sourcing and purchasing of oxygen and other medical supplies in India. The world is in the middle of a...

Hyundai Motor India Foundation, the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Ltd. released a film on its social outreach initiative ‘Sparsh Sanjeevani’. The film captures moments of Hyundai’s Mobile Medical Van as it travels through rural India to augment accessibility of healthcare services for people in these regions. S S Kim, MD & CEO, Hyundai...

Gujarat education minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama visited the Cadila Pharmaceuticals plant at Dholka in Ahmedabad district and felicitated the COVID Warriors for their service at the COVID care centre at Dholka. CSR of Cadila Pharmaceuticals, along with the Indian Red Cross Society, Dholka, Mangal Mandir Manav Seva Parivaar, Bagodara, Dholka Seva Parivaar, and Faraj Trust,...

As the COVID-19 pandemic magnifies disparities for underserved communities, Pfizer is working to address the complex issues we face as a global society and create a healthier, more equitable world for all. Through partnerships and programmes, this biopharmaceutical industry leader is seeking to expand affordable access to breakthrough medicines and vaccines, particularly among underserved...

Finolex Industries has pledged more than Rs. 9 cores for the second wave of COVID-19. The manufacturing company, along with its CSR arm Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF), has mobilized resources, globally and in India to augment covid relief efforts in the country in collaboration with other corporates, NGO partners, philanthropic institutions, and likeminded individuals. Through...

Honeywell has dedicated a 20-bed COVID care centre to the citizens of Delhi. This follows last week’s announcement that the company is establishing COVID care centres and COVID critical care centres across five states in India. The conglomerate has partnered with the governments of Delhi, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, and Uttarakhand to help address the ongoing...

RHI Magnesita, which makes refractory products and solutions, has directly supported more than 9000 families in the fight against COVID-19 recently by providing necessary safety tools under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. Through its three Indian subsidiaries – Orient Refractories Ltd., RHI Clasil Pvt. Ltd. and RHI India Pvt. Ltd., the CSR initiative distributed “COVID-19...

As part of its efforts to support the fight against COVID-19, DCM Shriram Ltd. has successfully installed, commissioned & handed over two units of the Medical Oxygen Generation Plant with a capacity of 125 litres per minute (LPM) at ESIC Hospital, Ankleshwar, Gujarat. M. D. Modiya, Collector & D.M., Bharuch graced the occasion as the...

Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Piramal Enterprises Limited (PEL), has launched significant initiatives to address the devastating impact of the second wave of Covid in India's Aspirational Districts. To address the current emergency due to the second wave of Covid-19, the Foundation, will set up 100 Covid Care Centres in rural and...

Ambuja Neotia & ICICI Lombard jointly announce the opening of ‘Vinod Neotia Covid Care Centre’ — a 58-bed first-line COVID care facility in New Town, Kolkata. Located adjacent to Bhagirathi Neotia Woman and Child Care Centre, New Town, this facility is set to start operations from today. ICICI Lombard has provided the medical equipment to...

Bosch India handed over the medical aid received from its parent company, Robert Bosch GmbH to NITI Aayog as part of its initiative to combat the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The aid shipment includes 92 ventilators and 438 oxygen concentrators, 10 oxygen cylinders, and other medical supplies such as face...

HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, announced today a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country to assist the fight against the pandemic. The measures comprise setting up permanent medical infrastructure such as Oxygen plants, medical equipment, and ICU facilities, in addition to providing medical supplies to hospitals across India. The...