Category: NGO

Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today dedicated a 20-bed COVID care center to the citizens of Delhi. The center, located at the Aggarwal Dharmshala in Kirari, is affiliated to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital and managed by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). The center is equipped with beds, oxygen supply, PPE kits, medical consumables, and basic medical infrastructure to treat non-critical patients. The company also donated 100 oxygen concentrators as part of the relief package for Delhi, including 10 for this center in northwest Delhi.   This follows last week’s announcement that the company…

HCCB, one of India’s top FMCG companies, has launched a nation-wide CoVID Care Plan to serve the community at a time when the country combats a crisis of enormous proportions.  The company recently procured 100 Oxygen Concentrators from Germany to help the country deal with the immediate crisis of inadequate supply of oxygen in hospitals. Most of these concentrators have already been deployed in several government hospitals through the district administration in states. Additionally, HCCB also arranged 25 Oxygen Concentrators for its employees and their family members spanning across factories…

Majority of Indian companies did a fantastic job of addressing their employees’ needs of safety, stability, and security during the first phase of the pandemic. But remember, the employee needs are evolving and require more sophisticated approach from organisations as second wave of pandemic envelops the country.   The second phase of COVID-19 has been an opportune time for companies to create more tailored responses to workplaces challenges and leading Engineering services organisation, Tata Technologies Limited has seized the opportunity by taking concrete employee-benefitting initiatives expanding on the goodwill and camaraderie earned…

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) announced a slew of initiatives to ensure the health, safety, and holistic wellbeing of its employees and the larger community, amidst the second wave of the pandemic.   Contributing towards Covid-19 relief efforts, the company has collaborated with C-CAMP (Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms), the German Consulate, Bengaluru, Rhenus Logistics, and Nayonika Eyecare Charitable Trust to procure 110 oxygen concentrators for the hospitals in Karnataka.   “The health and safety of our employees is a foremost priority and we are committed to it,…

L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a leading global engineering services company, announced that its COVID isolation centre set-up in Mysuru is fully operational and available to take care of employees and their families who exhibit mild symptoms or are suspected to be COVID-19 positive.   Labelled as LTTS Isolation Centre, the facility is equipped to provide essential care facilities while operating under the purview and guidelines set by GoI, ICMR and WHO. Allied Core Healthcare Services are the partners for the initiative. The initiative includes services such…

Zoho Corporation, the Chennai-headquartered global technology firm, is helping hospitals and healthcare centers across Tamil Nadu with procurement and distribution of essential medical equipment for Covid-19 treatment. The company has also donated ₹5 crores to the state government’s public relief fund towards Covid relief. Other initiatives underway to support the state’s fight against the second wave of pandemic include an isolation care facility at the Estancia campus for employees and their families, vaccination drives, and community kitchens catering to villages around Chennai and Tenkasi.   On-going Covid relief initiatives by Zoho:   Procurement and distribution…

As India struggles with the latest, brutal wave of COVID-19, we at Lenovo are supporting employees, partners, customers, and friends in their efforts to stay safe. Lenovo has committed INR 8 crores (approximately US$1 million) towards COVID-19 relief to meet India’s short-term and long-term requirements, via the Lenovo Foundation. Of this funding, INR 5 crores will be donated in the form of medical equipment consisting of oxygen concentrators, refillable oxygen cylinders, invasive ventilators and oximeters are being donated to hospitals where the need is high. The remaining INR 3 crores…

In a joint effort, UiPath and UiPath Foundation have partnered with OxygenForIndia to provide 200,000 hours of Oxygen to combat the pandemic in India.   Approximately 5,500 oxygen cylinders will be airlifted to India in the coming week. Acknowledging the importance of solidarity and support for the severely affected, UiPath, the UiPath Foundation, and UiPath employees are providing nearly $1 million to deliver oxygen supplies immediately to India.   “It is imperative that communities and companies around the world come together to support India in its efforts. Realizing the importance and…

Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has contributed Rs. 5.45 Crores from its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Fund to the PM CARES Fund, in support of the Government’s concerted efforts in dealing with the challenges arising out of the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.     BEL is also utilising Rs. 4 Crores of its CSR Fund to set up Medical Oxygen Generation Plants in 12 Government hospitals in six states to ramp up their oxygen requirement and help ease current crisis across the country.   BEL…

Australia has the highest age-standardized incidence rate for all cancers in the world and one of the countries with substantial cancer screening programs. Against this backdrop, several pharma companies are conducting clinical trials related to cancer drugs in the country. Among these, Roche continues to be a key player with the highest number of clinical trials in oncology indications, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.     Ms. Sasmitha Sahu, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Despite high incidence rates, mortality rate is low in Australia due to early and…