Accenture has pledged $25 million (Rs 185 crore) in direction of pandemic relief efforts in India, chairperson and senior managing director Rekha Menon mentioned on Tuesday.
The contemporary pledge is along with efforts similar to offering ventilators, oxygen concentrators and medical kits.
“We are providing Covid-19 support kits and PPE kits to frontline healthcare workers and providing food and Covid-19 at-home care kits to unemployed and poor people,” Menon, who can be chairperson of IT trade physique Nasscom, wrote on skilled networking website LinkedIn.
“We are also engaging with the government to support vaccination camps and provide local language call-centre support. Additionally, we will be augmenting existing hospitals with beds and ICUs and setting up portable hospitals,” she mentioned.
Accenture mentioned it had constructed sources similar to 24/7 telemedicine, care-at-home companies, enhanced insurance coverage protection, digital childcare, psychological well being assist, and assist for testing and vaccinations, to assist its greater than 200,000 workers and their households in India.
The IT companies agency has additionally created depart choices for caregivers.
“Across the globe, our people have expressed their support and are getting involved. In addition to their time, they are also donating funds, and Accenture will match 100% of our people’s contributions for Covid-19 relief efforts,” Menon mentioned.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all who have lost their lives, and the many more who continue to battle the Covid-19 pandemic,” she added.
