Capgemini has dedicated ₹50 crore to reinforce the efforts of the Central and State administrations in India in the direction of preventing the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. This fund will likely be used to construct Covid-19 care ICU amenities, oxygen era crops, different long-term medical infrastructure and supply reduction operations.
In addition, Capgemini can be contributing ₹5 crore to UNICEF to supply fast assist throughout India for important Covid-19 response care, by organising three oxygen era crops and RT-PCR testing machines.
“India is at the heart of what we do in Capgemini, and the health and safety of our employees and the communities we live in, remains our top priority. This second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India has been particularly challenging, and we want to ensure all our support to fight this pandemic and come out stronger.
At this critical time, we are committed to accelerate medical assistance in India through the Capgemini Social Response Unit (SRU). This fund will help to enhance the efforts of the Central and State authorities in building long-term medical infrastructure in India,” stated Aiman Ezzat, CEO of Capgemini.
As a part of its effort, Capgemini is in discussions with varied State authorities authorities to arrange healthcare amenities throughout these cities the place the corporate has a presence. This contribution will likely be along with the Capgemini Corporate Social Responsibility statutory fund in India.
During 2020, in step with Capgemini’s social dedication, its SRU supplied 65 fully-equipped ICU beds to 3 BMC hospitals in Mumbai, in addition to 100 Oxygen Concentrators and 65 High Flow Nasal Cannulas to fifteen authorities hospitals throughout Bengaluru. These ICU beds, that are totally geared up with ventilators, ECG displays, and different important ICU patient-monitoring units, are at present getting used to deal with sufferers critically affected by Covid-19.
“At Capgemini, we are fully committed to providing timely medical, financial, and emotional support to all our team members and their dependents during these unprecedented times. As we continue to support our colleagues, we are also striving to extend help to the communities we live in by providing access to critical care, which is required immediately for the fight against Covid-19 as well as medical needs in the coming years,” stated Ashwin Yardi, CEO of Capgemini in India.
