Healthcare

News Update/Press Release une 30, 2021, New Delhi:  Deutsche Bank has come forward to support Smile Foundation’s Health Cannot Wait campaign to strengthen public health infrastructure and provide critical care equipment to people. So far, the bank has donated 2,000 COVID-19 mitigation kits across Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jaipur, and Pune. These kits include community screening kits, Personal Protection Equipment kits, hand sanitizer, thermal scanners, pulse oximeters and three-ply masks for frontline workers. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken India and seems to be even more devastating than the first. Fighting the new, more infectious variant of the virus, frontline health workers are working round the clock even as hospitals run out of beds and oxygen supply, and thousands

News Update /Press Release New Delhi, June 15th, 2021: Saluting the undying spirit, care and courage of the healthcare community, Quaker Oats has partnered with Smile Foundation to launch #SalutingOurHeroes, an initiative to provide over 1 lakh oatmeals* to the healthcare heroes in India. As part of this initiative, Quaker will reach out to over 45 government and private hospitals and medical institutions. The initiative is being rolled out across over 7 states including Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Kerala, West Bengal, and Karnataka. From doctors to nurses and medical professionals, each member of the healthcare community has put their lives at risk to keep numerous families safe. Through this special #SalutingOurHeroes initiative, Quaker, has extended its heartfelt gratitude to the healthcare community by providing them with bowls of hope and energy. Some of the hospitals engaged through this initiative include Columbia Asia Hospital, Gurugram;

News Update/ Press Release ~ An invitation to health partners to utilize its campuses across the three cities for vaccination drive~ June 2021, Bangalore; Silver Oaks believes in the modern science of vaccines to help the country through pandemic. And hence, the school has been encouraging inoculation and urges citizens to get vaccinated in order to surpass through the crisis. Through this initiative, Silver Oaks also invites health partners to utilize their campuses across Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Visakhapatnam, to organize vaccination drives. The initiative aims to help as many lives as they can to get vaccination at comfort. Driven by the famous quote by Swami Vivekananda, “The destiny of the country begins in its classroom”, the school is primarily into

News Update/ Press Release New Delhi, 2 June 2021: Smart Power India (SPI), a subsidiary of the Rockefeller Foundation, partnered with GiveIndia Foundation, Swasth Foundation, Eka Care to provide COVID relief, in the rural community, primarily to their mini grid customers and ESCO employees. The services include: Meeting oxygen supply via oxygen cylinders and concentrators for the COVID patients Facilitating in-person and telemedicine consultations for those with chronic conditions Procuring and distributing PPE to health professionals and essential workers and others The mini grid villages in India have observed an intense health crisis in 2021 as compared to 2020. As per the recent surveys conducted by SPI across mini-grid villages, 77% participants expressed COVID care facilities are inaccessible in case

News Update/Press Release 31st May 2021, New Delhi:  The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the country and seems to be even more devastating than the first. Fighting the new, more infectious variant of the virus, frontline health workers are working round the clock even as hospitals run out of beds and oxygen supply, and thousands succumb to preventable deaths. India has become the second-worst affected country, with more than 24 million cases, and more than 270,000 deaths.[1] During this time of need, Smile Foundation has come forward with its ‘Health Cannot Wait’ campaign to strengthen the existing public health infrastructure. Santanu Mishra, Co-Founder, and Executive Trustee, Smile Foundation said, “The pandemic has put to test the entire healthcare infrastructure,

News Update/ Press Release National, 13 May,2021- On the occasion of International Nurse Day, the company starts the gifting drive in 4 hospitals at SGPGI, Lucknow, S.N. medical College, Agra, Women District hospital amongst other. The shoes have also been sent to Hyderabad, Bhuvneshwar, Jalandhar and other cities as well for distribution amongst the frontline healthcare workers.  On this occasion Ashish Jain, CEO – Von Wellx Germany, India said “Nurses have played one of the greatest roles in the fight against Covid 19, risking their and their own family’s life. We are doing this to show them our smallest token of gratitude for risking everything for the greater good of the society. It is our appeal to all the people of

PRESS RELEASE February 23, 2021: Tata STRIVE and Wipro GE Healthcare today entered into a partnership to skill youth for jobs in the healthcare sector over a period of three years. The agreement aims to skill 6,200 candidates in various technical and operational areas of healthcare. As part of this partnership, Wipro GE Healthcare will design, develop and implement industry-relevant, hands-on training with a goal of achieving gainful employment for these students, many of whom belong to underprivileged sections of society. Tata STRIVE with the support of Tata Trusts will provide the candidates loan scholarships upon qualifying for the course. Tata STRIVE to enhance the program delivery and efficacy by providing digital solutions for planning and managing batches, loan scholarships, attendance,