Accenture pledges $25 million for pandemic reduction efforts in India

Global IT {and professional} providers firm Accenture on Tuesday mentioned it has pledged USD 25 million (about Rs 185 crore) for pandemic reduction efforts within the nation.
This is along with the corporate’s ongoing investments in folks and communities, Rekha M Menon, Chairperson and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India, mentioned in a weblog publish on LinkedIn.
Local and international efforts are already underway together with offering ventilators, oxygen concentrators, and medical kits, she added.

“Accenture stands in solidarity with India. We have made a fresh pledge of USD 25 million (about Rs 185 crore) for pandemic relief efforts in addition to ongoing investments in our people and communities… Additionally, we will be augmenting existing hospitals with beds and ICUs and setting up portable hospitals,” she famous.
Menon – who was lately appointed because the Chairperson for IT business physique Nasscom – mentioned Accenture can also be partaking with the federal government to help vaccination camps and supply native language call-centre help.
To help its over 2,00,000 staff and their households in India, the corporate has constructed a number of assets together with 24/7 telemedicine, care-at-home providers, enhanced insurance coverage protection, digital childcare, psychological well being help, and help for testing and vaccinations.
“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 per cent of our people’s contributions for COVID-19 relief efforts. Sharing gratitude for our ONE Accenture family – the 5,37,000 people standing with us every day,” Menon mentioned.
The large rise in infections within the second wave of the pandemic has led to hospitals in a number of states reeling beneath a scarcity of medical oxygen and beds. Social media timelines are crammed with SOS calls with folks on the lookout for oxygen cylinders, hospital beds, plasma donors, and ventilators.
Organisations throughout the spectrum have come ahead to supply and donate oxygenators, respiratory machines, and ventilators.

IT firms like Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and HCL Technologies are taking quite a few steps to contribute to those efforts, together with organising COVID care centres at their amenities.
Capgemini has dedicated Rs 50 crore to reinforce medical infrastructure in India, whereas SAP mentioned it’s doubling its COVID-19 Emergency Fund that was introduced final 12 months to six million euros.