In a particular session on ABP News’ India vs Corona 2.0 e-Conclave, Mr. Amitabh Behar (CEO – Oxfam) and Mr. Sandeep Chachra (Executive Director, Action Aid), put a highlight on the ‘human face’ of company India – highlighting the initiatives taken by Indian companies and entrepreneurs to fight the COVID-19 disaster.
Mr. Behar emphasised how humanity performed a major function amidst the second wave of the pandemic.
Speaking concerning the varied initiatives taken by ActionAid, Mr. Sandeep Chachra mentioned, “During the first wave of the pandemic, we distributed ration to over 70 lakh people in need. We organized relief camps and helped several migrants during the lockdown. As the ferocious second wave came into picture, we started a medical helpline in about 10 states. Currently, we have 71 help desks helping people and informing them about vaccines, beds, oxygen, and other necessary items.”
“In the coming days, we will start working in 100 districts of 15 states to help the local hospitals by providing them with oxygen concentrators, ventilators, oximeters, etc.” He added.
ABP News initiated this particular conclave to know the influence of COVID-19 on totally different sectors and communities. Through a sequence of conversations with the people who find themselves main the combat in opposition to Covid-19, this version of India vs Corona e-Conclave checked out how companies and industries are responding to the disaster, with compassion and innovation.
In the identical vein, Mr. Amitabh Behar make clear Oxfam’s ‘Mission Sanjeevni’. As part of this mission, their firm helped putting in medical gear together with medical oxygen crops in India. “This year was all about saving the lives of the people. We are doing everything in our power to support the healthcare fraternity by donating protective medical equipment. We are also preparing an ‘Asha kit’ for the Asha workers in view of the predicted third wave of COVID-19.”
Apart from this, the conclave delved into varied pertinent themes like ‘Tackling Adversity With Innovation’ which concerned conversations round enterprise methods adopted by firms to deal with the influence of the COVID-19 disaster on their group, in addition to the bigger society. Various leaders threw mild on how firms are lending a serving to hand to the society by means of their CSR initiatives.
