Partners with Govt of Karnataka
The isolation centre at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RMLH), New Delhi and Kandhya Bhawan, Ramanagara District, Karnataka, which has been turned into a dedicated COVID-19 referral hospital, is supported through the CSR efforts of Wipro GE Healthcare (WGE) and its NGO partner People to People Health Foundation (PPHF).
RMLH houses 90 isolation beds and a dedicated ICU consisting of 30 motorised beds. In order to ensure safety of doctors and frontline healthcare workers at RMLH, WGE and PPHF have also provided 500 PPE kits for doctors and 500 N95 masks for frontline healthcare workers.
“The manner in which the government, healthcare sector, companies and society has come together to solve the challenges arising out of COVID-19 is truly outstanding,” said Nalinikanth Gollagunta, Managing Director, Wipro GE Healthcare.
WGE has also partnered with the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka to support this isolation centre with 50 Isolation beds and an ICU consisting of nine motorised beds.
The Government of Karnataka has transformed its administrative office at Kandhya Bhawan, Ramanagara District into a dedicated COVID-19 referral hospital. WGE and PPHF have also provided 500 PPEs and N95 masks to ensure safety of doctors and frontline healthcare workers in Bengaluru.
“An unimaginable crisis has surrounded us, and our collective response will save lives. PPHF being a public health organisation is collaborating with private sectors and extending its support to the Government of India on strengthening the health system infrastructure by providing life supporting medical equipment and supplies to COVID-19 hospitals, supporting healthcare workers on infection prevention and supporting hygiene promotion activities in the community,” said Dr Laxmikant Palo, CEO, PPHF.