Google grant for oxygen plants in India |
Google`s Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on 17th June announced that the company`s philanthropic arm will provide an additional 15.25 million Dollars in grants to build oxygen generation plants and train healthcare workers in rural India. Google`s fresh grant is on top of the $18.2 million announced in April 2021. The objective is to expanding the reach of public health information campaigns and supporting emergency relief work. The second wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic overwhelmed India`s health infrastructure that witnessed massive oxygen shortage. Pichai tweeted, “Our hearts go out to those in India impacted by the ongoing Covid -19 crisis, and we continue to look for ways to help.” Google will support procurement and installation of approximately 80 oxygen generation plants in healthcare facilities in high-need and rural locations with new grants to two non-profits - GiveIndia and PATH. In a blog post, Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president for Google India, said that the tech giant is turning its focus to help strengthen India`s healthcare infrastructure and workforce, especially in rural areas.
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