Gurugram, 13 July 2020: In the presence of chief minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar, Coca-Cola India along with partner United Way on Monday initiated its PPE and hygiene kit distribution in Gurugram as the beginning of its Covid 19 relief efforts for front line warriors in Haryana.
Through this distribution, a total of 1000+ healthcare workers across six hospitals and 9700 sanitation workers are expected to benefit in the state of Haryana. The support includes provision of essential PPE kits, hygiene aids and medical supplies to protect frontline warriors as also curb the spread of coronavirus. This initiative is a part of Coca-Cola’s commitment of INR 100 crores towards helping the healthcare system and communities to combat the crisis and contain the spread of the pandemic.
Present at the event through video conferencing, Manohar Lal Khattar said, "I extend gratitude to the partners for collaborating and putting their foot forth in the present tragic times. The PPEs, sanitizers, masks, ICU beds, gloves, and other consumables are very integral to our mission against COVID."
As the need to step up relief efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Coca-Cola in India has partnered with United Way Mumbai to augment healthcare initiatives in 48 public hospitals across eight states in the country. This large-scale support to public hospitals and healthcare workers, aims to positively impact 9600 healthcare workers and over 9 lakh patients across India. In addition, it is also committed to serving 65000+ public service personnel such as sanitation workers, police staff and community health workers across the nation.
Commenting on the initiative, Ishteyaque Amjad, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Communications & Sustainability, Coca-Cola India and South West Asia said, "We are humbled to collaborate with our partner United Way Mumbai in providing support to the health and safety of the country’s frontline warriors. We are hopeful that with collective efforts and resilience, we will be able to steer ourselves out of these testing times."
Sachin Golwakar, CEO, United Way Delhi said, "With the surge in positive cases and death tolls in the Haryana region, it is more important than ever that we share responsibility and do our bit to safeguard our healthcare workers and public service personnel who are vulnerable to the disease."
The relief program has been rolled out in eight critically affected states- Maharashtra (Mumbai, Pune), Delhi, Tamil Nadu (Chennai), Karnataka (Bengaluru), Telangana (Hyderabad), Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana, informed the statement. Additionally, to equip public service personnel - police staff, sanitation workers, community and social workers working on frontlines and hotspot zones with protective gears, masks and gloves, sanitizers etc. To benefit about 50,000 sanitation workers, 11,000+ police personnel and 6,000 community health workers across India.
United Way Mumbai is a part of the 130 years old United Way movement engaged in nearly 1800 communities, spanning 41 countries across the world.
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