IT services major Cognizant launched Operation C3—Cognizant Combats Covid-19—as to help its associates in India and their communities which are impacted by the outbreak.
These efforts will be focused on three primary areas: supporting Covid care facilities, supplementing oxygen supplies to address the acute shortage, and providing access to vaccinations.
“We are immediately providing $1.5 million (approximately Rs 10 crore) through the Cognizant Foundation to operationalize response efforts with our partners across India. We’re also providing an additional $2 million (approximately Rs 15 crore) in emergency funding to Unicef in India to help address acute shortages in life-saving oxygen and deploy medical and testing supplies,” said Rajesh Nambiar, Executive Vice President and Chairman, Cognizant India, in a note to the employees.