COVID-19: Mastercard donates USD 8.9 million to install 2,000 portable beds in India
COVID-19: Mastercard donates USD 8.9 million to install 2,000 portable beds in India
Leading global payments company Mastercard has donated USD 8.9 million to a New York-based non-profit body, American India Foundation, to install 2,000 portable beds in India, which is reeling from a deadly wave of the COVID-19. Mastercard has granted an incredible USD 8.9 million to the AIF COVID-19 Response, to install 2,000 portable beds in India, addressing the immediate healthcare needs of the nation, the AIF announced on Friday.
The grant is estimated to help 2.5 million Indians to gain access to healthcare. This is AIF s largest-ever gift, and these funds will be used to procure and place portable hospitals in areas of greatest need across the country, the non-profit body said.