Accenture pledges $25 mn towards pandemic relief for staff, communities

Firm has 24x7 telemedicine, care-at-home, higher insurance cover, virtual childcare, mental health support, and testing and vaccination infra for employees

IT major Accenture today made a fresh pledge of $25 million (Rs 185 crore) for pandemic relief efforts in addition to ongoing investments in its people and communities.

Rekha Menon, chairperson and senior MD at Accenture India, in a blog shared: “The local and global efforts already underway include providing ventilators, oxygen concentrators, and medical kits. We are providing Covid-19 support kits and PPE kits to frontline healthcare workers and providing food and Covid-19 at-home care kits to unemployed and poor people. We are also engaging with the government to support vaccination camps and provide local language call-center support. Additionally,