Anand Mahindra calls for emergency vaccination of all in Maharashtra to prevent economic impact of lockdowns
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“Over half the new daily cases (in India) are in Maharashtra. The state is the nerve-centre of the country’s economic activity (and) more lockdowns will be debilitating,” Mahindra said on Twitter tagging the handles of the Prime Minister’s Office and Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan.
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Automakers like Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) with facilities in Maharashtra haven’t seen any impact yet due to the partial lockdowns and night curfews but they are closely monitoring the situation, ET reported on Monday.
Mar 11, 2021, 17:51 PM IST
Every year the second Thursday of March is celebrated as ‘World Kidney Day’ across the world. A health awareness campaign is jointly initiated by the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations on this day.
The first World Kidney Day was observed in 2006 with 66 countries participating and now the number has gone up to 88. It is aimed at raising awareness about the importance of kidneys and kidney-related diseases hence reducing the frequency and impact of such ailments worldwide.
Each year a theme is decided for the day to focus on various aspects of the subject and the theme for this year is ‘Living Well with Kidney Disease’. This has been done to empower kidney patients and their family members to help them deal with the trauma.
Anand Mahindra calls for harnessing pvt sector s capability to scale up COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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Last Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 04:52 PM IST
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India has risen to the fourth position globally in the COVID-19 vaccination race behind the US, China and the UK. On the other hand, India has gradually seen a decline in the number of fresh cases of COVID-19, so also deaths due to the virus.
Mahindra further said, We need to harness the private sector s capability to scale up distribution rapidly. Widespread vaccination is our main hope against any new waves which are now a serious threat.
New Delhi: Mahindra group chairman Anand Mahindra on Tuesday called for harnessing the capability of the private sector to scale up COVID-19 vaccine distribution saying widespread vaccination is India s main hope against any new waves, which are now a serious threat. In a tweet quoting a videographics that showed the global vaccination race against COVID-19, Mahindra said al