Hero MotoCorp Helps Create A 50-Bed COVID-19 Ward At Delhi Hospital

Hero MotoCorp, world's largest two-wheeler company by volumes, has helped create a 50-bed COVID-19 ward at Delhi's Janakpuri Super Specialty hospital. The initiative was undertaken as part of Hero's CSR relief measures towards fighting COVID-19. Hero MotoCorp partnered with the 'People-to-People Health Foundation'. The ward was inaugurated by Satyendar Jain, Hon'ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Delhi.

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(The ward was inaugurated by Satyendar Jain, Hon'ble Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Delhi Govt)

In April 2021, when the pandemic was at its peak, Hero MotoCorp partnered with Ramakrishna Mission Sevashram, Kankhal in Haridwar, Uttarakhand to bolster the town's healthcare system and response to COVID-19. The company supported the healthcare infrastructure of Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama to boost the capacity of rapid-response teams and other emergency medical facilities. It also helped the Mission to deploy an immediate health preparedness plan to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in Haridwar.

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(The COVID-19 ward has a capacity of 50 beds)

Hero also provided its two-wheelers for health workers in seven hospitals in and around Dharuhera in Haryana, four hospitals in Uttarakhand, four hospitals in Gurugram in Haryana, three hospitals in Jaipur, and one each in Alwar in Rajasthan, and near Halol in Gujarat.

Hero also contributed oxygen cylinders to a few hospitals in Delhi and Haryana. The company donated PPE kits to health authorities in various states, to be used by health and front-line workers. Going forward, the company says it will continue to step up its efforts to fight COVID-19 and collaborate with local hospitals, state governments and relevant authorities.