Highlights:
• Infosys will launch four mobile medical laboratories in rural Karnataka
• Mobile lab is outfitted with medical unit, pharmacy and minimally invasive emergency care unit
The Infosys Foundation, the company’s philanthropic and CSR arm, announced the launch of four mobile laboratories, also known as ‘Lab Built on Wheels,’ to provide cost-effective diagnostic solutions and to combat the spread of communicable diseases, primarily among Karnataka’s rural population.
Infosys Foundation signed MoU Rotary Trust
According to a regulatory filing by the IT major to the stock exchanges on June 6, Infosys Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Rotary Bangalore Southwest Charitable Trust (Rotary Trust), with a grant of Rs 4 crore to make the mobile medical laboratories.
The mobile laboratories were given to the Karnataka government by the Infosys Foundation and the Rotary Trust. Every mobile lab has a medical unit, a pharmacy, and a minimally invasive emergency care unit.
Rotary Trust worked with Saicorp Health Technologies (SHTPL), which built the labs to BSL level two safety standards.
“This is part of Infosys Foundation’s ongoing effort to ensure that underprivileged people in India have affordable, timely access to clean, sanitary, and appropriate medical treatment and healthcare,” said Krish Shankar, Executive Vice President, Group HR Head, Infosys, and Trustee, Infosys Foundation, at the launch event.
The Infosys Foundation was established in 1996, supports programs in the areas of education, rural development, healthcare, arts and culture, and destitute care. Its mission is to work in remote regions of several states in India.
