Chennai: Optum, a part of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), has committed Rs11,45,68,775 to fight the Covid -19 pandemic in India. The funding is part of a $10 million Covid-19 global fund committed by UHG for countries where its businesses operate, it said.
“The contribution will provide urgent assistance to the most impacted communities, including health care workers, hard-hit and underserved citizens, seniors, and people experiencing homelessness and food insecurityas well as government labs experiencing a shortage of equipment,” Optum said.
“The COVID-19 public health emergency has compounded the many challenges faced by India’sfrontline health workers and vulnerable residentsexperiencing loss of income; our efforts are aimed at these sections,” according to Ritesh Talapatra, managing director of Optum Global Solutions (India).