The Global Task Force on Pandemic Response, a newly formed US-based public-private partnership organized by the US Chamber of Commerce and supported by Business Roundtable, has announced that it is working with the Chamber’s US-India Business Council and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum to take three immediate actions to help address the Covid-19 surge in India:
- Sourcing, shipping and delivering 1,000 Puritan Bennett ventilators needed by healthcare facilities across India. The first ventilators procured by the
US Chamber of Commerce Foundation have already arrived in India, with all remaining ventilators expected to arrive by June 3. Medtronic will manufacture the ventilators and handle end-to-end shipping, installation and ongoing and virtual training.
- Delivering 25,000 oxygen concentrators to India by the end of May, with transportation support from FedEx.
- Creating the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) India Action Group to provide ideas and practical information to CHROs to help their people in India.
The Global Task Force on Pandemic Response was launched to provide a unified platform for businesses to mobilize and deliver resources to assist Covid-19 efforts in areas of the highest need around the world.
Through its Steering Committee, the Task Force will work to concentrate efforts where corporate support will be most beneficial, with additional countries to be determined in consultation with the US government.
