Tech Mahindra to Kick-start an Exclusive COVID-19 Vaccination Drive for Employees and Family

Tech Mahindra Ltd., a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, today announced the kick-start of an exclusive COVID-19 vaccination drive for its associates and dependent family members. Tech Mahindra has partnered with Fortis Healthcare to initiate the first phase of the drive to be held in Delhi NCR, starting from 15th April 2021.

Tech Mahindra will cover the cost of vaccination for all its associates and further plans to extend the benefit to its third-party employees as well. Tech Mahindra has urged all its eligible associates to register themselves for vaccination through the government app – CoWIN/Aarogya Setu and follow the mandated process.

Harshvendra Soin, Global Chief People Officer & Head – Marketing, Tech Mahindra, said, “At Tech Mahindra, well-being of our associates is a foremost priority for us, and this vaccination drive further reiterates our belief in ‘Wellness before Business’. In addition to implementing all safety protocols, the vaccination drive in partnership with Fortis Healthcare, will thereby enable us to keep our associates and their loved ones safe.”

Tech Mahindra has also defined stringent safety protocols and introduced several initiatives including, 24/7 Emergency Help Desk to address requests related to hospitalization and medication along with Associate Welfare Trust and Health Insurance cover for associates’ financial needs and COVID-19 related expenses.

Hardeep Singh, Zonal Director, Fortis Hospital, Noida, said, “With a new surge in COVID-19 cases, ensuring vaccination for all is of utmost importance. This will require coming together of various stakeholders across industries that share the same commitment. We look forward to collaborating with Tech Mahindra to initiate this first-of-its kind drive to vaccinate employees and ensure a safe return to workplace.”

Tech Mahindra has also launched ‘Mhealthy’, a comprehensive COVID-19 risk screening test to assess test the presence of anti-bodies along with all the vital health statistics for COVID-19 co-morbidities. By generating real-time reports, the solution ensures that every individual stepping into the Tech Mahindra premises is healthy; thereby, making it a safe place to work. Committed towards the fight against COVID-19, Tech Mahindra has institutionalized an integrated approach to not only enable a safe working environment for its associates, but to also enable customers to grow their businesses in a safe, secure, and sustainable way.

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Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital takes COVID-19 vaccination to doorsteps of apartments across Bangalore

Joins hands with Resident Welfare Associations of apartments to enable senior citizens to get vaccinated

Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital is knocking on doors at apartments across Bengaluru to administer onsite vaccinations for COVID-19. Apollo Cradle has joined hands with the Resident Welfare Associations of the city’s biggest apartment complexes such as Prestige Shanti Niketan and Sterling Shalom and has completed its first drive, with over 230 beneficiaries. Apollo Cradle and Children’s hospital will start the second drive from 13th April to 21st 2021, across the city, this drive is being done in public interest at NO ADDITIONAL COST.

Mr. Anubhav Prashant, COO – Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital shares “We are happy to associate with apartment associations and resident welfare associations (RWAs) in Bengaluru, in the onsite administration of COVID-19 vaccination. In Karnataka, there are an estimated 50 lakh people above the age of 60 years and about 14 lakh people above the age of 45 and with comorbidities. This kind of initiative will help in speeding up the vaccination administration. Adding to this Dr. Ajay Gangoli, Director Medical Services – Apollo Health & Lifestyle Ltd said, “We can provide service to the most vulnerable, people above 70 years, who in many cases can’t really travel far or have other challenges”. Apollo Cradle and Children’s hospital has tied up with following apartments and will start the next drive from 16th April to 21st 2021:

SL No – LIST OF RWA – Date of vaccination
1 – Acme Encove – 16-04-2021
2 – Palm Meadows – 17-04-2021
3 – TATA Sherwood Apartment – 20-04-2021
4 – Shilpitha Splendor Annexe – 21-04-2021
5 – NCC Ivory Heights – 22-04-2021

Any interested RWA’s can contact Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital for onsite vaccinations for COVID-19 by logging on to www.apollocradle.com or by dialling helpline 1860 500 4424. The services are available across Hyderabad, Bangalore, Delhi & Amritsar.

Standards of Firefighting Safety Orders

Flames can occur whenever and can influence any business. As a business, you’re answerable for the well being of laborers.

You’re likewise dependable in case you’re:

    The proprietor The landowner Or on the other hand occupier

As a business person, you have an obligation of care to your workers. They’re lawfully qualified for a workplace liberated from dangers and perils. This identifies with everything from their physical to their psychological wellness and prosperity.

Fire Security Law:

The primary guideline that tends to fire security in the work environment in Ireland is the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.

The first and most significant necessity from this enactment is for a fire danger evaluation. This intends to help recognize territories inside the work environment that could cause a fire and individuals who’ll be in danger.

For instance, distinguishing all potential wellsprings of start, fuel and oxygen. Or on the other hand perceiving that your kitchen staff are bound to be in danger of being presented to fire.

It applies to anybody liable for working environments and structures to which general society approaches. The enactment requires all premises to arrive at the fundamental measures. It additionally requires all businesses to guarantee their workers get sufficient security preparing. This ought to be on the techniques they need to follow during a fire, including fire drills.

Utilize the consequence of the evaluation to take sufficient measures to dispense with, control or limit the danger of injury or demise in a crisis.

Different components to consider in the evaluation include:

    Giving and keeping up broad putting out fires hardware like cautions, quenchers, fire covers and so on Getting ready for crises. Customary survey and update of hazard appraisal. Checking fire exits and guaranteeing they’re unhindered consistently. Isolating wellsprings of start and any combustible substances. The significance of fire well being

As per the Home Office fire-related casualty measurements for the year 2016/2017, Fire and Rescue Services in England took care of more than 15,000 flames in non-staying (business) structures. The one thing that is for sure in this report is that flames can influence any sort of building. Aside from mechanical destinations with high dangers of flames because of the idea of the work, the report likewise represents fires in emergency clinics, schools, and shops. Just as satisfying your lawful commitment, fire drills are imperative to realize how your staff will carry on in high-pressure circumstances like flames. As the expression goes, ‘careful discipline brings about promising results’. Doing customary fire security checks gives you a chance to recognize any flimsy points all the while and develop it. The legitimate commitment is to lead these drills at any rate once every year except it’s fitting to do them more frequently than that. Particularly if you’re working environment is unified with different fire hazard factors.

Securing Off-Site Labors:

Since not all crises happen while staff are on office premises, your telecommuters could likewise be in danger. For the year 2013/2014, the office for Communities and Local government tracked down that 80% of all recorded flames were homegrown. Under the well being and security enactment, you could be in danger of arraignment in the event that you don’t have the foggiest idea where they are the point at which a mishap occurs. This implies that you additionally need to consider the security of your representatives working off-site. It’s significant that they realize how to react on the off chance that they end up in danger while off-site or going for work. Obviously, it’s substantially more hard to determine who’s in danger when representatives aren’t situated in the workplace. Head ways in innovation are permitting organizations to exploit the solitary specialist gadgets to screen and secure staff. Different applications have made it so that during seasons of crises, for example, fear assaults and catastrophic events, you’re ready to find and ensure your representatives working offsite. With it, you’re ready to satisfy your obligation of care by distinguishing who is in or close to an episode zone and gathering constant data from those in influenced zones.

Different tips for guaranteeing the security of off-site laborers include:

Giving exhaustive preparing to prepare staff to perceive and keep away from perils.

Deciding any potential dangers field representative may confront when they’re off-site.

Building up a method to speak with an allocated individual from staff at foreordained stretches.

For those in the workplace, counteraction steps, for example, guaranteeing fire well being gear are kept clear and holding normal drills can have a significant effect during seasons of crises.

There are many Best firefighting companies that are well equipped with the necessary technology in order to counter the fire hazard in any place.

How to Maintain Health, Types of Health and Four Concept of Health

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

World Health Organization has proposed the above-mentioned statement as standard definition of health. We are in an era where everyone is much concerned about their body.

We all put some restrictions on what to eat or what not to. Does it affect positively and maintains our health? The answer is both!!! Yes and No. It is YES because the statement “You are what you eat” becomes true here. It is NO because the restriction of eating does not control our health completely and there are other factors too which are important.

In this 21st Century, everyone is so much concerned about their body that a minor change in their body shape or increase in belly fat can alarm them to start regular exercise or GYM.

Although, concerning about this is necessary to remain happy and fully-functional throughout the life. Here a famous statement holds itself true that– “Happiness lies, first of all, in health“. If you are healthy, you will automatically become happy!

Concept of Health

Many concepts of health arose as time changed. However, we are going to talk about four main concept of health which are in our primary concern.

Biomedical Concept:

This is the first concept of health and here, it is considered as the absence of disease or illness in a person. If someone is free from disease, that person can be considered healthy.

Does it fit with the standard definition of WHO? It does not! By taking this factor only, a person cannot be considered fit or healthy. So, due to insufficiency of this concept in describing it, motivated the development of furthermore concept of health.

Ecological Concept:

The second concept of health is based on ecology rather than on biology. According to this concept, health is an equilibrium between human life and the environment. The diseases are deviations from that equilibrium.

However, we cannot rely completely on this concept because it talks only about adjustments between humans and their surrounding environment. After the rejection of the above-mentioned two concepts, arose a new and interesting concept of health cited below.

Psychological Concept:

According to this concept, some psychological factors affect the health. The psychological factors are referred to as some social events or life-changing events happening in life. This concept states that it is a biological and social phenomenon.

We can rely on this concept to understand health but for better understanding, we will now have a look at the last and fourth concepts of health.

Holistic Concept:

This is the summation of all the concepts mentioned above. Health is described as a multi-dimensional process where environmental, social, economical, and physical factors affect health.  

This concept of health is the best fit to understand this vast topic. It is because that the Holistic Concept is the summary of all the concepts of health.

Types of Health

The word health is not only limited to physical fitness but also refers to the mental and social fitness of an individual. So, there are three types of health on which we will talk about.

Physical HealthMental HealthSocial Health

The first and important perspective is physical fitness. It would be hard to live the life at its fullest, if an individual is not physically fit. So, for remain physically fit some advice is given below.

How to maintain Physical Health?

Balanced Diet:

The first and major factor that affects our physical fitness is our daily diet. Majority of healthiness depends upon what you eat and when you eat? If your stomach will remain happy throughout the day, your brain will remain happy too. Eating healthy food also keeps you nutritively healthy. The vitamins and minerals should be provided in the optimum amount. A balanced diet can resolve this problem of what to eat and when to eat? You can consult a nutritionist or there are plenty of websites available that guides you on how to prepare and follow the diet plans. We are also here to help you in improving your diet. The change and improvement in your diet will have the highest impact on your physical fitness.

Furthermore, the timing of your meal also affects healthiness. It is not enough to take a balanced diet as your meal but it is also important to eat your meal at the right time. Eating something often or after every hour may adversely affect our health. So, making a balanced diet plan should be coupled with the planning of a balanced diet. These two factors what to eat and when to eat will surely drive towards good physical health.

Sleep:

One more factor that is important to be healthy is enough sleep. Sleeping can reduce your belly fat and it can boost your working efficiency too. Taking small naps during your continuous work can increase your accuracy as well as your efficiency at work (for work from home employees). We should at least take a sleep of 7-8 hours. I believe that 10 hours of sleep can keep you healthy and energetic the whole day and I follow this too.

Regular exercise:

Also, for maintaining physical fitness there are some more options. Regular exercise and yoga can greatly help to achieve fitness. To be healthy it is not necessary to join GYM but you need to do some light exercise at home on daily basis. Also, you can jog or run for a while every morning.

You mustn’t skip your meals and especially breakfast. Another bad habit to avoid to be healthy is not to drink alcohol.

How to maintain Mental Health?

The second type– Mental fitness is also important because it helps us find our way through various problems in our life. It can directly affect the other two types of health and that is why it is important to be mentally fit.

Positive Attitude:

To maintain mental fitness, maintain a positive attitude in times of problem. There are problems in everyone’s life, you just need to tackle them with a positive attitude and do not give up easily. You can try doing Yoga if your mood is off or you feel that your mental health is not good.

Think:

You should think about some past experiences which make you laugh or makes you feel proud or else think about your achievements of the past. Try thinking of your goals and ambition if you feel stress or depressed. Also, discover your stress buster activities which can make you happy.

Talk:

To maintain mental fitness, you can talk to your near and dear ones which can counteract the depression problem. Do not get loaded with problems. Just empty them in front of your best friend or parents. Tell them what the problem is troubling you and they will surely help you to get out of it.

The final option to maintain mental fitness is– SMILE.

How to maintain Social Health?

The third type of health is social fitness. Some people cannot be social because of their shy nature and becomes introvert. They cannot get involved in social life and cannot enjoy life like their friends. They hesitate even in small things and this can be referred to as retarded social health.

Make new friends:

If someone wants to overcome their introverted nature they can try making new friends. They can start chatting with their best friends about their daily life and schedule.

Involvement:

To remain socially healthy, get involved in social events organized in schools, colleges, or offices.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the health of the body is the most important aspect of our life. Being a healthy person can bring you the joy of life. It makes you feel the real merriness of heaven. Maintaining our Physical, Mental, and Social fitness can greatly benefit us in our life. The concept of health just explains that the body should be healthy from all perspectives.

“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of Gold and Silver.”

Mahatma Gandhi

Pathkits has Delivered More Than 1.2 CR Kits to Karnataka

As the spread of COVID-19 is still on the rise, there is a massive demand for VTM kits to gather and transport viruses from one location to another in the medical industries and hospitals. Most importantly, the sudden rise of cases has increased the demand for testing kits more than ever. 

 

Catering to the Need for VTM Kits

 

The accurate diagnosis of COVID-19 viral infection mainly depends on the collection of adequate specimens and proper care to safeguard the virus from being spread into the surrounding restrain its activity. In the view of the current pandemic of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and unmatched growing demand for SARS-CoV-2 testing in India, Pathkits strive to tackle the shortage of approved specimen collection device like VTM Kits for respiratory viral testing in diagnostic labs. 

 

Pathkits is one of the leading VTM kit manufacturers in India that has successfully delivered more than 1.2 CR Kits to Karnataka. With time, they understood the severity of the situation and tried to contribute by manufacturing good-quality and affordable VTM kits and enabling the safe transfer of virus for diagnostic reasons. Having advanced technologies and a huge crew of medical professionals, the company aims to deliver top-notch quality testing kits to help perform safe testing in the entire country.

 

Quality VTM Kits Available For Safe Testing

 

It’s a known fact that Viral Transport Medium Kits (VTM Kits) are peculiarly formulated device mediums to help collect and transport viruses, assuring that the prime viability of the sample is well-maintained. Pathkits ensures to follow all the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines and norms on the quality control of Kits. They have ensured that the collection devices are meeting all the quality standards to deliver accurate results without any errors. 

 

The quality and performance of their collection swab and VTM Kits are tested and approved clinically for utilization of specimen collection from COVID-19 patients. They are well-designed with an objective to control microbial contamination and absorb for the efficient control of pH. 

 

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Pathkits aim to adopt a flexible and streamlined approach towards delivering and maintaining sufficient VTM Kits, RNA isolation kits and RT-PCR kits for safe and effective diagnostic testing. With superior quality products, they will continue to contribute to tackling COVID-19 cases across the country.

 

 

 

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