Cognizant, IBM reach out to employees in the fight against Covid-19

Oxygen supply, vaccination and medical attention from doctors form the core of these initiatives

IT services major Cognizant launched Operation C3—Cognizant Combats Covid-19—as to help its associates in India and their communities which are impacted by the outbreak.

These efforts will be focused on three primary areas: supporting Covid care facilities, supplementing oxygen supplies to address the acute shortage, and providing access to vaccinations.

“We are immediately providing $1.5 million (approximately Rs 10 crore) through the Cognizant Foundation to operationalize response efforts with our partners across India. We’re also providing an additional $2 million (approximately Rs 15 crore) in emergency funding to Unicef in India to help address acute shortages in life-saving oxygen and deploy medical