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Hindustan Unilever donates over 74,000 Covid-19 testing kits
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SME Times News Bureau | 03 Jun, 2020
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Tuesday said that it has donated 74,328
RT-PCR Covid-19 testing kits worth Rs 13 crore to help ramp up testing
of patients in the country.
The Maharashtra government has
received about 28,800 RT-PCR testing kits to help in the early detection
of Covid-19 and others who received the kits include the Indian Council
of Medical Research, Metropolis Labs and Apollo Hospitals.
"The
RT-PCR testing kits consist of nucleic acid diagnostic kit, sample
release reagent, throat swab, PCR tube and sample storage reagent. The
testing kits are approved by international certification bodies such as
CE IVD, US-FDA and EU CE, and are also listed in FIND, a World Health
Organisation (WHO) Collaboration Centre," it said.
Sanjiv Mehta,
Chairman and MD, Hindustan Unilever Ltd, said: "Sufficient supply of
testing kits and other medical equipment will help frontline warriors
competently tackle the Covid-19 virus. This will not only allow for free
testing in critical regions, but also accelerate the process of testing
asymptomatic patients, supplementing government efforts to flatten the
curve and arrest the spread of the pandemic in the country."
This
contribution comes on the back of 29 ventilators worth Rs 3 crore that
HUL is donating to government hospitals in Maharashtra. Last month, HUL
had also donated 5,000 sets of PPEs, 20,000 N95 masks, 2,00,000 gloves,
112 pulse oximeters and 28 oxygen concentrators worth Rs 2 crore to the
Maharashtra Public Health Department.
Beside states like
Maharashtra and New Delhi which have a high Covid-19 patient count, HUL
is also extending product donation and other support across India around
its manufacturing locations and offices in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
HUL recently
committed Rs 100 crore towards helping India fight the Covid-19
pandemic, undertaking various initiatives to ensure safety of people and
communities, product sourcing, and business continuity.
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