FedEx Delivering Critical COVID-19 Aid to India
May 06 2021 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Thousands of oxygen concentrators and
converters, hundreds of thousands of masks among aid being
airlifted to India
As India and its healthcare systems face a surge in COVID-19
infections across the country, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx
Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation
company, is working with organizations around the world to deliver
critical medical supplies and equipment during this crisis.
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Critical medical supplies and personal
protective equipment departing Santa Barbara, Calf., USA, bound for
healthcare facilities in Kolkata, India via FedEx. (Photo: Business
Wire)
FedEx is currently supporting the transportation of more than
25,000 oxygen concentrators and converters through an initiative
with the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum and other
multinational companies. An initial shipment of 1,000 critical
oxygen concentrators was delivered by FedEx to New Delhi on April
30 as part of this collective.
On May 8, FedEx is donating a FedEx Boeing 777F charter flight
to move more than 3,400 oxygen concentrators, converters and nearly
265,000 KN95 masks for Direct Relief from Newark, New Jersey to
Mumbai, India. The supplies will ultimately be delivered to
healthcare facilities in Mumbai. In addition, FedEx is working with
customers and non-profit organizations to deliver hundreds of
tonnes of medical supplies and aid into India in the days and weeks
ahead.
FedEx also is a founding member of the Global Task Force on
Pandemic Response, a public-private partnership organized by the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce and supported by the Business Roundtable
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. FedEx President and COO Raj
Subramaniam is one of 17 business leaders serving on the steering
committee for the task force.
“The devastating humanitarian crisis in India requires relief
from around the world, and it is our mission to deliver critical
aid needed to help alleviate suffering,” Subramaniam said. “We have
been on the frontlines delivering relief since the start of the
pandemic, and are responding to the urgent situation in India now.
FedEx will continue to deliver lifesaving medicine, personal
protective equipment, and other critical supplies until this
pandemic is over.”
FedEx has moved more than 10,000 COVID-19 humanitarian aid
shipments since January 2020. The company has also committed $4
million in cash and in-kind transportation support to help
nonprofits including Direct Relief and International Medical Corps
distribute COVID-19 vaccines to under-resourced communities around
the world.
FedEx has a long history of moving critical items across the
globe. Since the start of the pandemic, FedEx Express has shipped
more than 80 kilotons of personal protective equipment, including
more than 2.2 billion masks worldwide. An integral part of the
global vaccine supply chain, FedEx is currently delivering COVID-19
vaccines, related ingredients, and supplies to more than 25
countries around the world.
“Direct Relief is thankful beyond words for FedEx enabling
scaled-up assistance that’s critically needed by people in India,
where growing COVID-19 cases present such severe threats to their
health,” said Thomas Tighe, Direct Relief President and CEO. “As it
has on so many other occasions, FedEx devoting its unique logistics
capacity and the skills and energies of its global team is a
perfect example of the type of leadership and commitment that is
needed now to combat this historic pandemic and the risks to people
everywhere.”
The delivery of the lifesaving supplies is consistent with the
company’s FedEx Cares 50 by 50 goal to positively impact 50 million
people around the world by the company’s 50th anniversary in 2023.
Learn more about the FedEx Cares “Delivering for Good” initiative
here.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenue of $79 billion, the company
offers integrated business solutions through operating companies
competing collectively, operating collaboratively and innovating
digitally under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked
among the world's most admired and trusted employers, FedEx
inspires its more than 570,000 team members to remain focused on
safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the
needs of their customers and communities. FedEx is committed to
connecting people and possibilities around the world responsibly
and resourcefully, with a goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations
by 2040. To learn more, please visit about.fedex.com.
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