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Supporting the nation Mission COVID Infra

A 360-degree approach was adopted to deal with the existing
through the pandemic and emerging challenges. Recognising the pressure on the Response COVID-19
public health system, Reliance strengthened India’s health
infrastructure by building new treatment and quarantine
facilities and drawing on its existing healthcare initiatives.
To support COVID-19 relief work, Reliance Foundation drew on its vast experience of Primary medical care was augmented through Mobile Medical
Units (MMUs) and tertiary care through hospitals.
emergency response and disaster management, deploying the combined strength of Reliance Foundation rapidly scaled up its healthcare initiatives
6,00,000+ members of the Reliance family to mobilise on-ground response and leverage against COVID-19, setting up the first dedicated COVID-19
material resources to support government and community efforts across the country. hospital in India in collaboration with the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Sir H N Reliance Foundation
Hospital. The 100-bed facility at Seven Hills, Mumbai, set up in
just two weeks, was soon scaled up to 250 beds.
In 2021, in response to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases,
Reliance Foundation further scaled it up to a 875-bed facility
dedicated to COVID-19 care in Mumbai while setting up
additional facilities in Jamnagar and other locations, supporting
2,000+ beds overall.

Reliance Foundation set up
the first dedicated COVID-19
hospital in India

In collaboration with BMC in Mumbai
Reliance Foundation set-up and
is managing over 2,000 beds
Dedicated to COVID-19 care across
various locations in India The COVID-19 care facility at NSCI, Mumbai

Our endeavours to support COVID-19 relief work
Medical grade oxygen being transported from Jamnagar, Gujarat

Mission Oxygen Expanding India’s quarantine and
home care capacity
India faced an acute shortage of oxygen as soon as COVID-19
Mission cases began to surge earlier this year. While Reliance does not During the first phase of the pandemic, Sir H N Reliance
Oxygen
produce medical-grade liquid oxygen, when the need arose, Foundation Hospital set up quarantine facilities in Mumbai
within days the Jamnagar refinery was repurposed to produce to add to the nation’s capacity at a crucial juncture. A fully-
high-purity medical-grade liquid oxygen and, in two weeks, the equipped isolation facility in Lodhivali, Maharashtra, was
production was ramped up to 1,100 metric tonnes per day. handed over to the district authorities.
Mission Mission
COVID Infra Vaccine To ensure smooth flow of supply, Reliance procured Reliance Foundation also set up a COVID-19 quarantine
Reliance Suraksha 100 new medical-grade oxygen tankers both from within India ward at Spandan Hospital, Mumbai.
Foundation and other parts of the world, such as Germany, Singapore,
COVID-19 Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Thailand, Indonesia, An isolation centre was created by Reliance Foundation at
Response Hazira with fulltime doctors and medical staff. Meanwhile,
and pushed them into service within two weeks. Reliance
Foundation also helped in installing Oxygen Generators in support through beds and infrastructure was provided to
care centres, including the COVID Care Centre, Bommuru
several hospitals across the country to strengthen oxygen at Amalapuram and the Government General Hospital,
availability. Kinada.
Mission Mission
Anna Seva Employee Care Reliance produced over 11% of India's Isolation centres set up
medical-grade liquid oxygen to meet by Reliance Foundation
the needs of one lakh patients on a
daily basis Supported by fulltime doctors
and medical staff
Reliance Foundation launched FIVE Missions as The highest by a single company at a
part of its efforts against COVID-19 single location
COVID-19 care facility at Trident Hotel, Mumbai