Biocon Foundation, the CSR arm of Biocon has been awarded the ‘WHO-India Public Health Champion Award 2015’ for its initiatives in the area of public health.
Biocon Foundation has been recognized for its integrated healthcare initiatives through which it is constantly engaged in improving the quality of life of several thousand communities in India, according to a company statement.
Biocon Foundation has accelerated its efforts in the area of chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer, while continuing to work in the area of basic health. It has done path breaking work using low cost mHealth technologies to ensure that healthcare reaches the last mile in remote and underserved communities in a cost effective manner, according to a statement from Biocon.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson, Biocon, said: "As an organization, we are always cognizant of the fact that we are in a humanitarian business of making a difference to human health and we continuously strive to deliver affordable access to underserved communities.”
Apart from Biocon Foundation, SEWA Rural; Community Health Department, Christian Medical College, Vellore; and Vinod K. Paul, AIIMS were also awarded by WHO for their contribution to public health. In the category of innovation, the awardees were Narayana Health and Ekjut, the statement added.