Last April, Â鶹ԭ´´Â established a €3 million COVID-19 Emergency Fund, used to support organizations on the front lines, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the CDC Foundation. Today, we are doubling our commitment by adding another €3 million for a total of €6 million to the COVID-19 Emergency Fund.

Of this new donation, €1 million will go to COVAX, the vaccines pillar of the . COVAX is co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), , and the WHO, as well as long-term Â鶹ԭ´´ partner UNICEF. Its aim is to accelerate the development and manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines and to guarantee fair and equitable access for every country in the world.

Beyond that donation, we will use the emergency fund to support India-based employees, their families, and the communities in which they live and work. Kulmeet Bawa, president of Â鶹ԭ´´ India, and Sindhu Gangadharan, senior vice president and managing director of Â鶹ԭ´´ Labs India, are doing everything possible to support the massive relief effort on the ground. Local Â鶹ԭ´´ India teams are facilitating vaccination to employees and their families at our Â鶹ԭ´´ Labs India facilities.

In parallel, Â鶹ԭ´´Â continues to work closely with non-profit organizations and strategic partners, including the NASSCOM Foundation and UNDP India, to support the community to:

• Augment public health and healthcare infrastructure
• Offer preventative care measures for citizens, including Â鶹ԭ´´ employees
• Deliver homecare support for citizens, including Â鶹ԭ´´ employees
• Conduct awareness and sensitization campaign for COVID-19 vaccination

The battle against COVID-19 affects all of us; we can only win it together. As a company with more than 103,000 employees from 145 countries and cultures, we share in the global responsibility to address the devastating impacts of this pandemic.

Beyond our social commitments and support of our global employee base, Â鶹ԭ´´ remains committed to the . Progress has been made, but the fight is far from over.

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