Preparations Underway for Launch of Sanjeevani- A Shot Of Life | BTS Pictures from Attari Border
The initiative which has been launched on World Health Day is aimed at creating and increasing awareness about vaccination against Covid-19 and why it is important to get inoculated.
Last Updated: April 07, 2021, 08:50 IST
Network 18 and Federal Bank launches Sanjeevani- a shot of life a first of its kind initiative on Covid-19 vaccination to create awareness, initiate conversation, bust myth and bring about real changes in ground.
The campaign which has been launched on World Health Day is aimed at creating and increasing awareness about vaccination against Covid-19 and why it is important to get inoculated.
The initiative is Federal Bank CSR drive to ensure that every Indian gets the shot of life, even in the remote corners of the country.
The Sanjeevani’s Vaccination drive begins from Attari Border in Punjab’s Amritsar where Sanjeevani Gaadi will travel across the country spreading information about Covid-19 vaccine. The Sanjeevani Gaadi will travel across 5 key districts, starting from Amritsar then covering Indore, Nashik, Guntur and Dakshin Kanadda.
The initiative comes as India began its third phase of Covid vaccination in the country making the vaccine freely available to those above the age of 45 years. The government plans to gradually bring in beneficiaries from other age groups in what is known as the world’s biggest inoculation against Covid-19.
Sanjeevani- a shot of life will collaborate with NGOs, Government agencies and influencers to spread information and bust myths surrounding the vaccine, while enlisting donors to gift vaccines to the most deprived and worst affected Indians.
The noble initiative is all about raising your voice for the health and well-being of people in the country as no one is safe, unless everyone is safe.
The initiative’s launch event will take at the Attari border near Amritsar, Punjab with on-ground and live attendance from guests including Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, Serum Institute of India’s CEO Adar Poonawala, Narayana Health’s chairperson Devi Shetty, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant, Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, Border Security Force (BSF) DG Rakesh Asthana and CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
