COVID EMERGENCY SUPPORT

France

DESCRIPTION

COVID EMERGENCY SUPPORT – COMPLETED
In March 2020, as Covid 19 spread across Europe and France, members of the French financial industry gathered and launched an initiative to support the efforts of caregivers and medical staff in their fight against the pandemic.
In the framework of this initiative “Tous unis contre le virus” (united we stand against the virus), The Comgest Foundation decided to grant an exceptional donation to the Fondation de France in partnership with the Institut Pasteur and the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP).

IMPACT / MAIN INDICATORS

• Purchase of medical equipment to increase hospital capacity (3 ventilators for the main hospital in Lyon)
• Implementation of psychological support for patients and their families
• Medical research funding

PROJECT
SPONSORS

Fondation de France
http://www.fondationdefrance.org/fr/restons-solidaires-face-au-virus

LOCAL
PARTNER

Selection
Duration

Project selected in September 2020
Duration: 1 year

Financed
by

The Comgest Foundation

COMMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR

The Board of the Comgest Foundation