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Apollo Tyres Joins ‘Jan Andolan’ for TB-Free India
Fire at KRAIBURG Austria Has Only Minor Impact
A technical defect caused a fire in the curing department at KRAIBURG Austria on Tuesday 24 March at the company’s Geretsberg site in Upper Austria. The extent of the damage was limited to the location of the outbreak thanks to the rapid intervention of the staff and the fire brigade. Fortunately, no one was harmed. At
no point was there any danger to residents or the environment. One of two presses for the produc¬tion of pre-cured treads was affected by the fire, and as a result the company says in this area there may be delays in
delivery for some products. In these cases KRAIBURG it will actively inform the customers concerned about possibly shifting deliver y dates. The entire pro¬duct range outside of the vulcanised tread range is not affected and continues to be available without restrictions and according to plan.
Apollo Tyres has joined the ‘Jan Andolan’ (Peoples’ Movement) for Tuberculosis (TB) Free India to contribute to India’s National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) in order to meet the ambitious goal of eradication of TB from India by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals programme (SDG 2030). As part of this activity, Apollo Tyres, in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) and Central TB Division (CTD) organised in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu focused virtual event on TB-free India recently.
Apollo Tyres concluded a two- week long TB-free Transhipment Location campaign on World TB Day recently, with the objective of identifying TB cases among truckers and the allied population across India. The company reached out to more than 1,09,011 beneficiaries through awareness activities, and 1,415 people were tested for TB. 47 confirmed cases of TB were identified, of which 33 were linked to DOTS for treatment. This activity was carried out using Apollo Tyres Foundations’ 31 Healthcare Centres located across 19 states in India.
As per the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global TB Report, 2020 an estimated 10 million people globally fell ill with TB in 2019, and India carries an estimated 26% of the global TB burden. The highest burden is in the age group of 15-44 years. Commenting on this initiative, Satish Sharma, President, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA), Apollo Tyres Ltd said;
“Corporates can have a significant role in ensuring the national agenda to eradicate TB, and they can cascade it to the entire value chain. Our value of ‘Care for Society’ propels us further to ensure that healthcare is deep- rooted in the communities we operate in. We have initiated the process of approaching corporates, NGO partners and others in this journey to raise awareness.”
This was the second edition of Partnership for Action against Tuberculosis (PAcT) to encourage Corporates to join the Jan Andolan for TB-free India by 2025. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu’s State TB Officers Dr T Rama Rao and Dr Asha Frederick shared current incidence rates of TB in their respective states, and the challenges being faced. Meanwhile, Dr Nishant Kumar, Deputy Director (TB) CTD, Ministr y of Health & Family Welfare, Arvind Kumar, Senior Advisor, Strategic Partnership, USAID/India, Dr Arjun K alyanpur, Chief Radiologist and CEO, Teleradiology Solutions and Naresh Kumar Hasija, Associate Vice President, Mylan (A Viatris company), participated in a panel discussion and shared their views on the role of the corporate sector to make the initiative successful. Apollo Tyres signed a Corporate TB Pledge (CTP) in 2018 to contribute as much as possible to make the country TB-free by 2025, and to date is providing TB services to truckers and the allied population. Apollo’s TB initiative primarily aims at awareness generation, early diagnosis and treatment adherence, to reduce morbidity and mortality due to TB amongst the trucking community.
Vipal Rubber Expands Partnership with Vaculug
Vipal has extended its 12-year partnership with Vaculug by adding Vipal liver y to two trucks within the Grantham, UK-based retreader’s fleet.
“It will be a great branding action
which we have proven on the road to be the best and most durable in the market when it comes to tyre retreads.”.
Vipal Rubber´s Commercial Manager, Fabricio Nedeff, added;
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for Vipal,” commented Vaculug Chairman Harjeev Kandhari. “We are going to take the logo stamped on our vehicles to different locations through our domestic market to gain even more recognition, besides showing ever yone our excellent relationship. We also want to reinforce with our internal team and drive the confidence we have in the company and its products,
“I am always thrilled when receive this type of recognition, specially from a company who is a reference for quality among the retreading industr y.”
Founded in 1950, Vaculug has over 160 employees and is Europe´s largest independent retreader. Vipal's partner since 2009, the company works with hot and cold cure retread tyres for commercial and OTR vehicles.