Business Desk :
Telenor Group has been recognized Fortune magazine for its work to bring affordable health care to the mass market through its mobile health service Tonic in Bangladesh.
The globally renowned business magazine has included Telenor in its fourth annual” Change the World”list of companies that are doing well by doing good, said a press release on Sunday.
The companies on this year’s” Change the World “list hail from 19 different countries.
Telenor Group has made it into the list for its digital health service Tonic, which is making health service accessible and affordable for the customers of its Bangladeshi operation Grameenphone Ltd, the release said.
“To berecognised by Fortune as a company that contributes to changing the world isatestamentto how Telenor uses its vast footprint and the power of connectivity for social good, to create shared value,”said Sigve Brekke, President &CEO of Telenor Group.
Speaking on the occasion, Grameenphone CEO Michael Foley said, “The World Health Organization estimates that more than 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year due to medical costs and more than 400 million people lack access to basic health services. Yet in many places – particularly Telenor markets like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar – life-changing primary care and health insurance remain out of reach. Tonic can play an effective role in resolving this situation.”
Telenor Group has been recognized Fortune magazine for its work to bring affordable health care to the mass market through its mobile health service Tonic in Bangladesh.
The globally renowned business magazine has included Telenor in its fourth annual” Change the World”list of companies that are doing well by doing good, said a press release on Sunday.
The companies on this year’s” Change the World “list hail from 19 different countries.
Telenor Group has made it into the list for its digital health service Tonic, which is making health service accessible and affordable for the customers of its Bangladeshi operation Grameenphone Ltd, the release said.
“To berecognised by Fortune as a company that contributes to changing the world isatestamentto how Telenor uses its vast footprint and the power of connectivity for social good, to create shared value,”said Sigve Brekke, President &CEO of Telenor Group.
Speaking on the occasion, Grameenphone CEO Michael Foley said, “The World Health Organization estimates that more than 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty each year due to medical costs and more than 400 million people lack access to basic health services. Yet in many places – particularly Telenor markets like Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar – life-changing primary care and health insurance remain out of reach. Tonic can play an effective role in resolving this situation.”
