RAPID RESPONSE:Across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, many social enterprises are working at a grassroots level, using everything from rickshaws to drones to deliver medical supplies to poorer communities. CEO Saskia Bruysten said social enterprises were often better placed than the government to respond fast in a crisis because they already worked with the most vulnerable. Social enterprises are also collaborating with governments and businesses. In Pakistan, Khurram said they had liaised with the government to provide free consultations to all patients during the first wave of Covid-19. They also installed apps in hospital intensive care units treating Covid patients, allowing junior doctors to get immediate advice from critical care experts based elsewhere.

Source: Pakistan Today May 20, 2021 08:28 UTC