Founder of the vaccine manufacturing company Shantha Biotech K. I. Varaprasad Reddy on February 22 (Thursday) emphasised the significance of health and education and applauded efforts of the individuals trying to make a difference in the society by contributing their mite to the cause.
He was speaking after taking part in a groundbreaking ceremony for an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence named as Alekhya Heal AI Centre, on the campus of HEAL (Health and Education for All), an international charity that helps disadvantaged children escape the poverty trap by offering them free education in a residential set-up at Thotapalle village of Agiripalli mandal in Eluru district. The organisation proposed to start a deemed university on the campus from the next academic year.
Mr. Reddy commended Dr. Koneru Satya Prasad, founder of HEAL, as an extraordinary individual with a noble vision. “People like him are chosen by providence, as they are dedicated to uplifting the society through their good work,” he said.
