Mumbai: MediBuddy has appointed Joel Fernandez as Senior Director Corporate Social Responsibility to develop and execute the company’s CSR strategy in line with its mission of making healthcare accessible.
As Senior Director, Joel will oversee MediBuddy’s CSR strategy formulation, multi-stakeholder collaboration, program implementation, and regulatory compliance. Key initiatives will include adopting community healthcare centres, deploying mobile medical units, facilitating consultations, diagnostic camps, and subsidised surgeries in underserved regions.
Joel, with 25+ years in technology, staffing, and social impact, joins MediBuddy from TeamLease Services Ltd., where he focused on skill development for the underprivileged. Before TeamLease, he held leadership roles at Cognizant, Genpact, Wipro, and Zenta.
Speaking on the appointment Satish Kannan, Co-Founder and CEO of MediBuddy said, “We are thrilled to welcome Joel during this pivotal phase as we scale our reach and social impact across India. His expertise will be instrumental in defining programs that leverage our technology platform and partner network to provide quality healthcare services to rural and economically disadvantaged sections of the society. This aligns with MediBuddy’s vision to make high quality healthcare accessible to a billion Indians.”
“Ensuring equitable healthcare access is one of the biggest challenges we face as a nation today. I am excited to join a health-tech pioneer like MediBuddy, which is not just focusedon business growth but is wholeheartedly committed to its social responsibilities. In this role, I look forward to maximising the organisation’s social return on investment through strategic CSR programs that create sustainable healthcare accessibility.“
Outside of MediBuddy, Joel actively engages in nonprofit work for education and skill development among underprivileged youth, leveraging technology and partnerships for broad social impact.
