…to quickly acquire oxygen concentrators and ship them to India as it can save lives. We are also providing support to hospitals run by Sewa’s partner organizations to extend their capacity to treat more coronavirus-infected patients”.
According to the organization, volunteers from Sewa are working on creating a digital helpdesk system to provide people with vital information such as emergency service, hospital bed availability, and blood and medicinal supplies. Sewa said, “As the pandemic is causing economic hardships by forcing partial lockdowns, we are planning to distribute over 10,000 essential item kits to families and assist more than 1,000 orphanages and senior care centers. Working closely with our partner organizations, we are also distributing food and medicines to the needy in multiple places”.
The largest ethnic medical organization in the nation, the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), also took other supportive initiatives to help Indian hospitals. They launched a national initiative on Tuesday for medical oxygen, tele-consultation, and educational webinars to help fight COVID-19 in India.
AAPI president, Dr Sudhakar Jonnalgadda, explained urgency of the situation in India and detailed the initiatives taken by the organization. He said, “This is the time for immediate AAPI action. As doctors, we all share a visceral urge to do something about it. We have located a source manufacturer that supplies oxygen concentrators, each of which can save several lives in India. The cost of each unit is around $500. AAPI, with the collaboration of numerous members, has placed orders for securing and delivering 200 oxygen concentrators directly to hospitals in India with the help of SEWA International, a reliable non-profit organization”.
