US-based foundation to ship 200 oxygen concentrators to India
The Indian-American Sehgal Foundation, based in Des Moines, Iowa, announced that it will ship 200 oxygen concentrators to seven Indian states on Thursday.
| 7 May 2021 7:03 AM GMT
WASHINGTON: The Indian-American Sehgal Foundation, based in Des Moines, Iowa, announced that it will ship 200 oxygen concentrators to seven Indian states on Thursday. Working in close coordination with local partners and government officials, the Sehgal Foundation team on the ground in India is ensuring that the equipment is directly reaching those who need it the most in public hospitals in villages across 7 states, the American Bazaar quoted the Foundation as saying in a statement.
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India is experiencing the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak.
The country has had more than 17.6 million cases since the pandemic began last year. But experts fear the the real number could be up to 30 times higher.
Grieving families are struggling to keep themselves and their loved ones safe amid an overwhelmed health care system, and medical workers are stretched thin as some hospitals run out of oxygen and supplies.
The global community is rallying to help India push back against the pandemic, with countries around the world offering aid.
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Indian health officials recorded more than 380,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as the country experiences steep shortages in medical supplies such as oxygen.
updated: May 06 2021, 12:22 ist
A powerful Indian-American doctors’ group has initiated talks with the Canadian government to urgently donate to India as many as 5,000 ventilators that it had purchased last year at the peak of their Covid-19 wave and are now unused.
Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, said: “We re working with Canada and the government. They have about 5,000 ventilators. It is with the Red Cross of Canada. We are urging the Canadian Government to donate this to India through the Red Cross to address the current Covid-19 crisis,” he told PTI in an interview.
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The US aircraft with fifth in a series of consignments carrying 545 oxygen concentrators arrive at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, May 4 (ANI)
As doctors and medical staff in India work round the clock to cope with the surge of Covid patients at hospitals, several Indian American medical associations in the United States have stepped in to provide free consultations for those looking for medical advice.