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Indian-American NGO raises USD4 7 million for COVID relief; to ship 2,184 oxygen concentrators

Indian-American NGO raises USD4.7 million for COVID relief; to ship 2,184 oxygen concentrators WASHINGTON, Apr 28: An Indian-American non-profit body has raised nearly USD4.7 million through social media towards COVID-19 relief efforts in India as the country battles a severe second wave of the pandemic. “This is a collective effort that can save lives, defeat hunger, assure distressed people, and help India in its decisive fight against COVID-19,” Sewa International USA said. On Tuesday, Sewa collected a shipment of 2,184 oxygen concentrators to be sent to India. In less than 100 hours of launching the fund-raising campaign, more than 66,700 Indian-Americans came out to raise over USD4.7 million for COVID-19 relief efforts in India, it said.

Sewa International Sending Oxygen Concentrators to India to Help in COVID Relief

Sewa International has announced in a news release that it is sending aid to help India get through its latest wave of COVID-19, having raised nearly $4.7 million from over 66,000 Indian Americans, it said. As part of its aid, the nonprofit is sending an initial shipment of 2,184 oxygen concentrators and other emergency medical devices and supplies to India immediately, as well as working on procuring more from multiple suppliers around the world to ease oxygen shortage caused by the surging numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country.  Sewa has started “Help India Defeat COVID-19” campaign to ship oxygen concentrators to Indian hospitals. It is also providing food and medicines to about 10,000 families and more than 1,000 orphanages, and senior citizen centers across the country, the organization said in its release.

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