Philanthropists come to aid of Covid patients

Parveen Arora
Tribune News Service
Karnal, May 19

To strengthen the medical infrastructure in the district to combat Covid-19, more philanthropists are coming forward to donate oxygen concentrators, oxymeters, steamers or PPE kits.

The Give India Foundation has given 100 oxygen concentrators and also assured to provide 100 more in coming days to the district administration.

Noble cause

• Private companies are also not behind in the noble cause
• IVL Dhunseri Petrochem Industries Pvt Ltd donated 30 oximeters
• Deloiitte India Advisory Services Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra, has provided six ambulances with staff to the department for six months

Cricketer Sumit Narwal also donated 85 flow meters and three oxygen concentrators.

Members of the Lions Club donated 50 oximeters and 1,000 sanitisers. “Our members stand by the Health Department and the administration in this time of crisis,” said Ramesh Midha and Vaneet Bhatia from the Lions Club. As many as 10 oxygen concentrators have been donated by Khalsa Aid, 25 by Sant Nirankari Bhawan and five concentrators by Jain Muni Ashram.

Private companies are also not behind in the noble cause. IVL Dhunseri Petrochem Industries Pvt Ltd donated 30 oximeters in the presence of the Mayor Renu Bala Gupta to DC Yadav on Tuesday. Mayor Gupta said several Good Samaritans were coming forward in the time of need.

Deloiitte India Advisory Services Pvt Ltd, Maharashtra, has provided six ambulances with staff to the department for six months. It has also donated 6,500 oximeters, thermometers and steamers for making home isolation kits. The company will also give Rs 5,000 per MBBS student as honorarium who are doing tele-consultation for patients in home isolation. “With the support of these people we are preparing for the third wave. In rural areas we have been strengthening our health infrastructure,” said Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner.