The US India Chamber of Commerce (USICOC) Foundation and its companion organisations are transport 50 ventilators to India, moreover different medical provides, to assist the nation combat the lethal second wave of Covid-19. The basis made preparations to ship 20 ventilators on Tuesday. It will ship 30 extra within the subsequent few days. These ventilators will likely be launched to the (*50*) Red Cross Society in New Delhi for distribution to hospitals and subject groups in hard-hit areas, the USICOC stated.
It added that the ventilators are battle-tested and are in use in a number of nations all through the world. The Chambers of Commerce, which usually facilitates commerce between the 2 nations, joined forces with the Texas (*50*)-American inhabitants to assist the humanitarian disaster again dwelling.
Neel Gonuguntla, president of the USICOC DFW, Jagdip Ahluwalia, founding secretary and govt director of Indo-American Chamber of Greater Houston (IACCGH), and Padma Sri Ashok Mago, founding chairman of the USICOC, teamed up to lead the efforts by means of the USICOC Foundation. They raised funds from the (*50*)-American neighborhood to present crucial medical tools like oxygen cylinders, concentrators, mills and ventilators to India.
“We are completely satisfied to assist India in each means that we are able to throughout this time of maximum want,” said Mago, who helped to coordinate many of the necessary funds for the effort. Aluwalia said they were coordinating with hospitals, NGOs, medical schools and government bodies in India to make sure the equipment was reaching trained professionals, who can put it to immediate use.
Consul General of India in Houston, Aseem Mahajan, has been guiding and facilitating with the logistics part, Ahluwalia said. Spearheading the project on behalf of the USICOC Foundation and the broader community, Gonuguntla said, “This collective community effort on behalf of dozens of individual donors, community organisations, businesses like DFW International Airport, PGL Logistics, American Airlines, and others, came together like a beautiful symphony of genuine compassion to rise up and meet the need of the hour which is to help save lives and get the pandemic under control in India.” The USICOC Foundation is a non-profit organisation based by members of the US India Chamber of Commerce in 2008 to assist neighborhood initiatives all through North Texas and to assist initiatives in India which can be aligned with the muse’s initiatives.
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