As India continues to struggle in the face of second severe wave of COVID-19, people in large numbers are coming forward to provide help, in any way they can.
Not just within the country, but people from across the world have also rallied behind India, offering assistance to tackle the mounting crisis. Now, three Indian-American siblings?raised more than $280,000 (Rs 2 Crore) to send essential medical supplies for COVID-19 patients in India.
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According to a report in PTI, the triplets who are the founders of a non-profit organisation, Little Mentors, reached out to their school friends and families?for funds in a bid to arrange life-saving equipment like oxygen concentrators and ventilators for needy patients and hospitals in and around Delhi.
"Our only request is to return it (the equipment) when it's not further needed as the next patient can use it, 15-year-old triplets Gia, Karina and Armaan Gupta, told PTI.
¡°This is important as supply of this equipment is very scarce and the affected population is enormous,¡± they said.
The triplets said they also plan to keep a database of the needy population so that supply could be properly directed.
Groundwork underway for shipping these Oxygen Concentrators & supplies to New Dehli, India!More on the way! ?Thank You for all your kind support &Donations!
Posted by Little Mentors on?Monday, 3 May 2021
The siblings have said that they need everybody's help in this endeavour as the task is enormous and can only be accomplished with teamwork. The further?added that they?are very fortunate to work with an excellent team of physicians, both in the US and India and were also working on getting vaccine supplies.??
Previously, the triplets worked to reach out to senators and congressmen, requesting to lift the?critical supply embargo.??
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"Although we hope and pray that this second wave of the coronavirus will go away soon, we are getting ready for the worst and asking people to be careful and help each other in this major crisis," they said.
Besides, the group plans to open distribution centres in major cities.
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