The second wave of COVID brought surging patient numbers, overwhelming India’s health care system and creating a dire need for oxygen concentrators. You answered the call for donations as AIM for Seva collaborated with its trusted partner and humanitarian relief organization, Sewa International, to fund the purchase of this desperately needed equipment for shipment to hospitals across India.
Through Sewa’s “Help India Defeat COVID-19” campaign, nearly 6,000 oxygen concentrators and 200 ventilators have been distributed to more than 560 hospitals and COVID-19 Care Centers across India, covering 26 of 28 Indian states. More than 1,000 Sewa volunteers and 10,000 volunteers from Sewa’s partner organizations are involved in the distribution.
Sewa International will be funding the installation of 100 oxygen generation plants in hospitals across India to ease oxygen scarcity in the country, with 15 of these plants to be set up within the next few months. Sewa is working to bridge the urban and rural divide by distributing oxygen generation capability equitably to different parts of the country.
