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Amazon donating 10,000 oxygen concentrators to India

  •   Sun, Apr 25 2021 10:26:51 PM

New Delhi, Apr 25 (IANS): Amazon on Sunday announced to donate 10,000 oxygen concentrators and BiPAP machines to hospitals and public institutions to augment their capacity to help Covid-19 infected patients across multiple cities in India.

The first of these consignments was set to land in Mumbai on Sunday and a majority of the shipping is expected to be completed by April 30.

Amazon has joined hands with ACT Grants, Temasek Foundation, Pune Platform for COVID-19 Response (PPCR) and other partners to urgently airlift over 8,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 BiPAP machines from Singapore.

Additionally, Amazon India is also procuring over 1,500 oxygen concentrators and other critical medical equipment in partnership with non-profits including Swasth, Concern India and impact organisations like ACT Grants and Sattva Consulting.

The company said that the organisations are working closely with the Indian government to expedite the entry of these oxygen concentrators and BiPAP machines into the country.

"We stand firmly with the country, deploying our global logistics network to urgently airlift the needed oxygen concentrators to support the nation's immediate need," said Amit Agarwal, Global SVP and Country Head, Amazon India.

Amazon will bear the cost of airlifting these oxygen concentrators and BiPAP machines, procured through multiple funders including ACT Grants and PPCR from Singapore to India through Air India and other international carriers.

Additionally, the company will also manage the movement of these oxygen concentrators and other donations from the local airport to identified hospitals and institutions.

 
  

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  • Rita, Germany

    Mon, Apr 26 2021

    Thats a good thought and a donation to the most needed time and patients in case of their urgent need.Hope this donation will reach the needed at right time and save life.Same time hope these cylinders may not go in black market .One never know.We all neglected and never bothered to keep necessary things for the emergency times.People neglected the rules,simply gathered to marraiges and feasts ,now everyone has to suffer.Now Germany and France too with coloberation of EU ,want to donate India oxygen.

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