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AAPI Inaugurates Biochemistry Lab at

AIIMS, Bibinagar, Telangana

OUR BUREAU
Hyderabad

merican Association of Physi-
cians of Indian origin (AAPI)
Ahas been in the forefront, espe-
cially during the Covid pandemic with
its numerous initiatives to address
and help communities in the United
States and in India to overcome the
impact of the deadly pandemic. The
deadly pandemic, COVID-19 that
has been instrumental in the lock-
down of almost all major programs
and activities around the world, could
not lockdown the creative minds of
AAPI leadership and its thousands of
dedicated members.
In continuation of its efforts,
during the recently concluded Glob-
al Healthcare Summit in Hyderabad,
AAPI donated immunoanalyzer at
AIIMS, Bibinagar, Telangana, which
does hundreds of tests every day.
This is part of Covid relief efforts
AAPI has taken over during the sec-
ond wave of pandemic.
“The generosity of the mem-
bers of AAPI and Indian community
has been unprecedented,” says Dr.
Anupama Gotimukula, President of
AAPI. “I want to thank the AAPI fra-
ternity, for not only contributing $5
Million towards Covid Relief Funds,
but has spent hundreds of hours in
coordinating and disbursing the vital
medical supplies to the most needed had physicians participate and run
hospitals across India. Thanks to the COVID helpline.
overwhelming support of its mem- AAPI coordinated with dozens
bers that AAPI has raised almost $5 of physicians including primary care
million in the past few months and physicians, ER, critical care and ID
has sent much needed medical sup- physicians, who see these patients on
plies to India during the peak of the a constant basis, to help during this
pandemic in India.” crisis. Questions are being sent by
Taking the lockdown and the so- email and physicians answer them at
cial isolation as a challenge, AAPI the earliest convenience.
leadership has creatively worked “AAPI has also collaborated
with the members to plan programs with other national international ident-Elect of AAPI. Secretary said.
in educating and sharing knowledge and government organizations such “As always, AAPI has been in the Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, pres-
on various timely issues affecting the as, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Indian Em- forefront, rising to the need of the ident of AAPI along with Dr. Sath-
healthcare sector and the people at bassy in Washington, DC, National hour. After our initial donation to eesh Kathula, AAPI secretary, and
large. In its efforts to help patients Council of Asian Indian Americans AIIMS, Bibinagar, Telangana AAPI Dr. Sujeeth Punnam, Chair, Chair,
and medical professionals across the (NCAIA), GAPIO, BAPIO and is planning to donate immunoanly- Covid relief committee participated
nation to receive the required sup- Australian Indian Medical Gradu- sers to all AIIMS across the country. in the inauguration of biochemis-
port, training and supplies to pro- ates Association, in its efforts to ed- As you may remember, AAPI had try lab/Immunoanalyzer at AIIMS,
tect and heal those infected with the ucate and inform physicians and the donated ventilators and high flow Bibinagar, Hyderabad. Later on
deadly COVID-19 virus that contin- public about the virus, to prevent and oxygen equipment to AIIMS in the they planted trees in AIIMS Vatika,
ues to impact the entire nation, treat people with the affected by co- past,” Dr. Satheesh Kathula, Clini- Bibinagar and named one of them
AAPI created a Help Line and rona virus,” said Dr. Ravi Kolli, Pres- cal Professor of Medicine and AAPI “AAPI”.

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