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CoVid-19 Crisis iN iNdia

aaPi begins campaign for medical oxygen,

tele-consult and educational webinars

Dr amit Chakrabarty Dr Ravi Kolli Dr Sajani Shah Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda

Our Bureau MD zoom chats and discussions
Chicago, IL about one’s patients, disease,
course of medicines, and prog-
n the past week, we have ress daily 7-8 am IST/9:30-10:30
been receiving nothing but am EST
Imind-numbing news from Dr. Ravi Kolli, Vice Presi-
many countries around the dent of AAPI said, “It is partic-
world, particularly in India, ularly painful and frightening,
the land of our birth,” stated that the sudden widespread and
Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalgadda, Dr a Gotimukula Dr Satheesh Kathula intense shortage of the basic
President of American Asso- commodity we take for grant-
ciation of Physicians of Indi- Dr. Jonnalagadda said, “We dia, which depicted the virus to ed at all levels of management
an Origin (APPI) the largest have located a source manu- be on the decline.” of this deadly disease, both at
ethnic medical organization in facturer that supplies Oxygen Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, home, in an ambulance or at
the country. concentrators each of which President-Elect, who is leading the health care facility — that
Pointing to the fact that the can save several lives in India. the AAPI Initiative to help and of OXYGEN. AAPI members
statistics are chilling, Dr. Sud- The cost of each unit is around support plans to help the phy- have risen upto the occasion and
hakar Jonnalagadda, while re- $500.00. The Indian Embassy sicians and the people in India, are offering the much-needed
ferring to the several proactive and Consulates have been ex- at the conclusion of the brain services to their motherland in
steps in educating their mem- tremely helpful, and will assist storming session with hundreds several ways, individually and
bers and the general public in the rapid shipping and cus- of AAPI members, said: “Thank collectively.”
about the disease, the preventive toms regulations of these life- you and it was good to listen to Dr. Amit Chakrabarty, Sec-
steps that needs to be taken at saving units. every physician from US and retary of SAAPI said, “The
this time and most importantly, Dr. Jonnalagadda an- India how to execute our pro- AAPI Executive Committee,
they are using all their contacts nounced that “AAPI with the fessional services to patients in the Board of Trustees, and the
and resources at the hospital collaboration of numerous India.” AAPI Charitable Foundation
administrative and government members/Chapters has placed In addition, with the pur- are working together to get the
levels to facilitate treatment orders for securing and deliv- pose of educating AAPI mem- initial order of two hundred
protocols to be in place at the ering oxygen concentrators for bers and their counterparts in units immediately, to jump start
various hospitals in the US and 200 units to be delivered direct India, AAPI is organizing ed- our response. he detailed about
in India, urged AAPI members to hospitals in India with the ucational webinars with small the exciting project, tele-con-
and the general public to step help of SEWA International, a group of doctors on zoom. Dr. sulting services for Indian doc-
up and donate generously as reliable non-profit organization” Gotimukula urged the physi- tors.
India, our motherland is facing Describing the current cian fraternity of the need to ed- “We had an officers’ meet-
one of the most serious health trend/spike in Covid cases in In- ucate your communities of the ing discussing the pros and
crisis in decades. dia as “the worst nightmare” Dr. need to double masking and for cons of Covid tele consulting
“This is the time for imme- Sajni Shah, Chair of AAPI BOT “everyone must take the vaccine services and especially liability
diate AAPI action. As doctors, pointed out, “This is a far cry to reduce the intensity of dis- issues. We are extremely de-
we all share a visceral urge to do from the picture a few months ease if we become Covid posi- lighted about the overwhelming
something about it,” he added. ago about our motherland In- tive.” AAPI is offering MD-To- response to this.”

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