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covid-19 crisis in india

fiPa, other associations and charities

send 5,000 oxygen concentrators to india

Our Bureau immediately.
FIPA TeleHealth Initiative
New York under Chair Dr Raj Shah has

s covid crisis worsened been launched. Wheel global
in India, Federation of Foundation, Adharsheela, Ekal
AIndian Physicians Asso- Vidyalaya, Face to Face Health,
ciation (FIPA) reached out to Evolko, SSAI came togeth-
several other associations such er with FIPA to work together
as Wheels Global Foundation, to address two major issues of
Shiv Yoga, Sewa International, concern for physicians. How
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, mul- to get Indian and non-Indian
tiple Gujarati Samaj association, physicians fulfil their necessary
FAPI, AAPIQLI, MVIMA, licensure requirements and mi-
GWAPI, MOCCAPI, IMANE, nimise the liability.
AAPINO, Baroda Medical Federation of Indian Physi-
College Association, BJMC, cians Association (FIPA) is 21st
Madhya Pradesh Medical As- century modern age association
sociation, Indiana Medical founded to achieve profession-
Association, AIA, RajMayee, al excellence. FIPA has been
RANA, B U Patel Foundation, working tirelessly to help covid
SSAI, Adharsheela, VIPO USA, crisis in India. FIPA is conglom-
Irada Foundation, New York eration of more than 25 differ-
State AAPI, Gujarati Samaj ent local chapters and alumni
New York, AAPI MTRO NYC, associations. FIPA was founded
Manhattan AAPI, Sacramento last year to unite different phy-
and Bronx Medical Association, sician and non-physician groups,
VYO, Gandhian Society, Punja- associations and charities and
bi Chamber of Commerce, Sil- partner on equal footing on
ver Spring Gurudwara and sev- common projects and goals by
eral other entities. Dr Raj Bhayani Founder Pres-
With combined team efforts ident, Dr Vinod Shah Chair
for fundraising by these asso- and 300 are on way to Mumbai. use these units to provide oxy- Board of Trustee, Dr Naresh
ciations, the effort resulted in These units are to be received gen to covid patients as needed. Parikh Co Chair, Dr Ajeet
raising funds where about 5,000 by local Indian partners, hospi- About 3,500 units are still Kothari, Dr Pawan Ratan, Dr
concentrators have been pur- tals, makeshift isolation centres, waiting to be shipped. FIPA has Sudhir Sekhseria, Dr Rakesh
chased. Out of which, 450 units newly created mobile hospitals reached out to Indian embassy, Sharma, Dr Raj Shah, Dr Bin-
have already reached Ahmed- and charities so that local part- ministry of aviation and Air In- du Kansupada and several other
abad, 325 are on way to Delhi ners in remote part of India can dia to help transport these units eminent physician leaders.

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