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NORTH AmERIcAN Newsline JULY 02, 2021 | The Indian Eye 20

Fia ships essential medical

equipment to india ahead of likely

3rd wave of pandemic

The federation recently sent multiple shipments shipped 8 containers of medical

cargo comprising pulse oximeters, ventilators machines, and its supplies

Our Bureau to India as the country prepares THe CArGO, WHICH COMPrISeS
Keasbey, New Jersey for a likely third wave of the
Covid-19 pandemic. • 300 - Hamilton T1 Ventilators
he Federation of Indian Bags was compiled at the • 3000 -Ventilator circuits
Associations (FIA) of the warehouse, packaged, labeled
Ttri-state area of New York, and shipped with the help of • 3000 - Ventilator Filters
New Jersey and Connecticut a partnered transporter and • 3000 - Ventilator Flow Sensors
(FIA-NY NJ CT) has once again freight forwarders all of which • 3000 - Ventilator Expiratory Valves
proved its commitment to serve was coordinated and executed • 60 - Ventilator Battery Calibrator with cords
its motherland India in times of by FIA and sponsored by FIA • 50 - Philips Trilogy 100 Portable Ventilators
need. The federation recently donors. The cargo is headed to • 310,176 - Pulse Oximeters
shipped nine containers of Ox- Delhi and Mumbai. FIA had • 1000 - Sunmed Rescuation
imeters, bags medical cargo, and arranged for a see-off at the
two shipments of 350 ventilators warehouse in Keasbey NJ to al-
and its supplies via Air India do- low for the sponsors and donors and loading of the cargo into the De Blasio and his team, Jenni-
fer Geiling from the Mayor’s
containers from the warehouse.
nated by the City of New York, to personally see the packaging Besides the executive and office, Consul General-New
board members of FIA, in at- York Randhir Jaiswal, DCG
tendance was Deputy Consul Shatrughna Sinha and the India
General of New York Shatrugh- team including Diwakar Mittal
na Sinha who took inventory of from NITI Aayog, Prime Min-
the shipment. He praised the ef- ister’s Office, Red Cross India,
forts of FIA in taking charge of besides sponsors including FIA
the cargo and handling the logis- President Anil Bansal, Kenny
tics for its timely shipment and Desai, Board Member Pra-
thanked the City of New York, bir Roy, Executive Committee
Maersk Air India and all the member Mahesh Dubal, Board
sponsors for their contributions. Member Anand Patel. He also
Parveen Bansal, general sec- expressed his gratitude towards
retary and executive committee executive members Haresh Shah,
member of FIA Tristate who was Saurin Parikh and Alok Kumar.
appointed to lead the logistical India battled a disastrous
efforts, said, “It is a privilege to second wave of Covid-19 in the
be part of such an unprecedent- months of April and May. While
ed relief effort and to serve our the situation has eased for now,
motherland”. health experts have already
Prabir Roy, the senior-most warned of a possible third wave
FIA board member in atten- of the pandemic in the country
dance, said, “The successful in coming weeks. Several lives
engagement of FIA in seeing were lost during the second
this medical cargo through has wave because of shortage of
turned the page in its history and medical equipment. FIA hopes
made a statement with its work to help the Indian government
in service of the motherland.” with its efforts to ensure ade-
FIA Chairman Ankur Vaidya quate availability of essential
applauded the efforts of the City medical equipment ahead of the
of New York, Hon. Mayor Bill third wave.

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