Oxfam India, Microsoft partner for Covid relief
Oxfam India will setup three pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology-based oxygen plants, provide oxygen/ ICU beds and medical equipment.
Hyderabad: Oxfam India has partnered with Microsoft to enable access to critical Covid care health services for 1.5 million people in severely affected districts of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
“India is facing an unprecedented crisis. The medical community including doctors, nurses, paramedics and hospital support staff continues to play a stellar role,” said Amitabh Behar, CEO, Oxfam India.
As part of the initiative, Oxfam India will setup three pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology-based oxygen plants, provide oxygen/ ICU beds and medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators, patient monitoring units, BiPAP machines and nasal masks in select hospitals across these States.
It will also provide Covid care medical equipment to 200 government hospitals, primary health care centers, and charitable hospitals apart from training 10,000 frontline health workers on Covid protocols.
“We are focused on using our technology, skills, resources, and voice to intensify support for severely affected rural parts,” said Manju Dhasmana, Director Corporate Affairs – CSR, Microsoft India.
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