Puvvada Foundation, IFA donate 250 oxygen concentrators to hospitals

The advanced oxygen concentrators worth about Rs 2.5 crore were recently imported from the US and were inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao

Khammam: As many as 250 oxygen concentrators are now available for Covid-19 patients undergoing treatment at government hospitals in the district, courtesy Puvvada Foundation and Indian Friends of Atlanta (IFA).

The advanced oxygen concentrators worth about Rs 2.5 crore were recently imported from the US and were inaugurated by Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao at a programme at Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Sunday.

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Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar received accolades from the Chief Minister for working hard by utilising all the avenues available with him to ensure quality medical care for Covid patients in the district.

The Minister handed over the equipment to District Collector RV Karnan and DM&HO Dr. B Malathi at Telangana State Formation Day celebrations here on Wednesday. The oxygen concentrators have to be used for Covid patients at government hospitals in erstwhile Khammam district and those in home isolation and needing oxygen support, Ajay Kumar told the DM&HO.

The equipment would also be made available to those who had recovered from Covid yet needing oxygen support during post-Covid care at their homes, Ajay Kumar explained.

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