An intensive care unit with 10 ventilator beds and other critical care equipment have been set up
United Way Delhi, with support from Cisco has joined hands with District Administration Gurugram to strengthen the medical infrastructure to beat the expected third wave of COVID-19 under the #UnitedAgainstCOVID19 Campaign.
A handover event recently took place at the DC Office in Gurugram in the presence of DC, Gurugram Dr Yash Garg, IAS, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Virender Yadav, Harish Krishnan, MD and Chief Policy Officer, Cisco, Sachin Golwalkar, CEO, United Way Delhi and Pallavika Ahlawat, Head – Program Development and Donor Relations.
United Way Delhi with support from Cisco Systems, aided the community living in Gurugram with the set-up of an intensive care unit with 10 ventilator beds and other critical care equipment. The Gurugram RT-PCR Lab is the sole government testing facility in the city that performs an average of 500 tests every day was in a dire need of HEPA-UV based air purification system, with this support, the lab is supported with 10 units of highly advanced air purifiers. Resulting in a reduction of instances involving air transmission and infection within the Lab.
Donated items for Gurugram include two Crash Carts, 10 Semi fowler Beds, 20 BP Machines, one infusion pump, 10 air purifiers, three ventilators, 100 ventilator tubing circuit, 158 oxygen connectors, and 160 oxyflow meters.
This programme will indirectly support 200-300 tests per day & up to 1500 per day during any peak.
“The essential medical equipment donated under the United Against COVID-19 initiative will help the government authorities fight this pandemic. We are thankful to our corporate partner Cisco for joining hands for the cause.” said Sachin Golwalkar, CEO, United Way Delhi.
Beside Gurugram, geographies including Mewat, Faridabad, Noida, Delhi and Bengaluru are being catered to with essential supplies under UWD-Cisco’s COVID response.
