#IndiaCovid19 Resource List

These links are for anyone needing any information from donation, how to find beds/oxygen or any supplies.

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1) https://www.notion.so/Blume-Ventures-Covid-19-Resource-Guide-2021-2f1c04728e174cafa4aba3a7a65917e3

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2) Dashboard_Link to check latest information on beds and oxygen verified by people on ground or through calls in real time.

Thanks for your interest in Doctors in Diaspora! We are currently seeking medical professionals interested in supporting and augmenting India’s medical capacity in the midst of this horrendous crisis. Help can be provided in many ways - through connecting with homebound patients in India, assisting doctors working in quarantine centers and makeshift hospitals, or providing trainings to medical personnel in India who are treating COVID patients. Please enter your information in the below form, and we will be in touch soon with ways you can assist. Please select all languages and medical specialties that apply to you. We are working to ensure that support provided will be HIPAA compliant and in accordance with local and international guidelines on COVID treatment. This initiative is being organized by a group of South Asian volunteers based in the United States in partnership with India Against Corona based in New Delhi. Your information will be kept confidential and shared only with your permission. For any other questions, please email us at doctorsindiaspora@gmail.com.

Heartbreaking that we are back to where we were last year - and worse...

Everyone is struggling but craftspeople, without the reserves to survive another year of no sales and orders, reeling under the impact of lockdowns, sickness and loss, are at breaking point.

The hands that craft things for us are empty - some of the makers are no more.

We hope you can match the generosity you showed last year. Every little helps.

Click the link in bio to go to our donations page. https://www.dastkar.org/donation/

As last year, we will keep you informed of how your money was spent.

LAILA TYABJI for Dastkar

1. Give2Asia’s disaster response program funds both immediate needs and long-term recovery. The recent lockdown has significantly affected many at-risk communities. Our role is to empower our local NGO partners to support these communities through this time of challenge. Currently, our funding priorities include: 

   • Emergency medical supplies to frontline workers including personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitizers, soap, and disinfectant sprays 

   • Nutritious meals including cooked meals and dry rations 

   • Financial support in the form of unconditional cash transfers to marginalized families 
     ( https://give2asia.org/donate-coronavirus-fund/ )

Association for India’s Development (AID) is responding to the second wave of COVID-19 with home care support for less severe COVID-19 cases (prone position, pulse oximeters, etc.), helplines to connect with hospitals and available beds for more serious cases, increasing vaccine reach to rural areas and underserved families; also, helping families in poverty who face economic distress due to COVID lockdowns and closing of workplaces, helping families in extreme poverty whose breadwinners have passed away due to COVID or are hospitalized; and a small, targeted program to get oxygen concentrators to smaller hospitals so that they’re not left behind, while everyone is rushing O2 to major cities. Learn more here.

BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, UK & Europe in India has expanded its existing provision of hospital and medical centers with a new 500-bed facility in Atladara (in the district of Vadodara), equipped with ICU facilities, provision of life-saving oxygen as well as PPE for medical staff and meals and accommodation for the volunteers, elderly and vulnerable. BAPS in the UK has launched an international emergency campaign to support the BAPS relief efforts across India.

Accepts donations in the UK

The Desai Foundation, which empowers women and children through community programs
to elevate health and livelihood with a focus on 1,000 rural communities in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh & Rajasthan, is focusing on urgent medical interventions, including covering costs for vaccination shots, expanding private hospital capacity, expanding therapeutics, transportation to and from medical care, providing PPE Kits to care facilities, and community-based health interventions, such as COVID relief and isolation centers, masks, and more. Learn more here.

Antara International supports the delivery of public health innovations to tackle maternal and child mortality, via its partner, The Antara Foundation in India. During COVID, Antara Foundation has supported various COVID response efforts to identify high-risk populations, provide technical training to frontline workers and provide on-site support in Madhya Pradesh. Learn more about our efforts to strengthen the health system response to the pandemic here.

The American India Foundation has launched a 3-pronged plan for the second phase of COVID-19 focused on securing oxygen concentrators, ventilators, PPE, and pulse oximeters, setting up portable hospitals, sourcing cold-storage equipment to decentralized vaccine administration, raising awareness about vaccinations and COVID-19 prevention tactics and mitigating nutrition gaps due to COVID-19 with women and children. Learn more here.