Support Hospitals with Critical Lifesaving Equipment

One year later since the COVID19 pandemic hit the world, India stands struggling to fight the novel mutated coronavirus. With reference to a report published by the World Health Organization on 21st April 2021, five states, namely, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are contributing almost 55% of total cases in the country. The city of Pune has emerged as one of the most affected by COVID-19. Information as received from the municipal corporation showcases total number of covid positive cases at 4,02,655, number of active cases at 47,420 and critical cases at 1371.

The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating. The impact is extensive and with far reaching consequences in the Economic, Social and most adversely Healthcare. Several challenges in healthcare have arisen - challenges in diagnosis, quarantine and treatment of suspected or confirmed cases, high burden of functioning of the existing medical system, patients with other disease and health problems are getting neglected, there is an overload on the frontline workers - doctors and other healthcare professionals, overloading of medical shops, requirement for high protection, disruption of medical supply chain and unavailability of basic healthcare and treatment facilities such as beds, oxygen, medicines etc. being some of them.

Hospital Equipment for Government COVID hospitals: Given 10,000+ active cases per day across PMC, there is a shortage of critical equipment such as fowler beds, ventilators, oxygen concentrators and digital BP machines. Lighthouse Communities will purchase this material and make them available to select Government COVID hospitals/centers such as COEP Jumbo Hospital; DCH Hospital, Baner; Dalvi Hospital, ShivajiNagar; Dr. Naidu Hospital; Late Laigude Hospital Dhayri; Late Khedekar Hospital, Bopodi;ESIC Hospital Bibwewadi; Ganesh Kala Krida Swargate.

Pune Municipal Corporation and Pune City Connect (A Lighthouse Communities Initiative) have come together to work towards supporting the Government COVID hospitals with critical medical equipment such that more than 7000 people are served per equipment purchased for a year.