Sahayata Trust, a Hyderabad-based NGO on Saturday, formally began the distribution of over 400 oxygen concentrators and Covid-relief apparatus as the first consignment of 170 devices arrived in Hyderabad from the United Kingdom. It is the world's largest donation of Oxygen Concentrators to any country.
The second consignment of 270 concentrators is scheduled to arrive next week. Since international flights are grounded between two countries, the consignment arrived on a special flight of Qatar Airways on May 22.
These concentrators will be distributed by Sahayata Trust to different healthcare organizations in Telangana and other states.
According to Sahayata Trust CEO Syed Aneesuddin, "The relief effort will add oxygen to the efforts of NGOs scrambling to procure oxygen to save as many lives they can." There are nearly 22 different organizations including Access Foundation, Safa Baitul Maal, SDIF. He thanked the IMRC, USA.The devices will be allocated on as per-need basis to different NGOs across Hyderabad, Lucknow, Allahabad, Delhi, Ranchi, Bhopal, and other cities.