+ Amir Khan has launched an emergency fundraising appeal for the dire situation in India. The second-most populous country saw COVID-19 cases has skyrocketed, with over 400,000 cases recorded in 24 hours alone: an increase of 2 million+ cases in a single week.
In partnership with Mumbai-based NGO network, Dasra, and UK-based charity, One Family Global, the Amir Khan Foundation has identified five partner organisations on the ground, who are working tirelessly to provide critical relief.
The partner organisations – Swasti, SaveLIFE Foundation, Aajeevika Bureau, Swasth Foundation and Goonj – work across India’s major regions, including Bangalore, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Mumbai. Together, they offer crucial support in the form of hospital oxygen concentrators for hospitals; testing communities for co-morbidities; providing support to migrant communities; and delivering food and healthcare.
Bolton boxing champ Amir Khan urges people to donate to his Indian emergency appeal If you look at the hospitals now, they are full. Patients are being turned away and there s very little oxygen there.
Professional boxer Amir Khan has launched an emergency appeal to help provide support towards India s coronavirus crisis (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
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