CTA Emergency COVID funding for Tibetans in India
Project #335 – 2021
Tibetans in India urgently needed oxygen and essential medical supplies to treat the growing numbers of COVID-19 patients. We’ve promised to help!
COVID-19 has now struck the Tibetan communities in India in spite of their early precautions and careful plans for keeping safe. Dharamsala and Dehradun/Dekyiling settlements have been particularly hard hit. The Tibetan hospitals in those two communities are looking after the severe cases and desperately need help to supply lifesaving oxygen. Oxygen concentrators will be extremely useful during the pandemic to give a continuous supply of oxygen to the critically ill patients and can be re-used for years.
TRAS had promised to raise $10,000 right away to supply the Tibetan hospitals with lifesaving oxygen supplies and to help the COVID-19 Care Centres with medical supplies and care. They are supporting themselves as much as they can – can we reach out to give them a helping hand?
Eight of the small Tibetan health facilities in India have been designated COVID-19 Care Centres for the mild and moderate cases. Funds are urgently needed to help these health facilities to procure essential medicines, food for patients in isolation, testing kits, PPE kits, additional emergency staff.
Read more about this project on page 4 in our 2021 Fall Newsletter
Amount sent $10,000
Thank you to all our donors who made this possible!