The Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF), a body set up and supported by all the stakeholders of the gem and jewellery industry across India, had stepped forward to organise support to hospitals and Covid care centres as the second wave of the pandemic is unleashing havoc.
Sanjay Kothari, Chairman, GJNRF, said “Last year, the majority of the work that was done included food distribution and taking care of the artisans and migrant workers. But this year the requirement is totally different. In the health care segment, there is an urgent need for oximeters, oxygen concentration machines and ventilators. Hospital facilities and medicines are more important rather than the food.”
“So, we are in the process of supplying ventilators and concentrated oxygen machines to several hospitals and organisations.”
“If we are supplying machines to a temporarily set-up Covid centre, it is given with the condition that the machines will be returned to us so that we can donate to other hospitals later on.”
“In Banskantha, Gujarat, we have committed to offer Rs. 2 crore, as these small towns do not have adequate facilities, and there aren’t enough people to donate money. We are also supporting a Covid hospital in Dharampur, Gujarat, which is being inaugurated on April 25, 2021.”
“In Mumbai, we are supporting two covid centres in Vile Parle, and one by the Jain International Trade Organization in Tardeo”
So far GJNRF has carried out the following relief work before and during the 2nd wave:
- Support of in establishment of 80-bedded quarantine centre in Vile Parle, Mumbai
- Support of in establishment of 100-bedded quarantine centre in Tardeo, Mumbai
- Support of in establishment of 35-bedded quarantine centre in Botad, Gujarat
- Provided 10 Ventilators and 150 Oxygen concentrators to Banaskantha district administration in Gujarat
- Provided 4 ventilators and 1 defibrillator to hospital at Dharampur in Gujarat.
- Provided an ambulance to Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.
- Provided PPE kits, masks, gloves and 2 oxygen concentrator machines to Apex kidney foundation for their dialysis work
- Provided financial aid to ARCH (Action Research in Community Health and Development) hospital in South Gujarat
- Provided 5 OCs to a COVID centre in Surendranagar in Gujarat
- Presented food hampers to police personnel in appreciation of their services. This was done in association with GIA India.
- Donated 3 Oxygen concentrator machines to Malad and Dahisar Diamond Association, where there are approximately 25,000 diamond cutters.
- Donated 7 Oxygen concentrator machines to Palanpur Samaj Kendra
- Donated 5 Oxygen concentrator machines to Catholic Gymkhana COVID Centre run by BMC.
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