This story is from May 9, 2021

NRI sisters from Kanpur donate BiPAP machines for Covid care

NRI sisters from Kanpur donate BiPAP machines for Covid care
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Kanpur: People hailing from Kanpur but living abroad are coming forward to extend help to the residents of the native city grappling with shortage of resources by providing medical equipment and funds for proper treatment amid the critical situation in the city hit by the second Covid wave.
Jain sisters of Kidwai Nagar, both doctors practising in the USA, donated as many as 10 BiPAP machines to Lala Lajpat Rai hospital on Friday.
Of these, seven machines were handed over to the GSVM medical college.
The sisters, Dr Mili Jain and Dr Juhi Jain, are daughters of Dr I B Jain of Kidwai Nagar. Mili is a physician while Juhi is a diabetologist, and both are associated with ‘Desi Physician Mom’ — an organization in the USA and Canada having around 7,000 women doctor-members of Asian origin.
According to sources, Dr I B Jain was treated by Dr Pragnesh at the Covid hospital of LLR hospital a few days ago. Both Dr Pragnesh and Dr Juhi are pass outs of Kasturba medical college, Manipal.
During treatment of Dr I B Jain, Dr Pragnesh came in contact with the Jain sisters. They later offered to give equipment tio the hospital.
The sisters donated 10 BiPAP machines. The cost of a machine is around Rs 1.5 lakh.
Prof R B Kamal, principal, GSVM medical college, received the BiPAP machines in presence of Dr Jyoti Saxena and Dr Pragnesh and sent them to the Covid hospital.
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