Banaskantha gets medical equipment

Palanpur: Banaskantha hospitals have got equipment worth Rs2.39 crore including 15 ventilators, 200 oxygen concentrators and 10 multipara monitors.
MP Haribhai Chaudhary, who hails from Banaskantha, collected Rs 2.39 crore through donations with the help of Gem and Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF), Mumbai, and brought the necessary medical equipment that was handed over to the district panchayat’s health centre .
“I am happy to say GJNRF’s medical equipment including ventilators, oxygen concentrators and multipara monitors amounting to Rs 2.39 crore are purchased from the donation collected,” said Chaudhary.
Sanjay Kothari, a gem and jewellery businessman from Mumbai said his industry fraternity came forward to help in the distribution of these vital medical equipment.
“Gems and jewellery traders of Mumbai whose origins are rooted in Palanpur has been known for helping whenever their parent district passes through some crisis. Their devotion and eagerness to help Banaskantha at this time of crisis is heartily welcome,” said collector Anand Patel.
Those present included DDO RV Vala, CDHO Dr SM Dave and Dr Jignesh Hariyani of the Civil Hospital Palanpur.