IIFL Foundation donates oxygen concentrators to rural community in Maharashtra

Realizing the gravity of the situation arising out of unimaginable Covid surge , IIFL Foundation partnered with Raah Foundation to provide 40 oxygen concentrators of varying capacity (5 or 10 liters per minute) to COVID care centres in Jawhar and Mokhada regions In Palghar district of Maharashtra. These regions are dominated by the native tribal community - Warli. They have witnessed addition of 2,100 new cases every day.  
On the occasion, Ms. Madhu Jain, Director, IIFL Foundation said, “We have been closely watching the developments around the pandemic and are committed to supporting our communities in these testing times. An important step in this direction is addressing the shortage of oxygen in our communities. This will facilitate proper and timely treatment of patients, and reduction in number of deaths. It is our strong belief that by staying together and supporting each other, we can abate this crisis soon.”