Covid 19 (Coronavirus) is a new illness, which affects a persons lungs and airways. There is no medicine or vaccine available yet to cure the disease. Coronavirus appears to have originated from Wuhan in China, but it has now spread globally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared it as a Pandemic, which has infected over 3,000,000 and killed over 200,000 people around the world by the end of April 2020.
These are difficult, unprecedented and unpredictable times. Covid 19 is spreading in India, like it has spread all over the world. This horrible disease cannot be fully controlled until a vaccine is found to treat it. Although a huge number of researchers in various countries are working day and night to develop a vaccine, it may be 6 to 12 months before one is available for the general public.
The Loomba Foundation is aiming to raise £50,000. These funds will be used to supply 5,000 Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for frontline doctors and nurses in India, who are risking their own lives to save others.
It costs £10 to purchase a PPE Kit, consisting of 6 items:
1 x Coverall Suit with Hood
1 x Eye Gear
1 x Pair of Surgical Gloves
1 x Pair of shoe covers
1 x Surgical 3 Ply Face Mask
1 x Disposable Bag
The Loomba Foundation is a UN accredited global charity, which was established in 1997 in the UK. It has sister charities registered in India and the USA. We have empowered widows in South Asia in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh; across Africa in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Malawi, Rwanda; South America in Chile and Guatemala. We have supported victims of Cyclone in Orrisa, Earthquake in Gujarat, Tsunami in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka and Genocide in Rwanda.
In 2005, we launched 23rd June as International Widows Day, an effective day of action, to help unfortunate and forgotten widows around the world. After our tireless campaign for five years the United Nations adopted 23rd June as UN International Widows Day at its 65th General Assembly in New York in 2010.
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