Chinmaya Mission Chennai has been offering significant support to those affected by the 2nd wave of Covid-19. Care, concern and compassion have been imparted via a non-medical hotline, for 12 hours per day, seven days a week. The tele-counselling service, titled ‘Let’s Talk, My Friend’ is being promoted by several hospitals in Chennai and the feedback received from callers has been positive.
A contribution was made towards two oxygen generation plants, one at Hindu Mission Hospital, Tambaram, Chennai, and one at Jayabharatham Hospital, Nellore. With this offering, the hospitals were able to better serve the patients during the peak of the pandemic in the area.
Chinmaya Mission Chennai has also supported the refilling of oxygen cylinders at Sri Chakra Multi-Speciality Hospital, Nanganallur, Chennai, a 32-bedded facility.
Additionally, 11 oxygen concentrators were procured, with the support of Chinmaya Mission New Jersey, who sponsored eight of them. Of these, two were donated to the District Collector of Coimbatore and two were donated to Primary Healthcare Centres near Tamaraipakkam. The remaining seven oxygen concentrators are available for needy patients in home isolation.
