Helping India Fight COVID-19: Covid Annex Building

About the Project

When Shanti Bhavan Medical Center began treating COVID-19 patients, the number of people seeking our care greatly decreased. This was because people were afraid of contracting the virus, and therefore avoided visiting the hospital at all costs—even if they desperately needed medical care.

 

As fear of the virus continued to spread, it became clear that we needed to develop a solution to separate the COVID and non-COVID patients in order to limit transmission of the virus within the main hospital grounds.

 

Our team has assessed this issue and firmly believes the solution is to build a separate Covid Annex Building outside the main hospital. This will allow our staff to treat COVID patients without spreading the virus to those seeking other types of care within the main hospital.

Frequently Asked Questions

It will cost approximately $500K to complete this project. This total includes the construction and all the necessary equipment to outfit the unit, in addition to patient care and staff salaries for the first year.
Yes, we own a piece of land suitable for a facility of this type. This land is adjacent to our nurses’ living quarters. Hospital staff will have direct access from the hospital property to this new facility.
Numerous deadly, infectious diseases plague the villagers in the areas where we work. Tuberculosis has the highest number of infected people in our area compared with any other part of India. Skin diseases are also predominant near our hospital. Ultimately, we don’t know when, how, or even if Covid will end—but if it does, this facility will be used as an Infectious Disease Control Center.

How You Can Help Fund
The Covid Annex Building

We rely on donors, philanthropic foundations, and other organizations to fund our programs and services—and the Covid Annex Building is no different. If you’re seeking an opportunity to help India in the fight against COVID-19 and other deadly diseases, this is your opportunity to do so.

 

Help us build this facility today!

The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating communities across India. We are the only modern hospital available to many of the people we serve.

The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating communities across India. We are the only modern hospital available to many of the people we serve.

Will you donate today to help fund our Covid Annex Building?