Another member of the group, Piyush Ghosh, said that the corona pandemic-induced lockdowns and the consequent economic slowdown have broken the back of families which were surviving on a limited income. A large number of people working in the unorganised sector have lost their jobs and livelihood.
ìWhen we launched a mobile app to help people know about the availability of beds in hospitals, we got to know that many people didnít have the money to buy the medicines they needed. And we decided to do whatever we could for them,î he says.
The group has also been receiving calls for help from other places in the stateóincluding Sagar and Damoh. ìPatients from other places who have been admitted to hospitals in Bhopal are also approaching us. Currently, we have put a cap of Rs 5,000 per person on the help we can extend. But, God willing, weíll be able increase that figure soon,î says Ghosh.
They collected money from among themselves and from friends and relatives and are now planning to go for crowdfunding through the Ketto Online Crowdfunding platform.
‘Doctors to our help’
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