NGOs come forward to help patients in Jodhpur

JODHPUR: Amid shortage of hospital beds for Covid-19 patients, philanthropists and social organisations are coming forward with facilities of beds in the city sans medical resources. Two days ago, a proposal by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, MP (Jodhpur) and Union cabinet minister to set up a 500-bed facility for Covid-19 patients at MBM Engineering College was given. Now, similar proposals have been forwarded to the district administration with different bed capacities.
On Sunday, social worker Sharda Choudhary dedicated such a facility with 125 beds to the district administration to be set up at the Old Campus She has proposed to take the total bed capacity to 200 in the next few days once the patients are accommodated here.
Pushkarna Youth Society has also offered a similar Covid care centre with 100 beds in Siwanchi Gate area. All other arrangements for treatment ranging from doctors and nursing staff to medical equipment are expected to be arranged by the administration.
Shekhawat had also stated that the bed facility will be developed by his team and social workers and he had asked the administration to arrange for doctors and other medical staff along with medical equipment for the centre to become functional.
Though, the administration has assured all to arrange for required resources for these centres but this seems a herculean task amidst growing pressure on resources at hospitals, leading to grave shortage.
Given this limitation, the administration has not been able to launch the proposed Covid care centre at Boranada even after four days of its announcement. This facility is proposed to have 400 beds for Covid-19 patients.
On the other hand, district administration has appealed to the public, philanthropists and social organisations to help with donation of oxygen cylinders, oxygen concentrators, oxygen generating units and medical beds.