SICCI-LISHA coordinate to immediate and urgent assistance
Singapore Indian business community raising fund to support India’s fight against Covid-19 to assist India which is facing an unprecedented impact of Covid-19 on the people, leading to multiple crises across the country. It has set up India COVID Release Fund.
In the light of these challenges, Singapore SICCI, along with Little India Shopkeepers Association (LISHA), is coordinating efforts by the community to support India manage the immense pressure on its health services by the coronavirus, the two trade bodies said in a joint release on 26 April 2021.
Dr. T Chandroo, Chairman SICCI, said, “We want to stand side by side with India as this is a crisis of historic proportions and would require our immediate and urgent assistance. I am making a clarion call to the Singapore community at large to support this initiative undertaken by SICCI and LISHA.”
SICCI has also reached out to the partners of India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare through the High Commission of India in Singapore to gather information on their most immediate and most urgent priorities.
“We have also received requests from YWAM (Youth with a Mission), HHL Lifecare Pte Ltd, Gilead Pharma and several other organizations which are mobilizing support on the ground to help India overcome the crisis,” Dr. Chandroo said.
SICCI’s and LISHA’s initial appeal is focused on emergency response to help to protect the most vulnerable from direct impact due to the rapid spread of Covid-19, and to scale up life-saving protection and assistance in priority states and hospitals in India.
SICCI, which has some 500 corporate members with international networks, and LISHA, representing almost all small businesses in Singapore’s Little India shopping precinct, hope to harness the support of the community to provide the necessary assistance that India requires.
As of now, Indian hospitals urgently needs ventilators and oxygen concentrator devices among others.
SICCI and LISHA are the central coordinating and focal point for the mobilisation of resources required by India.
A virtual command centre has been organised for the community to get in touch with SICCI Cares at Mobile/Whatsapp: 96541346, 62222855 (Ms Gowri or Ms Pamela). Donations will be updated in the Telegram Channel and Website, said the release. #health #covid #equipment #devices #banking #medical /fiinews.com
