Bangalore, May 13, 2021:  Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Bengaluru, in association with Greenwood High International School, Bengaluru has come up with a life-saving initiative offering critical support to patients by launching five sophisticated buses which will provide free oxygen to people direly waiting to get a bed outside city hospitals.  Each bus has been redesigned to accommodate 12 patients at any given time.

With this tie-up with Maharaja Agrasen Hospital in Padmanabhanagar, Greenwood High Int’l School has ensured that these patients can have some respite in this time of emergencies. Each patient will have to provide his or her doctor’s prescription or RTPCR report and a copy of his or her Aadhar card, to avail of the free oxygen facility.

“We plan to see how this initiative goes for the next ten days and then we will scale up to 10 buses thereafter,” says Dr. Satish Kumar Jain of Maharaja Agrasen Hospital. Each patient will be able to use the oxygen for 2 hours and will also be given a free nasal cannula for the oxygen flow to be connected to the flow meter and regulator.

On this initiative, Mr. Bijay Agarwal, Chairman of Greenwood High Int’l School said – “When Dr. Satish Jain approached me with this idea, I was immediately keen to be a part of this very noble initiative. The first bus will hit the road today. This initiative was inaugurated by Mr. R Ashoka, Hon’ble Minister for Revenue, Government of Karnataka, who has supported this cause wholeheartedly, in his constituency, and readily agreed to be a part of this timely initiative. “We thank him for taking time out and standing in solidarity with us,” said Mr. Bijay Agarwal and Mrs. Niru Agarwal, Managing Trustees of the school. 

Citizens who wish to avail of this facility can call the Hospital’s Admin at 09620304864.

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Bangalore, May 05, 2021 – Recognizing the indispensable need for finger-tip pulse oximeters amid the second wave of coronavirus, two grade 10 students of Greenwood High International School, Sneha Raghavan and Shloka Ashok, undertook an initiative to provide 200 oximeters to the underprivileged families and people.  In a matter of just 24hrs, these students were able to raise an amount of Rs. 2 Lakhs and are now working towards distributing the oximeters procured from the funds to an NGO Sampark, a Bengaluru-based organization, which works with some of the most vulnerable groups and will distribute these oximeters to people residing in slums in Bengaluru and among rural women in villages across Koppal, a city in North Karnataka.

With the second wave of Covid-19 threatening Indian lives and livelihoods much more than ever before, many underprivileged people are unable to get access to life-saving drugs and essentials. Acknowledging the issue, a passionate social worker approached the students with the idea and both of them jumped at the chance to get involved in the project. The students reached out to various oximeter manufacturers to settle out the most economical deal. Later they designed posters and created a fundraiser page on the GiveIndia website that endorsed the project and helped them with the financial aspect.

Expressing her views, Shloka Ashok, a student of Greenwood High International School, said: “Being in the midst of a global pandemic, I realized that it is extremely important to take a step and give back to society. I am extremely thankful to Ms. Anupama Parekh who gave us an opportunity to be a part of this noble project. As my exams have been postponed, I am looking forward to being a part of many more such initiatives and help those who are in dire need of help.  At Greenwood High International School, we are given such platforms where we get a greater understanding of social welfare programs and initiatives. I hope that many more students will come forward to serve the society to the best of their capacity.”

Sharing her views, Sneha Raghavan, another student of Greenwood High International School, said: “It is extremely motivating to see such an overwhelming response to our initiative. We had never thought that our initiative would get such immense support and response. We are extremely grateful to all the donors who participated and contributed to our fundraiser. This has certainly encouraged me to undertake more such social cause initiatives in the near future. This initiative has taught me how your one single act of random kindness can have a huge impact on someone’s life.”

Lauding the efforts of the students, Ms. Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International School, said:  “We believe that only by active collaboration between all the members of the society, we will be able to overcome the impact of this pandemic. We always encourage social pursuits at our school and we are glad that students are taking a leaf out of the school’s vision. We would like to encourage more students to undertake such initiatives that can benefit society as a whole during such testing times. We strongly believe that sometimes small steps undertaken by each individual can lead to a greater good.”

Sneha and Shloka have a simple and refreshing approach to the current situation and firmly believe in the fact that “If each of our steps up to do our bit to help our fellow Indians, we can tackle this massive crisis more effectively” and are now hoping to get involved in more such socially beneficial projects in the future.

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