HOW TO HELP INDIA

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United Nations agencies, including UNICEF and the World Health Organization, are delivering personal protective equipment kits, oxygen concentrators, diagnostic testing systems and other supplies to India’s front-line health care workers. www.un.org

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, which represents more than 80,000 doctors in the United States, is sending oxygen machines to India. Each one costs $500. You can donate in intervals of $500, and also in amounts less than $500. aapiusa.org.

The Canadian Red Cross is providing financial support for its counterpart organization in India to respond to the latest wave and to prepare for future “pandemic and/ or emergency events.” redcross.ca

Care India says it has supplied hospitals and front-line workers in India with more than 39,000 PPE kits, along with masks and other supplies. The nonprofit, which has worked in India for 70 years, accepts donations in any amount. A donation of $134 pays for four PPE kits; $671 buys 20 kits. careindia.org

The Association for India’s Development, a Maryland-based charity that partners with nonprofits in India, says it has volunteers distributing food and protective equipment in most of India’s 29 states. aidindia.org

Give.asia,a fundraising platform in Singapore for causes across the Asia Pacific region, is hosting a campaign to help finance about $75,000 worth of oxygen tanks for COVID patients in India. give.asia