{"id":2665,"date":"2021-05-15T10:38:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T10:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2021-05-15T11:25:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T11:25:12","slug":"urgent-call-for-covid-relief-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nlt.ie\/?p=2665","title":{"rendered":"Urgent call for Covid relief funds."},"content":{"rendered":"

Target \u20ac15,000<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Handwashing stations at the gates of Lalgadh Hospital. All visitors must wash their
hands before entry to prevent the spread of Covid. Photo: Dr G. Clugston \u00a9NLT. October 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We are in urgent need of funding to deal with the current Covid emergency in Nepal. Our colleagues at Lalgadh Hospital desperately need Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)<\/strong> for themselves and oxygen equipment<\/strong> to support those tested COVID positive. The total amount required is \u20ac15,000<\/p>\n

This includes:<\/p>\n

– Oxygen cylinders (currently cost \u20ac200 each)<\/p>\n

– Oxygen concentrators, providing oxygen long-term (currently cost \u20ac1,100 each)<\/p>\n

– PPE (currently costs \u20ac25 per set)<\/p>\n

These costs are escalating daily due to shortage of supply.<\/p>\n

HOW YOU CAN HELP – Please donate via PayPal on our website <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lalgadh Hospital stands less than 50km from the Indian border in the south-eastern Terai region. Its proximity to the open land border means that many Nepalis travel to and from India for work, providing a fast, deadly route for the spread of Covid. Last week (early May 2021) the government reported between 9 and 10 thousand new Covid cases per day, with the real figures thought to be higher. Contrast this with a month ago when the figure was around 100 per day.<\/p>\n

Thank you.<\/p>\n

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Target \u20ac15,000 We are in urgent need of funding to deal with the current Covid emergency in Nepal. Our colleagues at Lalgadh Hospital desperately need Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for themselves and oxygen equipment to support those tested COVID positive. The total amount required is \u20ac15,000 This includes: – Oxygen cylinders (currently cost \u20ac200 each) … <\/p>\n

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