Transasia donates 50 BiPAP ventilator machines to Maharashtra

Mumbai, May 12, 2021: Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd., India’s Leading IVD player for whom India comes first, has been actively supporting various state governments in providing faster diagnosis and treatment to COVID patients. To help the state of Maharashtra in its’ fight against the second wave of the pandemic, Transasia donated 50 BiPAP-Ventilator machines for deployment in various COVID-dedicated hospitals all over Maharashtra. In spite of the current shortage in the availability of these machines, Transasia procured these machines from its global vendors. Shri. Rajesh Tope, Minister of Public Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Maharashtra received them in the presence of Shri. Rajendra Patil-Yadravkar, Minister of State for Public Health and Dr. Satish Sonawane, OSD, Health Department from  R. Subramanian, Vice President and Cyril Anthony, RSM of Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd.. Transasia is also providing free of charge its coagulation analyzer ECL series that aids in monitoring blood clotting in severe COVID patients which will help Doctors in estimation of D Dimer and other coagulation tests. Transasia’s Covid 19-IgG antibody test, RT PCR kit, and those for critical parameters such as D Dimer, CRP, Ferritin are being effectively employed by thousands of laboratories and hospitals all over India and in over 100 countries to monitor the progression of infection.

Expressing his gratitude to the Vazirani Foundation and Transasia for extending their support to the Maharashtra government, Shri. Rajesh Tope, Minister of Public Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Maharashtra said,”It’s a timely donation and essential in the fight against Coronavirus. Transasia’s efforts to deliver non-invasive ventilation will benefit many COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe while trying to fight off this virus.”

Added, Shri. Rajendra Patil-Yadravkar, Minister of State for Public Health, Govt. of Maharashtra,” We laud Transasia’s ongoing efforts in Maharashtra in preventing, detecting, and responding to the pandemic.”

Speaking on the donation, Suresh Vazirani, Founder & Chairman, Transasia-Erba Group, said, “The second wave is devastating and is taking a toll on the healthcare system of our country. While we are hopeful that things will turn around for India soon, we realized that just hope is not enough. Transasia remains committed to the health of Indians and through our small effort, we intent to reach out to those severely impacted and in urgent need. This is one of the several initiatives that we, through the Vazirani Foundation, intend to continue to use our resources and technology, to aid the Central and state health ministries.”