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MedStar Foundation Donates PPE Worth $1.4 Million to Sewa International

Houston, TX (July 23, 2021)
MedStar Foundation donated over $1.4 million worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two CPAP machines to Sewa International on Friday, July 9 in an event held at the Foundation’s warehouse in Hyattsville, Maryland. The PPE received by Sewa include N-95 equivalent masks, face shields, gloves, goggles, and full length PP attire.
Ed Robinson, MedStar Health’s Vice President of Integrated Support Operations, presented the PPE material to the Maryland Chapter Coordinator of Sewa International Dr. Anita Roy. Dr. Siva Subramanian, Indian American community leader from Washington DC, and pediatric cardiologist at the Georgetown Medical Center acted as liaison between MedStar and Sewa International. Right after the event, the donated material was sent from Hyattsville, MD to
Sewa International’s Atlanta, GA warehouse in seven 18-wheeler trucks.
“We saw some of the challenges caused by the shortages of PPE in the rest of the world and we
had some surplus PPE in or system. We thought it would be great if we could donate it to some
other relief efforts that are going on. I thank Dr. Siva for connecting Sewa with MedStar and we
wish Sewa the best and appreciate the work they are doing,†Ed Robinson said, speaking at the
event.
Largest in-kind Donation
“This is the largest in-kind Medical equipment donation Sewa has received from a hospital
system in the US. Sewa is sending the PPE to Trinidad and Tobago and to a few countries in
South America which are experiencing the second wave of COVID-19 cases. The CPAP machines
will go to India,†said Prof. Sree Sreenath, former president of Sewa International, who was
present at the event.
Dr. Siva Subramanian, speaking at the event, said the PPE will help patients as well as frontline COVID-19 workers such as physicians, police officers, firefighters, and healthcare workers to stay safe while they strive to stop the spread of the pandemic. Dr. Anita Roy, who received the
PPE on behalf of Sewa, thanked MedStar for their donation and said that Sewa International
would put the PPE to great use. Volunteers from Sewa‘s Maryland and Washington DC chapters
were present at the event.

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