The second wave of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in India. In these testing times, the cricket fraternity has also come together with many cricket players and organizations that have donated or provide essential medical facilities to hospitals across the country. India’s swashbuckling all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is also one among the many cricketers who stepped forward to help India during such testing times.
Yuvraj’s foundation, YouWeCan, recently launched #Mission1000Beds, a hospital capacity expansion solution to rapidly scale up the Covid-19 critical care facilities across India. On Friday, Yuvraj Singh took to his official Twitter handle to reveal that his foundation has dispatched a number of beds and other medical equipment to Himachal Pradesh from Delhi.
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Yuvraj had tweeted, “Trucks with COVID critical care beds and medical equipment left from Delhi for Theog and Rohru in Himachal Pradesh last evening. Support our exciting journey to change healthcare for India!”
Trucks with COVID critical care beds and medical equipment left from Delhi for Theog and Rohru in Himachal Pradesh last evening. Support our exciting journey to change healthcare for India! 🇮🇳
#Mission1000Beds @YOUWECAN @OneDigitalEnt pic.twitter.com/nXTLQhekKC— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) June 11, 2021
Elaborating on the reason behind the initiative, in an interview with Hindustan Times, Yuvraj said, “All of us have lost loved ones and also witnessed countless cases of people struggling for oxygen, ICU beds, and other critical care facilities required to combat COVID. So, we launched #Mission1000Beds — a hospital capacity expansion solution, which will rapidly scale up the Covid-19 critical care facilities across India.”
Further in the interaction, Yuvraj Singh asserted that the main objective of the mission is to strengthen the medical facilities in India which are required for the treatment of Covid-19 patient. Yuvraj revealed that it isn’t a short-term goal as they plan to serve the country for ten years or more.
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Yuvraj Singh concluded, “With this initiative, we aim to strengthen the capacity of government, Army, autonomous and charitable hospitals by setting up oxygenated beds, ventilators and BiPAP machines, along with other essential medical equipment which is required for critical care of COVID-19 patients. Not only will these enhance the current capacity of the hospitals, but will continue to serve patients for 10 years and beyond.”
