India Post News Service
CHICAGO: “As we the 75thIndependence Day of India, the nation which has made us to be what we are today, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), a large ethnic-organization, representing nearly 100,000 physicians and Fellows of Indian origin in the United States, has launched launch a unique initiative in collaboration with Bitcare, ‘AAPI Blood Donation and Stem Cell Drive’ from August 15th onwards in 75 cities,” said Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, President of AAPI.
A major initiative of Dr. Gotimukula-led new Executive Team, the Blood Donation campaign and free Antibody testing, is in response to the national need for blood, especially as the Covid Pandemic ravages the world.
“I want to thank the dozens of AAPI Chapters and in cities and towns across the United States, who have confirmed and have started planning to organize the event in several states,” said Meher Medavram, Chair of AAPI’s Blood Donation Initiative. The launch event will be held in Chicago on August 7.
Dr. Ravi Kolli, President-Elect of AAPI, urged “potential blood donors to donate blood to help ensure lifesaving blood products are available for patients. Your donation is needed now to prevent delays in patient care. Help overcome the severe blood shortage!”
The growing influence of physicians of Indian heritage is evident, as increasingly physicians of Indian origin hold critical positions in the healthcare, academic, research and administrative positions across the nation. We the physicians of Indian origin are proud of our great achievements and contributions to our motherland, India, our adopted land, the US and in a very significant way to the transformation of the Indo-US relations.
Serving 1 in every 7 patients in the US, AAPI members care for millions of patients every day, while several of them have risen to hold high flying jobs, shaping the policies and programs and inventions that shape the landscape of healthcare in the US and around the world.
“As we all know our blood banks are deprived of products and another wave of COVID is rapidly increasing,” Pointed out Dr. Gotimukula, focusing to improve and reform the current healthcare system and help towards making a better healthcare model for the patients.
For more information contact: Vijaya Kodali, AAPI Office Manager at: vkodali@aapiusa.org. For more details on AAPI, please visit: www.aapiusa,org
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