The health and wellness group of the Odisha Society of the Americas (OSA), an association of the NRI-Odias living in the US, recently donated oximeters to help the state government tackle the pandemic. Actor
Sabyasachi Mishra handed over the equipment, worth Rs 8 lakh, to the state government on their behalf.
The actor handed over the oximeters to IAS officer Yamini Sarangi, managing director of Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL), in presence of Dr Soubhagya Ranjan Ransingh, general manager-operations of the corporation.
Sabyasachi said he has had a long association with the OSA and loves to collaborate with them in various humanitarian activities. “A month ago, they had provided an ambulance for Covid testing through me and now, these oximeters,” he said.
Sabya said the health and wellness group of the OSA mostly comprises Odia doctors working in the US.