VFF USA COVID-19 Relief Fund

Your Donation Counts

The second wave of COVID-19 devastated India. In May of 2021, the country recorded over 400,000 new cases and 4,000 deaths every day. Now new cases are decreasing and the second wave is subsiding, but a third wave could strike at any time. We need your help to make sure that RDT’s Bathalapalli Hospital is stocked with the equipment and medicines it needs when the third wave arrives.

Support our COVID-19 Relief Fund

Your gift saves lives! The COVID-19 pandemic is the most urgent challenge that we are currently addressing. Our COVID-19 Relief Fund provides vital support to impoverished communities in rural India. Your generous contribution helps us provide essential emergency aid and alleviate the plight of the poorest of the poor:

Treatment for people infected with COVID-19 is provided at Bathalapalli Hospital, which is designated as a COVID-19 center.

Coronavirus tests are also carried out at Bathalapalli Hospital.

We continue supporting the education of local communities about the coronavirus and the necessary hygiene measures to prevent its spread.

Over 5.5 million cotton masks have been produced, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

During the lockdown, over 412,000 meals were distributed to people in need in Anantapur.

Will You Support Our Efforts Today?

While we make every effort to cover the essential needs of the most vulnerable communities in rural India, we will definitely need more resources to help more people in need. Your donation will help us do more!

DONATE for our emergency measures and help the poorest of the poor
in the fight against the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus in India

The Current Situation in India

The second wave of COVID-19 was a perfect storm. Crowded living conditions, limited access to healthcare, and the more virulent delta variant conspired to ravage India’s rural communities, many of which had been spared by the first wave. RDT’s Bathalapalli Hospital was once again designated as an exclusive COVID-19 treatment center, and its exceptional staff worked around the clock treating over 8,200 patients in the space of just a few months. Thankfully, case numbers have begun to decline and the worst of the second wave is now behind us, but–due to low vaccination rates–a third wave could be on the horizon. As India braces itself once again, RDT is working hard to spread awareness, distribute vaccines, and make sure that Bathalapalli Hospital is ready.

Anne Ferrer

Executive Director, RDT

“We are experiencing a situation of drastic changes in our lives that requires unconditional solidarity and mutual support from everyone. We are all asked to show strength together and to provide the best possible support.”

Moncho Ferrer

President, VFF USA

“We know there is danger. But we have a crisis, we cannot hide, we have to help. We all have to do our part to end the coronavirus and its consequences.