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JSW Foundation donates 200 CPAP circuit kits to Ballari medical college
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The JSW Foundation has handed over 200 continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) circuit kits to the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC) to strengthen respiratory support for critically ill newborns and improve infection-control practices in neonatal care.
Srikanth, associate professor and nodal officer, Special Newborn Care Unit, BMCRC; JSW Foundation Vijayanagara location head Bharathi Palanisamy; and Theme lead-health and nutrition Muthukrishan.
The support is aimed at ensuring that critically ill newborns requiring respiratory assistance have access to dedicated CPAP circuits.
He appreciated the continued support extended by the JSW Foundation towards this objective, particularly its assistance in providing the CPAP circuits and support for high-risk pregnancies in Sanduru taluk.
The foundation said its continued interventions were focused on strengthening neonatal and maternal healthcare services in the region.