HYDERABAD: Covid Surge Impact Alliance – CSIA is an alliance of 20 stakeholders which includes NGOs, Corporates and industry associations to coordinate COVID relief; has a 24X7 helpline to support patients; and has over 500 volunteers working to combat the surge of COVID-19 cases.
The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all walks of society. With lack of isolation centers, hospital beds and oxygen cylinders, an initiative Covid Surge Impact Alliance (CSIA) was launched by Hyderabadis, consisting of 20 stakeholders from various NGOs, Corporates and industries associations who have come together and are actively coordinating relief activities in the state of Telangana and are delivering direct and indirect aid to the people.
COVID SURGE IMPACT ALLIANCE (CSIA) powered by Surge Impact Foundation (SIF) provides three key services; an organized, easy to use Web App with real-time and verified data and Emergency Bed Helpline which is supported by HRH Technologies; and, a One-to-One Personalized Patient Request Management System with 24*7 helpline which is powered by Surge Impact Foundation.
CSIA began working on 21st April and within a month, it has, with the help of over 500 volunteers, processed over 4236 COVID-19 cases of which 1987 were for plasma, 1312 for hospital beds, 627 requiring medication, 532 needing oxygen and 392 cases needing other help like food delivery, doctor consultations, last rites etc.