Mumbai:
Former captain of the Indian National Cricket team, Sachin Tendulkar has
donated medical equipment to a charitable hospital in Assam benefitting more
than 2,000 children from underprivileged families.
Tendulkar donated the necessary equipment to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Makunda Hospital in Karimganj district of Assam.
Dr. Vijay Anand Isamael, a Paediatric Surgeon of Makunda Hospital thanked the legendary batsman for this help and said " The grant from the Sachin Tendulkar Foundation with support from Ekam Foundation will help us to provide better services at low costs to the poor people who come in large numbers in this area."
Tendulkar's foundation has also helped tribal
communities in Madhya Pradesh by providing nutrition and education.
And the initiative taken by Tendulkar will also help many underprivileged communities in the North East. Dr. Isamael said.
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