ABOUT US

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the entire world, Care Beyond Borders is a humble initiative to support healthcare professionals and first responders across India fighting this unprecedented crisis. Many front line healthcare workers and doctors in India do not have access to adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) while they selflessly and tirelessly work to keep the community safe.

 Care Beyond Borders was initiated by Dr.Arivarasan, assistant professor at UPMC and an alumni of Madras Medical College. It started off as a small scale and self-funded effort by a group of friends based in Pittsburgh, USA. Our team has quickly grown to form a reliable and productive network across the United States and India assessing demands at medical centers, procuring PPE/masks from manufacturers, arranging logistics for distribution on the ground, and delivering directly to the healthcare workers. The situation is constantly evolving and the needs are ever-increasing. We are doing our best to stay agile and come together as a community in an effort to lend a helping hand to our biggest heroes during this pandemic.

Meet the Team!

USA
Arivarasan
Shrawan Thupalli
 Praneet Sundaram
Nikitha Nandhagopal
Vivek Chander
Inchara Diwakar
Raghavendran Partha


India
Vivek Singiri
Venkatnagaraj 
Subash Veeraraghavan


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