'Master Blaster' Sachin donates medical equipment to hospital in Assam’s Karimganj

KARIMGANJ: 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar has donated medical equipment to Makunda hospital in Assam’s Karimganj district. The move will benefit over 2,000 children belonging to underprivileged families.

The ‘Goodwill ambassador of UNICEF’, has donated the equipment to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the charitable hospital.

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Tendulkar’s foundation has also helped in providing nutrition and education to tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh and the recent initiative is expected to be beneficial to many underprivileged communities in Northeast.

Pediatric Surgeon of Makunda hospital, Dr Vijay Anand Isamael, thanked the cricketing icon for the aid.

“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,” Ishmael has been quoted as saying.

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