Amid COVID-19, This Family Provided Free Oxygen Cylinders To Patients

The Saldhana family initiated the campaign, "Free Oxygen Cylinders", by selling some personal jewellery and getting seven oxygen cylinders.

Pascal Saldhanha, 55, and his family have been performing an extraordinary service during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India. The Saldhanha family has so far given free oxygen cylinders to more than 200 patients. Shabana Malik, who received a free oxygen cylinder from Saldhanha family, said, "My husband had got Covid last month. He needed an oxygen cylinder for 12 days. Then, Mr Saldhanha came to our rescue. He gave an oxygen cylinder to us for free for all those days. He also helped with ration and medicines." Five years ago, Pascal Saldhanha's wife Rosy had suffered kidney failure. This was followed by her suffering a coma, dialysis and even brain haemorrhage. An oxygen cylinder had to be kept in the house at all time for her. When the principal of the school in Mumbai's Malvani, where Shabana Malik teaches, asked Mr Saldhanha for help, he and his wife offered their cylinder right away.