UP Family Of Covid Survivors Sets Up Free Medicine Bank

<p><strong>Meerut:</strong> In Meerut, one family has started a free medicine bank to Covid patients.</p> <p>The entire family had tested positive for Covid last month and they had a stock of medicines leftover after all members recovered from the deadly virus.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ:&nbsp;<span style="color: #f80707;"><a style="color: #f80707;" href="https://ift.tt/3oRtgdf Real Estate Developers Seek Protection From Govt</a></span></strong></p> <p>Vijay Pandit, head of the family, said: "In the beginning when the family members tested positive for Covid, we were in a state of panic.</p> <p>We bought Ayurvedic, allopathic and homeopathic medicines prescribed by various doctors.When the family recovered, we noticed that a stock of medicines had accumulated in the house, which was not useful to us anymore.It was then that the family decided to put the medicines to better use and started a free medicine bank.</p> <p>"There are some medicines which are rather expensive and many people cannot afford to buy them. We are giving them free of cost to such patients," he said.</p> <p>The family began by putting out its phone number on the social media and within hours, people began contacting them for medicines.</p> <p>"We also appealed to other people who had leftover medicines to come forward and give their stock to the bank. A large number of persons have given their medicines to us which are now being distributed to the needy patients," said Vijay Pandit.</p> <p>The family intends to continue its efforts in the pandemic.</p> <p>"We are not very wealthy but we will still try and continue to give medicines to the poor," he said.</p>

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