{"id":20932,"date":"2021-05-08T13:29:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T13:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=20932"},"modified":"2026-03-24T19:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:24:25","slug":"news-release-adra-adventist-church-and-adventist-health-international-join-forces-to-rush-relief-to-help-indias-covid-19-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/news-release-adra-adventist-church-and-adventist-health-international-join-forces-to-rush-relief-to-help-indias-covid-19-crisis","title":{"rendered":"Pressemitteilung: ADRA, Adventistische Kirche und Adventist Health International leisten gemeinsam schnelle Hilfe f\u00fcr die COVID-19-Krise in Indien"},"content":{"rendered":"

SILVER SPRING, MD (May 8, 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is preparing to airlift critical medical supplies and several oxygen generation systems to ease India\u2019s coronavirus health crisis. The humanitarian agency is partnering with the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, including its Health Ministries Department, and Adventist Health International (AHI), to expand relief operations in the South Asian nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Seventh-day Adventist Church must assist in helping people overcome the health and humanitarian tragedy that is unfolding in India. As Christians, we are reminded in Galatians 6:2 to carry each other\u2019s burdens to fulfill the law of Christ and we do this in Christ\u2019s love and power. It is our duty and responsibility to help each other, to care for the sick, and to bring healing and encouragement as Jesus did in His ministry and do all this as we lean on the mighty arm of God,\u201d says Ted Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church. \u201cToday, we must come together in solidarity and pray for the people of India, to stand with those who are hurting and with those who are mourning the loss of loved ones. We must also remember our tenacious ADRA workers who are in the frontlines delivering help in often challenging circumstances. We stand with you, through the power of God, during this difficult time. Be of good courage. God is by your side as you bring hope to those in great need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ADRA collaborates with local health authorities to support a mass COVID-19 testing in the tea gardens of Assam, India (Photo courtesy: ADRA in India)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With the death toll surging past *226,000 and more than *382,000 new COVID-19 cases (*numbers subject to change daily) reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), the country\u2019s health care system is unable to keep up with the surge of new cases. Hospitals are reporting severe shortages of oxygen supplies, beds, and personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers. Medical staff are reporting growing numbers of people dying at hospitals and health facilities while waiting for oxygen and intensive care beds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur ADRA team in India has been on the ground responding to this growing crisis, but we need more support to respond more effectively. This additional support from the Adventist Church, the General Conference Health Ministries, and Adventist Health International comes at a crucial time, and we really value this rapid support. By working together, this partnership will help us garner vital aid relief in India to serve local hospitals in dire need of oxygen generation plants and essential medical supplies,\u201d says Michael Kruger, ADRA\u2019s president. \u201cThis collaboration helps ensure frontline workers are equipped to serve communities ravaged by this monumental health emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The relief effort will help ADRA expand its relief operations to Adventist hospitals in India to build medical capabilities and improve critical coronavirus patient care services. The humanitarian operation will also enhance the oxygen production at medical facilities by installing oxygen generation plants (OGPs) and delivering oxygen concentrators to produce a constant supply of oxygen-rich gas for treating COVID-19 patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cSupporting our global community is part of our mission as a healthcare institution. It was a necessary pivot to support India through our sister organization, ADRA, in the way the country desperately needs. We are prepared to continue these efforts and stand with our partners as we fight COVID-19, together,\u201d <\/strong>says <\/strong>Dr. Richard Hart, president of Adventist Health International and Loma Linda University Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, ADRA is transporting intensive care unit (ICU) beds, ventilators, and monitors, and mobilizing essential preventive gear for frontline health care workers, including PPEs such as N95 masks, face shields, surgical gowns, nitrile gloves, goggles, disposable bed sheets and caps, and hand sanitizers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs followers of Christ, we must respond whenever people are hurting. This is the reason we are joining forces to deliver critically needed resources to help some of the worst affected areas in India. We pray that this assistance will not only bring healing to so many people in need but also contribute to shifting the momentum in the fight against COVID-19 in India,\u201d says Dr. Peter Landless, director for health ministries of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADRA is also working with local health clinics to increase vaccine access and reduce COVID-19 hesitancy to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. The team on the ground is teaming up with government and doctors\u2019 organizations to provide additional medical staff, doctors, nurses, and data entry operators at COVID-19 vaccination centers in various locations in India. The Seventh-day Adventist World Church has issued an official statement encouraging the community to participate in protective and preventive vaccination programs against COVID-19, to learn more visit: www.adventist.org\/guidelines\/immunization<\/a>U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to COVID-19 relief efforts for India, ADRA\u2019s partnership with the Adventist Church and AHI will help Brazil, one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic. The humanitarian assistance will provide funding to strengthen Adventist hospitals in significantly affected communities in Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, and Belem. According to WHO officials, Brazil has reported more than *14 million cases of COVID-19 and more than 400,000 deaths since November 2020. (*Numbers subject to change daily.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about ADRA\u2019s response or make donations to assist with relief efforts in India, Brazil, and other countries, visit ADRA.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalisten, die ADRA-Vertreter zu diesem Thema interviewen m\u00f6chten, k\u00f6nnen eine E-Mail an <\/strong>press@adra.org<\/a>.          <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Church<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in Christian and Jewish calendars, as the Sabbath, and its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ. The world church is governed by a General Conference with smaller regions administered by divisions, union conferences, and local conferences. It currently has a worldwide baptized membership of over 20 million people, and 25 million adherents. Learn more at https:\/\/www.adventist.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dcber <\/strong>Adventist Health International (AHI)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AHI is a nonprofit corporation focused on upgrading and managing mission hospitals by providing governance, consultation, and technical assistance to several affiliated Seventh-day Adventist hospitals throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas. While not directly a part of the Loma Linda Universit\u00e4t Gesundheit<\/a> system, AHI continues to work closely with the Global Health Institute <\/a>in collaborative efforts to provide aid to hospitals in need. Details at ahiglobal.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00dcber ADRA <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Das Adventistische Entwicklungs- und Hilfswerk ist der internationale humanit\u00e4re Arm der Kirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten, der in 118 L\u00e4ndern t\u00e4tig ist. Ihre Arbeit st\u00e4rkt Gemeinschaften und ver\u00e4ndert Leben rund um den Globus, indem sie nachhaltige Gemeinschaftsentwicklung und Katastrophenhilfe leistet. Das Ziel von ADRA ist es, der Menschheit zu dienen, damit alle so leben k\u00f6nnen, wie Gott es vorgesehen hat. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter ADRA.org<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Das Adventistische Entwicklungs- und Hilfswerk (ADRA) bereitet sich auf den Lufttransport wichtiger medizinischer Hilfsg\u00fcter und mehrerer Sauerstofferzeugungssysteme vor, um die durch das Coronavirus verursachte Gesundheitskrise in Indien zu lindern.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[780,590,284,794,1180,614],"tags":[1094,774,1092,1151,1125,690],"class_list":["post-20932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia","category-emergency","category-health","category-india","category-news-2","category-news","tag-adventist-health","tag-covid-19","tag-general-conference-gc","tag-immunizations","tag-michael-kruger","tag-protection"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20932"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45910,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20932\/revisions\/45910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.org\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}