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MANIPAL: Manipal Academy of Higher Education’s (MAHE) Formula Manipal, which is one of MAHE’s most accomplished and well-known student projects, is partnering with professional non-profit alliance Swasth Foundation to set an ambitious goal to raise enough funds required to procure eight high flow oxygen concentrators.

Formula Manipal has decided to harness the power of social networks via ImpactGuru, a reliable crowdfunding platform, to collect donations for the financially weak members of our society currently facing medical emergencies.

A team of passionate and innovative students of Formula Manipal are working together to design, conceptualize, fabricate, test, and race a single-seater, open-wheel Formula Style race car. Starting out as an idea in 2007, Formula Manipal has since come up with nine extremely intriguing cars till date which have competed nationally and internationally on various platforms including Italy, UK, Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic.

“Having noticed that India has been hit the worst by the pandemic, this team of dedicated students have decided to take a stance against it. Given the lack of supply of healthcare essentials in such desperate times, we at MAHE have realized the difficulty our fellow citizens are facing whilst battling this pandemic. Hence, as the core values of MAHE revolve around helping the nation, our student project Formula Manipal agrees that there is no better time to do it than now when India needs it the most," stated a press release.

It further said, "To our surprise, a staggering 50 million Indians have already been pushed into poverty due to healthcare-related costs. Out of the numerous amounts of Covid related deaths in our country, a grave number has been due to the shortage of oxygen alone. As time passes, it is becoming increasingly evident that our nation requires every ounce of support possible. Therefore, on behalf of Formula Manipal, we urge all citizens of our country to help and support each other in these trying times.”

Founded in 2009, Swasth Foundation is a non-profit social enterprise committed to health and joy for all. They focus on improving the well-being of the poor by providing a range of affordable and high-quality primary-preventive health services. They aspire to build a sustainable and accountable health ecosystem that delivers high-quality patient metric care. ImpactGuru supports a diverse range of causes, aiding non-profits, personal and creative projects, the release added.