Project: Oxygen for India

LAHB Solutions LLC 630 Herman Rd Jackson, NJ 08527 - oxygen concentrators

Nomad - PPE

These are extremely scarce commodities given the COVID-19 situation and we’ve been trying to source through over 15 different suppliers with little traction.

We would prefer to purchase 10L if possible and from the United States vs buying directly within India. For now, we are only able to find and source 5L oxygen concentrators. We have tried to source from multiple vendors but many we’ve spoken to are:

• overpriced

• not enough supply in stock

• backordered with no knowledge of their next shipment

If you are an oxygen concentrator supplier for 10L, we would love to talk with you! Please email: contact@watchesforgood.org with subject line: “Oxygen concentrator supplier” and answer the following questions:

• contact@watchesforgood.orgMake

• Model

• Price per unit

• Quantity of availability

• ECCN

• HS Code

Quality and authenticity are of utmost importance and we want to avoid a possibility of counterfeit medical devices. Also, either Nirdhar Khazanie (CEO of Watches for Good) and/or another board member / advisory board member would like to visit the location of said supplies to physically ensure everything is in working order. All photos would be posted online for transparency.

These devices are not readily available given the current COVID climate. Most companies cannot just purchase oxygen concentrators without a valid prescription from a medical professional. Due to the heightened severity of COVID-19, suppliers are relaxing requirements and allowing non-profits to purchase these medical devices if their sole purpose is for donations to hospitals or foreign governments intended for hospital distribution.

Trivandrum, India

The government of Kerala reached out requesting help from international organizations as a number of NGOs are already sending oxygen concentrators and PPE to New Delhi. There has been significant mismanagement of medical resources happening in New Delhi. We believe the officials we’re working through in Kerala are trying hard to be above board and welcome the opportunity to provide transparency in the form of documented receipt of goods, photos, and videos as they reach hospitals across Kerala.

Watches for Good is committed to posting all of these artifacts as they become available.

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer - Dr. S. Karthikeyan CEO of Norka Roots - Mr. Hari Krishnan

Please view the following PDFs from Google Drive:

Documentation provided by Kerala government

These docs provide all the guidance we’re following and exempts Watches for Good from any duties/tariffs/customs as they relate to COVID-19 medical equipment.

Volunteers from Google’s transportation and trade team are helping shepherd the correct process for export from the US at the supplier’s warehouse. Watches for Good is paying for any shipping fees and we will post all receipts on this page for transparency. A carrier will receive the oxygen concentrators and we hope to ship these on cargo freight via United or another airlines to Trivandrum.

We are a young company with extremely driven and motivated volunteers who believe in total transparency. Everything we raise in donations is given to charity. We have a strong board of directors and advisory board with a global international reach. Additionally, we are commited to posting all financial receipts and blogging about our progress so people are clear about our intentions and goals per project as we hit milestones.

Any company who has donated, financially or with resources, for the - “Oxygen for India” campaign will be listed below. If you are a company interested in partnering with us, please email contact@watchesforgood.com and we’ll be happy to promote you.