<p>Having spent a fortnight in the hospital for Covid-19 treatment and having seen his acquaintances struggle to find hospital beds, Bengaluru-based techie Kamran Shahid, 32, decided to make things easier for others.</p>.<p>He began coordinating for hospital beds, even as he was in the hospital. Once discharged, he joined ‘Namma Team,’ a group of volunteers guided by IAS officer P Manivannan. </p>.<p>Speaking to DH, Shahid said it all began when he was hospitalised for Covid-19 treatment in April this year.</p>.<p>“When I was in the hospital, I saw that there were several SOS requests online for hospital beds and for oxygen. Since I was in the hospital, I was only retweeting requests as I was not in a position to talk to people on phone. Once I got out of the hospital, I reached out to Manivannan Sir as he had called for volunteers,” he narrated.</p>.<p>Ever since, he has been managing coordination efforts for medical emergency for the RR Nagar zone.</p>.<p>“The entire process is hectic and requires a lot of coordination. It cannot be done alone. Hence, I reached out to people I know and roped in some more volunteers,” he said.</p>.<p>He leads a team of 10 members as part of the initiative. The team coordinates with BBMP to help people secure hospital beds.</p>.<p>Even though the bed allotment has been streamlined in the recent weeks, there’s still much to do, according to Shahid.</p>.<p>“For instance, if a person is sick in spite of testing negative on RT-PCR, it’s still a challenge to find a bed,” he said. </p>.<p>How does he manage time along with a full-time job in an MNC? Kamran said he wakes up at 5 am and sometimes the coordination work stretches on much after midnight.</p>.<p>“I have been simultaneously doing my office work, too. I sleep whenever I get time in between,” he said. </p>.<p>This is not the first time that Shahid has played the good Samaritan. During the Kerala floods in 2019, he and a group of volunteers collected rations and other supplies to be delivered to those in need. </p>
<p>Having spent a fortnight in the hospital for Covid-19 treatment and having seen his acquaintances struggle to find hospital beds, Bengaluru-based techie Kamran Shahid, 32, decided to make things easier for others.</p>.<p>He began coordinating for hospital beds, even as he was in the hospital. Once discharged, he joined ‘Namma Team,’ a group of volunteers guided by IAS officer P Manivannan. </p>.<p>Speaking to DH, Shahid said it all began when he was hospitalised for Covid-19 treatment in April this year.</p>.<p>“When I was in the hospital, I saw that there were several SOS requests online for hospital beds and for oxygen. Since I was in the hospital, I was only retweeting requests as I was not in a position to talk to people on phone. Once I got out of the hospital, I reached out to Manivannan Sir as he had called for volunteers,” he narrated.</p>.<p>Ever since, he has been managing coordination efforts for medical emergency for the RR Nagar zone.</p>.<p>“The entire process is hectic and requires a lot of coordination. It cannot be done alone. Hence, I reached out to people I know and roped in some more volunteers,” he said.</p>.<p>He leads a team of 10 members as part of the initiative. The team coordinates with BBMP to help people secure hospital beds.</p>.<p>Even though the bed allotment has been streamlined in the recent weeks, there’s still much to do, according to Shahid.</p>.<p>“For instance, if a person is sick in spite of testing negative on RT-PCR, it’s still a challenge to find a bed,” he said. </p>.<p>How does he manage time along with a full-time job in an MNC? Kamran said he wakes up at 5 am and sometimes the coordination work stretches on much after midnight.</p>.<p>“I have been simultaneously doing my office work, too. I sleep whenever I get time in between,” he said. </p>.<p>This is not the first time that Shahid has played the good Samaritan. During the Kerala floods in 2019, he and a group of volunteers collected rations and other supplies to be delivered to those in need. </p>
