Organised by University of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is responding to the COVID-19 crisis. You could help students whose futures are at risk, cancer patients who are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, health workers in need of PPE and much more.
We all want to know what we can do to get through the pandemic together and get our lives back to normal. You can help those affected by COVID-19 .
Researchers at Birmingham are creating protective equipment (PPE) that reduces infection, developing an antibody test and delivering virus testing. On Sunday 26 April, Birmingham scientists carried out half the total virus tests that took place in the UK. We're getting ready for the long term impact; for those with health complications like cancer, and for students whose lives and learning have been disrupted.
No one can predict what will be needed most urgently in a few weeks, but here are examples of how your gift could help make a difference. Your gift will be used wherever we can make the biggest difference and we are looking for new ways to respond to the emerging crisis all the time.
- £25 could help provide the materials to create and improve protective equipment, including face visors and masks .
- £100 (or £8 a month) could help deliver a reliable test for the virus with same-day results .
- £250 (or £20 a month) could fund emergency hardship grants to students, many of whom have lost the part-time jobs they relied on .
- £1,000 could help researchers understand how cancer patients are affected by COVID-19. Many have been hit doubly hard by the diversion of medical resources and by being especially vulnerable to the virus.
1. You can make a donation right now through Just Giving or through the Birmingham In Action website - www.birmingham.ac.uk/action
2. If you are organising virtual events online, or undertaking a challenge at home, you can fundraise in aid of Birmingham's work. Set up your own Just Giving page linked to this one, note that you are fundraising in aid of the University of Birmingham's work on COVID-19. You'll have full control over how you choose to fundraise. Although the University is not liable for any aspects of your funding, we may be able to answer any questions you have about how to fundraise.
By making a donation today, you could help students, patients and health workers get through this crisis. Your urgent support has never been more needed.
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