Based in Liverpool, DAM Health Group provides COVID-19 testing and has responded to an appeal for help from India which has been hit hard by the pandemic

Bollywood actress Amy Jackson has praised a Liverpool health firm who responded to an urgent call for help from India, amidst the country’s continuing COVID-19 crisis.

India has experienced a catastrophic surge in COVID cases this year and infection rates are the highest ever seen, nearly tripling the peak in 2020. They are currently the world’s second worst-hit country and hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of new cases.

Now, following an urgent appeal from the Hope Foundation – an international charity which works with children in Kolkata, a Liverpool health business has stepped up to help.

DAM Health Group has sent vital air-conditioning equipment plus COVID-safe protective kits including masks and sanitisers while also donating large sums to help fund ventilators in hospitals in the region. And their efforts have been applauded by Bollywood actress Amy Jackson.

The Woolton-born film star, who has a huge fan base in India following a string of smash hit movies, said: “This is a wonderfully kind gesture which is making a real difference to the lives of people in Kolkata who are being so badly affected by the ravages of COVID-19.

“The supplies sent across such as air-conditioning units and testing kits will help the situation immeasurably. It is incredible to see a Liverpool business stepping up to offer so much help. Frank Joseph and his team should be proud.”

DAM Health is a Liverpool-based COVID-19 testing business which operates throughout the UK. The company is led by Professor Frank Joseph who said: “Tackling COVID-19 is a global effort. 

“We’re working to keep the virus under control in the UK, but it is vital that we support other nations too. I am proud that DAM Health can help in this way by partnering with the Hope Foundation.

“Amy is a massive star in India so it is lovely to hear her kind words about what we are doing to help the international Covid relief effort. I know she is very concerned about matters in India so I look forward to keeping her updated about our work.”