The exceptional circumstances we are facing call for resilience, flexibility and concrete actions to act upon our strong commitment to assisting communities in dire need for help.

As Romania anticipates an increasing wave of COVID-19 infections, with Italy's painful experience ahead of us, we have the opportunity to act earlier towards supporting the medical community and the responsible authorities to offer medical care to all the patients that need it.

Medical supplies, devices, and equipment (facemasks, respiratory machines, shortages of gowns, aerosol-generating machines, etc.) are in high demand and companies operating in the healthcare and medical devices industry are invited to supply such materials and support to manage this emergency.

A call to action launched by our colleagues at AmCham Italy pleads for this type of precious support that will have an immediate and substantial impact to manage the emergency in Lombardy. Financial donations should be directed to the bank account ‘Regione Lombardia-Sostegno emergenza Coronavirus’, Iban code: IT76P0306909790100000300089. For supply donations we will connect you with our colleagues at AmCham Italy.

Similar contributions are needed to support the local effort to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Please contact us if you need guidance on how/where to channel your donations – financial and medical supplies.