Donation to Support LSU Health New Orleans COVID-19 Testing
Leslie Capo, Director of Information Services
The McNulty Foundation, in partnership with the Aspen Global Leadership Network, has
donated $7,500 to LSU Health New Orleans to support its community COVID-19 testing
effort.
“This donation will assist our efforts to strategically deploy COVID-19 tests to high-risk
groups and/or underserved communities,” notes Lucio Miele, MD, PhD, who heads up COVID-19
and antibody testing at LSU Health New Orleans.
Aprile Age, Executive Director of the McNulty Foundation, adds, “We recognize and
applaud the critical efforts you and your team are leading in response to the devastating
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable communities.”
The contribution comes from the Global Response Fund launched by the McNulty Foundation
in partnership with the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN). It's a rapid response
fund to support AGLN Fellows around the world who are leading critical response efforts
to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The McNulty Foundation's support through this generous donation is a recognition
of Louisiana's ability to rapidly mobilize and launch effective, collaborative initiatives
with a real impact,” says SreyRam Kuy, MD, Aspen Institute Health Innovator.
LSU Health New Orleans has partnered with LCMC Health and the New Orleans Health Department
to bring free, walk-up testing to thousands of high-risk people in vulnerable neighborhoods
throughout metropolitan New Orleans.
“Testing is at the heart of conquering the COVID epidemic,” says Rebekah Gee, MD,
CEO of LSU Healthcare Services Division. “We are grateful to the Aspen Institute and
McNulty Foundation's support for LSU Health's efforts to test New Orleans.”