Support 500 needy families due to COVID-19

Introduction

The second wave of pandemic COVID-19 highly affected the rural vulnerable population. The country announced country wide lockdown again. Last two months the women and their families are struggling for their survival basic needs. The impacts of second wave are higly among the these rural population. About 10000 people were lost their lives due to sever spread and lungs infection. Hence there is a emergency need to support these families such as dry ration and medical supports.

Dry Ration support

RWDT team mobilized resource from various sources for the past one month. We have purchased dry ration packs and distributed to the needy women and their families those who lost their livelihood incomes due to shut down of work places. About 500 women were supported these dry ration packs. It will help them to feed their families for atleast 15 days.

Awareness Campaign

The rural population in our location is illiterate and excluded from all development aspects from the government. We formed a campaign team and make awareness among these people. We teach clean habits, keeping social distance and available medical supports nearby their villages.

Also the sick people were referred to nearby hospitals and get treatment. The victims were given hand holding support to get relief from available sorces.

Through this campaign, about 10000 rural population got benefit.

Free medical checkup Camp

 In Salem District, Majragollapatti in Thalavapatti area most of the people are from vulnerable communities. They depend daily work wages for their survival needs, in these pandemic days they hardly affected by several risk factors such as nutritional food and health care facilities.

On behalf of Rural Women Development trust, a free medical check up camp was organised in the govt middle school in the Majra Gollapatti near by Thalavapatti in Salem District.

 The camp was inaugurated at 10.00am. In the beginning, Mrs. V.Alamelu, Managing trustee from Rural Women Development Trust gave welcome address. He addressed the primary focus of the medical camp and the supporter of the camp. for all their support and cooperation to conduct the camp in this location

 Then Dr. O.Parasuraman gave address on the precautions to be taken in the Pandemic risk. Also he told the necessity of wearing mask, keeping social distance and isolation.

 Free masks were distributed to all the partifcipants and volunteers.

Mr.Kalaivethan, Treasurer from RWDT gave vote of thanks to all.

 Camp major Activities

 In the beginning every beneficiary was registered their details. They were supported free face masks and advised to keep social distance in the queue. The primary parameters such as Temperature, SPO2(Oxygen level), weight, Blood pressure and Blood sugar were measured to the participants. The patients were given detailed medical counselling by doctor and medical prescription also given. For the needy beneficiaries free medicines were distributed. Also for risky patients immediate references were given to local government hospitals for further treatment

Beneficiaries

About 250 persons from vulnerable community got benefit through this free medical camp..