Emergency health relief operations

        Once again the coastal Alleppey has come under the attack of dangerous diseases, causing havoc over an area of 65 villages. As per the records available more than 78000 persons are so far affected by the outbreak of diseases like Dengue fever, Viral fever, Cholera, Japanese Encephalitis and Chikungunya in Alleppey district of Kerala where Samhathi is operating. The pathetic yet dreadful situtation called for emergency relief operations and Samhathi has put in its best efforts to support the affected through various measures like organizing medical camps, providing relief goods, launching preventive measures etc. Even after two weeks the situation has not recorded much improvement and the fear of further outbreak of epidemics remain relevant. Samhathi is exploring all possible means to manage the crisis and help people to overcome the dangerous situation where already many lost lives. Since three health projects from Action Medeor, Tönisvorst (Germany) and the two health projects from Johanniter International, Berlin (Germany) were implemented in the last few years in the area, the villages covered by these projects are not badly hit by the epidemics. The Mobile Clinic and the new Children’s Health Project supported by Samhathi-Austria in association with ADA of Austrian Government have also proved to be of great support in keeping up better health conditions in those villages and so the affected are far below in number in these villages too. The Community Medicine Department of Alleppey Medical College and local primary health centers are working in close association with  Samhathi in the efforts and provide medical personnel and some medicine free of costs. We are also mobilizing all possible local resources like small donations, collection of used clothes, medicines etc to extend maximum support to the affected.

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Doctor attending the patients at a Medical Camp

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Emergency health relief operations at epidemics affected villages