Human Interest Stories CMAI Healthcare Team at CASA Relief Camp
| CASA contributes to the Himachal Pradesh Dist.Disaster Management Plan, Kullu |
We are pleased to inform you that CASA has substantially contributed to the recently published District Disaster Management plan jointly prepared by Kullu District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Himachal Pradesh . To read the said document please click here or on the Himachal Pradesh Government website http://hpkullu.nic.in/disaster/DDMP-2011.pdf . In the document you can see the contribution of our apex PAT unit CSK (Chetna Samiti Kullu) in Kullu, local CASA unit and Mountain Forum Himalayas (an effort of CASA in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) in preparing this district disaster management plan and a separate chapter dedicated to CASA’s PROPOSAL OF DISASTER YOUTH VOLUNTEER on page 197. You can also see Chapter – 6.3, Resource plan, Page – 40-42, where special emphasis has been given in emergency situations, to adhere to the principles of “DO NO HARM’, which is a key approach of CASA’s Local Capacities for Peace (LCP).
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| CMAI Healthcare Team at CASA Relief Camp |
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I came with an apprehension that there will be epidemic outbreak, where I may have to handle many complex cases in the flood relief camps; but I am very much impressed with the way flood victims have been taken care by CASA staff and volunteers says Dr Saday Sinha from Padhar Hospital in Madhya Pradesh, who leads the Healthcare team in various relief Camps run by CASA. Mr Manoranjan Nayak, the representative from Christian Medical Association of India observed that ‘CASA has cautiously placed preventive measures like clean drinking water, toilets, good food and there is very less concern about any health problem for 1200 member camp in Mirzawa in Supaul’. The team examined 110 people (10th Sept) who came with minor ailments like diarrhoea, fever; skin rashes and ear infection and they were examined and were provided with free medicines and ORS and they will be followed up again. ‘This is not the case with all the camps in the flood affected districts and the fact is that among the 3 million people displaced, only 2.5 to 3 lakh people live in relief camps; so there is still danger of epidemic outbreak and serious health problems awaiting the victims’ warns KV Thomas who leads the crisis phase of relief work of CASA. ‘Even after 25 days after the floods hit north Bihar, there are many villages marooned where people are hungry and face major illness, and the rescue team has not being able to reach these victims’ reports Hindustan Times (12th September). More healthcare professionals from Chennai and Delhi will join the healthcare team organised by Christian Medical Association of India and supported by Churches Auxiliary for Social Action and the healthcare will be extended to people in other camps run by Government as well.
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