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CASA's rapid response/ immediate relief to flash Floods Victims in Leh

 

CASA’s RESPONSE:
CASA’s senior programme staff landed in Leh and met with our implementing partners on 10thAugust 2010, as the flight services resumed after the disaster, to carry out the damage assessment and identify the gap areas for intervention in coordination with the district government authorities. After the initial assessment and participation in coordination
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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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