Global Hand Washing Day observed
Global Hand Washing Day was celebrated on 15 October. The basic idea behind it was to create a global culture of handwashing with soap and raise awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap. The 2013 theme for the Global Handwashing Day was “The power is in your hands”, because everyone has the power to create healthier communities through handwashing with soap.
Cong demands immediate relief for Phailin victims
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee has demanded the State Government to provide immediate relief to the families of cyclone victims in the State. JPCC has also demanded the Government to take adequate precautionary measures so that epidemic erupting out of such natural disasters does not take place. According to the JPCC spokespersons Sailesh Sinha, despite efforts made by the disaster management team, Met department and NDRF, four people have diedin this disaster and several mud houses and electric poles were blown away in the cyclonic winds. The Government should take immediate steps to restore them, he said.
‘Save the Children’ comes forward for Phailin-hit
To provide timely relief for the affected Phailine victims, Save the Children has launched an initial appeal for Rs 21 crore to support the concerned governments of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The relief intends to alleviate suffering, restore dignity and ensure timely recovery of the worst affected families in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The money raised would help procure integrated house-hold kits, containing food baskets, hygiene kits, tarpaulin sheets, blankets and solar lamps. Save the Children would establish Child-friendly spaces where trained caregivers would provide alternative learning space and psycho-social care for children. Cash transfers to the most vulnerable families would also be undertaken to enable families to rapidly restore their broken homes and other critical needs.