In order to avoid the crisis for the probable 3rd wave of the Covid-19 and threat of delta variants, the Youth for Social Development (YSD) has extended its helping hand to the healthcare needs of Ganjam district to effectively combat the pandemic.
The Brahmapur based NGO with the support from Oxfam-India and Give2Asia provided medical equipment, oxygen cylinder (20), oxygen concentrator (2), oxygen flow meter regulator with humidifier (20), oxygen nasal mask (150), Bipap Machine (2), multi parameter patient monitor (2), digital thermometer (50), pulse oxy meter (25), nebuliser machine (20) and BP apparatus-manual/LED (5) to different hospitals in Ganjam district.
During the handover of healthcare items, Ganjam district Collector Vijaa Amruta Kulange, Sub-Collector, Brahmapur Kirti Vasan V and Ganjam CDMO Dr Uma Kanta Misra were present. Apart from this, the volunteers and team members of YSD have been engaged in identifying the most vulnerable poor people who lost jobs/livelihood due to the lockdown and pandemic and providing them with dry food and ration kits.
The YSD has provided the kits to 1,000 households in 5 blocks including poor people residing in slums under BeMC jurisdiction. The YSD also has been engaged in creating community awareness among people on Covid-19 appropriate behaviour including masking, social distancing and following personal hygiene.
The relief and response works were coordinated by Chandan Kumar Sahu, Madhusmita Patra, Jayashree Kar under leadership of YSD secretary Bibhu Prasad Sahu.