TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED
COVID-19 crisis has surged with lack of hospital beds, lack of oxygen cylinders, and even the basic necessities for prevention. However, where preventive management is important differently abled need to be made more aware by spreading the right information. To support this, Narayan Seva Sansthan (NSS) an NGO with a cause of supporting the differently-abled for a 24*7 toll-free number 18003091111 launched by Prashant Agarwal, President, Narayan Seva Sansthan to fight against COVID-19.
The service will have a team of 15 experts who shall share details on nutrition, eating habits, natural remedies, and sanitisation methods to those who have been quarantined and affected by COVID-19 and even to those who seek more information on COVID-19 and its preventive measures.
Agarwal said: “We have introduced the toll-free service number 18003091111 for the differently-abled people which will be operational 24*7. The idea was to reduce the situation of panic and keep people well aware of the symptoms of COVID-19 and even offer remedies to them while they are at home. We shall have a team of 15 experts who would be consulting our NSS Mitra’s that will be giving free consultation under the guidance of these experts. The NSS Mitra team will be offering free health consultations to all those who call them and shall be operating in two shifts from Udaipur, Rajasthan.”
In the meantime in Udaipur, NSS is distributing free food to around 500 people a day. In the state of curfew, NSS aims to serve the people of the state through food distribution and offering a free consultation to avoid the spread of this pandemic further.
FIND BEDS, OXYGEN and AMBULANCES ON DESIDIME
Understanding the gravity of India’s current situation, DesiDime, India’s biggest online shopping community website has started a discussion platform where members from all over India can share verified and updated information about bed availability, ambulances, oxygen, and even medicines for COVID-19 patients across India.On this platform, relatives or friends of Covid positive patients can find validated and updated information about where to find vacant beds, oxygen, ambulances, or medicines like Remdesivir and Tocilizumab anywhere in India. This information is in the form of contact numbers, hospital/service/individual names, and addresses shared by real people, who are members of DesiDime, living in various States in India. Let's come forward and be responsible citizens to help each other in the hour of crisis.
DOCTOR ON CALL
The helpline — 0120- 2425301 has been made available by Noida Authority under its initiative, Doctor on Call, with the support of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Noida for residents of Noida and Greater Noida. They can now use a dedicated helpline number to consult doctors for queries or ailments without having to go to the hospital amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specialists like ophthalmologists, gynaecologists, psychiatrists, orthopaedicians, paediatricians, will also be available to assess patients over the phone. The Noida Authority said more specialist doctors could be added in this list, depending on the need of the people.