Floods
wreaked havoc in northern India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand),
displacing nearly 2 million with massive crop losses in this heavily
agricultural area in late September 2010.
In Uttar Pradesh ...
In Uttarakhand ...
In Bihar ...
In Leh ...
In Uttar Pradesh - Dr Parikh, AmeriCares India Managing Director with Dr. Podwal, Chief Medical Officer of Farrukhabad District, Uttar Pradesh and his medical team during a medical camp conducted following the floods. The team is examining chlorine tablets (for water purification) and other medicines provided by the Indian government that are commonly required in flood affected areas.
In Uttar Pradesh
Dr Parikh, AmeriCares India Managing
Director with Dr. Podwal, Chief Medical Officer of Farrukhabad District, Uttar
Pradesh and his medical team during a medical camp conducted following the
floods. The team is examining chlorine tablets (for water purification) and
other medicines provided by the Indian government that are commonly required in
flood-affected areas.
In Farrukabad, a district in eastern Uttar
Pradesh, 217 villages were submerged and 260,000 people displaced. Following a request for AmeriCares assistance
from Health Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Purvish Parikh, Americares India
Country Directory, visited the flood affected areas for a second time to
evaluate the initial response and determine ongoing needs. In the early aftermath of the flooding,
AmeriCares had committed to providing nutritional aid, children’s clothing and
other supplies
In
a meeting with the local medical association that included 35 doctors, the
Health Minister and the medical team, Dr. Parikh reviewed the main illnesses
they should be prepared for, addressed preventative measures and advised the
group on what medicines will be needed to add to their stock. AmeriCares India has committed to coordinate
a disaster preparedness workshop to help the medical community develop an
effective response plan for future disasters in the region.
In Uttarakhand
In Uttarakhand
Dr.
Parikh travelled to Uttarakhand in mid- November and met with Dr Bhatt,
Director General of Health Services, Dr Varma, Additional Director of Medical
Services and Dr Rajendra Bhatt, Principal of the Training College of MHFW (all
from Uttarakhand Department of Health). He reported that they were pleased to
have AmeriCares India taking the initiative to do medical relief work in the
region for the poor affected by the floods.
With
the support of local community leaders and school authorities, Dr. Parikh along
with 3 volunteers also conducted two successful medical camps outside Dehradun.
In the first camp, 231 students of Regional Inter College, Sorda Saroli, were
treated. In the second camp, 82 students of Government regional higher
secondary school, Badasir received primary care.
Based
on discussions with state’s health authorities and with the support of the
Government Health Department, AmeriCares India is offering a free medical camp
for flood and landslide affected area Manan Village of Almora District,
Uttarakhand from 6th to 8th December. Discussions are also underway with various stakeholders and local leaders to conduct community disaster preparedness
trainings.
In Leh
In Bihar
AmeriCares
India is sending a 40-foot container of Xango nutritional products to our local
partner in Bihar the Temple Trust, to combat malnutrition due to the flood and
rain.
In Leh
AmeriCares
India continues its relief effort in Leh, which suffered from monsoon rains and
significant damage to the health infrastructure. Relief efforts have been focused on the
Government SNM Hospital.
In Leh
The
federal government is supporting the hospital with some funds, but there are
many pieces of vital equipment that were destroyed in the floods that need to
be replaced quickly. AmeriCares India is working to provide some of that
equipment to SNM with the objective of getting Ladakh's only referral hospital
up and running again at full capacity prior to the onset of winter.
