COVID-19 Response
This project brought awareness to rural communities and Frontline Health Workers (FLWs) of Pati and Champawat Block, Champawat District in Uttarakhand to manage the Covid-19 outbreak in their region.
What we did
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Conducted awareness and training sessions, along with the distribution of safety kits to FLWs, Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committee (VHSNC) members, Antenatal and Postnatal mothers and members of the community.
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Conducted training sessions at 4 delivery points to ensure safe institutional delivery during the time of Covid-19.
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A Covid Care Centre was set up during the second wave of Covid spread in a government primary school of Pati Block with the support and supervision of the Medical Officer in charge of the Primary Health Centre. The centre was well equipped with all supplies and facilities required to monitor and treat Covid positive patients. It was linked to the Dedicated Covid Healthcare Centre in the district hospital of Champawat for referral. It was also equipped with sufficient oxygen concentrators through generous global support.