COVID-19 Response

COVID 19 has emerged as global pandemic affecting almost the entire globe. This has tested public health preparedness to the optimum level even in developed countries who are still struggling to deal with the situation. In India as on 26-03-2020 there were 593 active cases of COVID-19.

The COVID 19 has created fear and made us realize how bad this can turn out to be for the poorest, for those who will lose their livelihood, or those who wouldn't know what to do to save themselves when the virus has reached someone close to them. It has also put additional strain on the already challenged healthcare system.

1. Providing immediate Support to Healthcare workers in the states in the form of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) like Body Cover, Mask, Eye Glass, Gloves, Shoe cover etc. (Health System Strengthening).
2. Community level awareness on Corona Prevention, Finding any suspected cases or person in the need of quarantine among the community (TRACE).
3. Referral of suspected or person with symptom for testing at accredited institutes in the state (TEST).
4. Setting up & managing 50 beds quarantine & Isolation centre for suspected and confirmed cases of corona in the state. (TREAT).

1. Supporting Administration: Currently DFY is working in Maharashtra, Haryana, Kerala, Punjab, Bihar and Rajasthan. As a part of DFY is supporting government administration with volunteers and resource support through donation of PPE including mask, goggles, gloves etc and items like sanitisers, soap, infrared thermometer, mask etc. This is important most of the responders and administration is also not having enough support to work. Also then team is supporting the administration through coordinating state and district level call centres in Kerala, Maharashtra and Bihar.
2. Setting up of Emergency COVID 19 Management Hospital: With an increasing case load and better preparedness to deliver healthcare services required for COVID 19 management in Bihar State, Doctors For You (DFY) is setting up a 20-bedded facility (along with isolation facility) for the management of suspected and serious COVID19 cases. Moreover DFY also aim to support the critical health facilities and health workers from Government and Private hospitals working for COVID 19 prevention and management.
3. Intervention Rumor and false information on COVID 19 is a major concern in the rural areas: Thus to prevent rumor and support local administration, DFY team is running audio van, Door to Door campaign along with Hygiene kit distribution (Mask and Soaps). The programs were organized in Bihar, Maharashtra, Kerala and Haryana, covering farming community, tribal belt and other rural community. Also DFY along with its partners have organized series of program in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi /NCR. In the program series of key aspects on chemical use, hygiene practices, flu prevention and crowd management in the vicinity. The program was organized in banks, airport, corporate office and mall and was targeted for administration and service staff who are directly in contact with people. DFY is also organising awareness infection prevention and helping in screening patients. Free hygiene kits distribution and awareness talks were also organized in the center for the out going patients.