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Help India fight 2nd deadly wave of COVID-19

Rajeshwari Devi, 58, died on Sunday after waiting for two days to get uninterrupted oxygen, an ambulance and a bed in a  Covid-19 hospital. She kept waiting and gasping but it was too late by the time help arrived. She was taken to a hospital emergency room on 16 April after her oxygen saturation level dropped. Her CT scan showed that she had developed severe pneumonia. But without her Covid report the hospital refused to admit her. She spent around 36 hours in the emergency room on oxygen support. The staff there told her family they were running out of oxygen and she needed to be moved to a bigger hospital but there was no ambulance or any promise of a bed. The desperate family took her in their car to a hospital where a bed had become available after the intervention of a politician. She had no oxygen support in the car - she died minutes before she could be admitted to hospital. Ashish Agrahari, her son, says his mother would have had a chance at survival if treatment was given in time. Heartbreaking stories such as this are coming in from across India as second Covid wave wreaks havoc. But the country’s healthcare system is crumbling amid the surge in cases - doctors say it’s hard for them to “see the light at the end of the tunnel this time” Prime Minister Modi expressed concern over spread of the Covid virus to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Prime Minister spoke at length on the oxygen supply issue which has been in the news due to reports of deaths of patients across various states as hospitals have run out of oxygen……

Relative grieve, after 24 hours Covid-19 patient died, allegedly due to shortage of oxygen cylinders

Mass cremation of COVID-19 Victims in New Delhi

 SUPREME TASK INDIA's RESONSE TO COVID-19 SECOND WAVE 

Girls carrying their deceased father to the cremation ground

The second wave of COVID pandemic in India has unleashed an unprecedented public health crisis caused due to the large-scale spread of COVID infection in all parts of the country. According to the news reports, the past few days have witnessed cases reaching till 4,00,000 per day and nearly 2500 COVID’19 related deaths in different parts of the country.

Migrants and other passenger arrive at railway station to head their hometown, amidst curfew imposed to prevent the spead of Covid-19

The health system, particularly in the large cities and urban areas, is failing miserably due to the rapid increase in the number of COVID patients who are desperately seeking medical assistance and supplemental oxygen. As COVID’19 is raging on, Supreme Task India has a desire to reach out to people in the slums of Delhi and villagers in Odisha.

Health Worker adjust oxygen mask of COVID-19 positive patient as she receive primary treatment inside an autorickshaw at Government COVID-19 hospital

We need to immediately address burning issues. The poor people are in extreme need of oxygen and beds. People coming from well-established families aren’t able to find beds, so think about the plight of the poor. Many of them passed away outside the hospital itself while standing in the long emergency queues. Many individuals who are in home isolation have infected their own family members. Their homes get sealed and they don’t have anyone to get them essentials and medicines.

A Covid-19 patient gets primary treatment inside a car as he waits to be admitted at a hospital

With these intentions, Supreme Task India will launch an initiative in emergency, which seeks to directly support COVID’19 affected families. We aspire to provide prevention, vaccination, hygiene and food security interventions.

Relatives of Covid-19 patients queue to collect oxygen

Many COVID patients and their families can be benefitted, as we will be helping them with cooked meals and medications for the COVID patients. Also, we would like to provide Oxygen Concentrators to patients who are in extreme need of it. Adolescent girls and women in the slums do not have access to sanitary pads, lack of which will further deteriorate their health and hygiene.

 STI’s RESONSE TO COVID-19 FIRST WAVE 

During the first wave of the pandemic our organization helped to provide dry ration and hygiene kits to our beneficiaries. We provided dry ration to around 15000 families in the vicinity of South West Delhi.

Neeraj has been one of the most energetic and regular student in our Literacy Center. He lives with his mother and sisters in the slum of Dabri. Sadly, his father, Ghasi Ram who was the sole bread earner in the house contracted the Covid and passed away due to lack of resources and the inability to access health care. The family is left in tatters after the tragic loss of head of their house. At the moment, Neeraj is not old enough to work and his mother cannot even go out to work because of the lockdown. The family is locked inside their house without food and basic facilities. Neeraj and his sisters are not in a position to continue their studies. The family is experiencing the greatest crisis of their lives with being physically, mentally as well as financially shattered.

Rajkumari has been associated with us through the Empowerment for  Women project. She has been proactive in participating and learning. The constant pain in her legs has created problems for her, while doing the daily chores. Despite of this she used to work in two houses as their house-help as she was in dire need of money. On 5th April 2021 her husband died a sudden death out of Covid. But she denies that her husband died out of Covid, as she fears that people would scorn upon her. They feel shattered as there is complete lockdown in Delhi and she cannot work. Her relatives used to help her initially but they have also stopped as they themselves are facing acute shortages of resources. She called our Teacher and requested for help. This lockdown has left many people like Rajkumari in a helpless and hopeless situation where either the starvation or the pandemic will kill them.

People at an oxygen filling station with their cylinders, as a spike in corona virus across the nation spiked the demand for oxygen

 

Through this initiative, we will be focusing on the below mentioned categories:-

1. Food Aid: To support poor and vulnerable families affected by the COVID with dry ration kits to ensure food and nutrition security for 30 days. We will also provide cooked light meals for covid patients in covid care center.
2. Oxygen concentrators and Hygiene Kits for COVID patients: The organization will provide high flow oxygen concentrators and hygiene kits which would include medicines for COVID patients.
3. Sanitary Pad Distribution: Earlier adolescent girls used to get sanitary napkins in schools, but now during the lockdown they aren’t getting it. Also, poor women in the slum cannot afford to purchase sanitary pads to keep up with the menstrual health and hygiene.
4. Information Center: Through an information center our organization can help people to be transported to COVID Care Centers.
5. Financial Assistance: We can also provide cash to a few needy families who do not have anything for survival.
6. Protection for COVID warriors: The organization aims to support doctors, nurses, frontline health workers, police personnel, sanitation and other workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) to enable them to continue delivering services to COVID patients.

 

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After the tensity created by the pandemic, COVID-19 the whole nation is facing endless challenges with communities and economies. As on May 5th, 2020 the active reported COVID-19 cases have increased to 46,711 and taking the death toll to 1,583. The worst-hit have on low-wage workers, with limited access to health services and State welfare safety nets. Lockdown has impacted these workers significantly, forcing them to return to rural areas. But they are not even in the position to return as the transportation services are also under complete lockdown. Some have decided with to walk down hundreds of kilometers to return to their respective villages. Irony is this exodus involves women/pregnant ladies, old aged people, infants and children in this hot summer. This is a very trying time for daily wage laborers. whose livelihood is seriously jeopardized because of the lockdown.

ACTION BY SUPREME TASK

Formation of Response Team

We formed a core team of 16 members Babita, Soni, Rahul, Kanchan, Abhishek, Pankaj, Sanjeet, Priyanka, Ganga, Asish, Lalita, Mala, Nisha Anwita Pal which worked passionately under the leadership of our National Director, Mr. Ajit Pal and Office Manager, Mrs. Leena Pal. In the midst of lockdown and restriction, this team immediately developed a strategy to reach out the most vulnerable and needy children and their families. Focus area and work profile was created for respective team members. Accordingly, the team started working in the framework of responsibilities.

Field survey

We conducted survey and came up with an authentic plan. Our team selflessly came on the ground despite the fearful and dangerous environment created by coronavirus in the city. Survey team went into the slums to identify beneficiaries. They found out aesthetic and vulnerable situation created due to Pandemic, Survey team adhering to the guidelines of the government identified the needy people and collected their information. Accordingly, a list of beneficiaries was prepared for almost 250 families living in distress and need.

Response by Supreme Task

• Mr. Alwin W. Miller CEO of Children Medical Ministries and Mr. Larry Derstine President of SupremeTask International donated to provide covid-19 saftey kits and dry ration to the needy people
• Few students donated dry ration for 5 families each.
• Our team prepared for distribution on the 16th and 17th of April, 2020.
• We requested Delhi Government, Police and Home Ministry to give permission for distribution of dry ration and covid kit.
• Team transported food items to respective centers at midnight and collected fresh vegetables in the early morning from wholesale market to avoid any chaos.
• Our team distributed safety kits consisting of gloves, masks, soap, sanitizer, phenyl, and supply of dry ration (potato, onion, grain, pulses, oil, sugar, and tea) which can be used by our beneficiaries for almost a fortnight. Along with the distribution of essentials, we also distributed a pamphlet on the “do’s and don'ts” in times of such crises to create awareness amongst our beneficiaries.

SUPREME TASK GENERAL HOSPITAL/NETRANIKETAN- COVID-19 CARE CENTER

Balangir District Collector & District Magistrate is selected Supreme Task General Hospital as Covid care centre since April' 2020.

The Hospital was sanitized and 40 beds were setup to accommodate people. The staff went through an online training on Covid -19 care, our senior management team has several meetings with Collector & District Magistrate on preparation to quarantine people come from abroad and other states. In first week of April we accommodated 3 people returned from England, they were Quarantine for 14 days. After them 24 students (Girls) came from Rajasthan Kota and lived in our Hospital on quarantine. In the end of April, 8 people were sent to our hospital for quarantine.

Mask distribution

There was the necessity of mask in Balangir and Govt. declared everyone to wear the mask, Supreme task general hospital immediately come to rescue of poor people and distributed surgical masks to over 500 people.

FUTURE ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT COVID-19
Emergency Need/ Future Plan of Action

• Work closely with the government bodies in order to spread awareness amongst the families of migrant laborers living in slums.
• Distribution of essentials to more people in need.
• Strategize and implement effective plans for the welfare of beneficiaries

Concerns/Challenges

• Safety and health of team members working actively amongst the communities.
• The barriers imposed on the staff during the recent visits. 
• Insufficient funds for providing dry ration and essentials.
• More number of people added to the beneficiaries' families due to the lockdown because they can’t move back to their villages.
• Some well to do people in the distribution area objected to the movement of slum dwellers.

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Supreme Task India has been working wholeheartedly for the welfare of people in these harsh times
of pandemics. COVID 19 has caused immense damage to the people, especially daily wage labourers
as they are deprived of money, essentials and safety. The situation demands immediate steps to be
taken for the deceleration of the spread of corona virus. Supreme Task is on the ground in rural and
urban areas working alongside Government to combat the pandemic.

We are providing aid to needy people by distributing masks, soaps and hand sanitisers. In
partnership with Government Health department, our Hospital is screening patients. Our medical
staffs are working round the clock at this critical situation. An isolation centre is setup in the
Hospital.

The lockdown has already created a huge tension in the country, especially in communities where
people are suffering as they are falling short of resources. Supreme Task India has come up with a
cash and voucher programme which provides financial support to our families in communities. They
can use the cash/vouchers to purchase essential items such as healthy supplements for children,
pregnant women, food supplies, medicines, toiletries, etc. It’s going to help the locals to recover
from the monetary losses their families are facing.

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Superintendent of Police, Bolangir along with Superintendent of Central Reserve Police Force, Bolangir unit organized a rally inviting the civil society, institutions and organizations of Bolangir. Supreme Task General Hospital, Bolangir came forward to pay homage to the Martyred Soldiers who lost their lives on 14 February 2019 while a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in the Pulwama district, J&K, India. Around 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were Martyred.

Staff of Supreme Task General Hospital went with a banner expressing solidarity to the martyred brave hearts of India and condolences to their family. Over 5000 people including Army Officers, Civil Society Members, Govt. Officials, College Students, NGOs, Media etc. came forward to pay homage to the martyred soldiers. It was worth watching how the entire city was united to come forward on the streets of Bolangir to pay homage to the brave hearts. Holding candles in their hand, tears in their eyes, long live slogans piercing the sky people including women marched through the streets of Bolangir. It looked like Bolangir city halted for few hours to pay homage to the martyred soldiers. Passers by were bowing their heads in front of the banners having pictures of martyred soldiers and expressing their gratitude for the deposits of blood to protect the Nation.  

Our National Director Ajit Pal was invited to address the gathering. He in his brief speech while expressing grief for the martyred soldiers and condolences to their family reminded the people present about such a time as this in 1965 when then Prime Minister Late Lal Bahadur Sashtri gave the slogan “Jai Jawan, Jai Kishan” from Ramlila Maidan of Delhi when Pakistan was attacking India. He urged the people of this great Nation to be united at this critical juncture and uproot the evils of terrorism coming from across the border. Youth joined him in giving slogan” jai jawan, Jai Kisan”. A wave of united patriotism flowed among the crowd and everyone was continuously shouting “Jai Hind”, “Vande Matram” and so on.

Christmas is about giving like Father gave His Son and Son gave His life for us. On 9^th Dec 2018, we celebrated Christmas with around 1200 audiences including Children, Youth, Mothers and family members of staff. Our guests were Mr. Robin Lahiri, Mrs. & Mr. Manjit Titus and Mrs. & Mr. Sanjay Sahu.

Our Project Women and staff also represented a beautiful paradigm of unity by performing a graceful Qawwali dance.

Our Women from Women Empowerment project showcased an influential performance. That was a Fashion show with an impactful message against Women’s vulnerable condition in India. It brought everyone’s attention towards the stage. The women, most of who are working as daily wage labor or maidservant; who have never been to such stage show program and never dreamed of presenting their talent in front of the large gathering. They were so thrilled and excited to perform the fashion show in front of almost 1200 people. For them it was like an Oscar winning experience. These were the women represented those helpless abused women peers, who face Domestic Violence, Child Marriages, Child Abuse, Rape, Triple Talak (Divorce) and other Social evils and stigma. This was the showstopper and we witnessed tears in the eyes of all those presented. When the women lifted up the placards with slogans and the background song supported this cause by singing we will not tolerate these anymore and we need our right to live like others.

Our guests were mesmerized that how they are availing this lifetime opportunity to showcase their talent. They were glued to the performances lineup one by one in sync and loaded with talent and expressions of message through their performance. As per our Guests, they were thrilled watching the dance of Smash Hunger Children. As per him, no one can identify these children are slum dwellers and living in undreamed vulnerable conditions. He announced this, as an achievement for Supreme Task Team to provide a platform to these children and transform their lives from slum residence to stage performers.

We appreciated the dedication and wonderful coordination of our team. We thank to our almighty God for being with us.  Let his grace be upon all of us forever.

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