After receiving an SOS name, a medical staff from the Puthur Domiciliary Care Center (DDC) arrived in a tribal village, 20 km from Attapadi in Palakkad and comprised round 100 individuals from the Irula, Mudugar and Kurumba tribes. Last week, three members of a household in Basti had excessive fever and wanted fast medical consideration.
The journey to Murugula village was not simple. The staff of three docs and a driver realized that they may use their autos solely as much as the banks of the Bhavani Puja river and after that they must cross the river on foot.
Team members crossing the river on foot. (Express picture)
After crossing the river on Saturday morning, the staff trekked eight km inside Attapadi earlier than reaching the village. Once there, he performed fast antigen exams for Kovid-19 of greater than 30 individuals, of which seven examined Kovid constructive. He was transferred to Puthur DDC.
It is value noting that aside from Dr. Sukanya, who was within the staff, well being inspector Dr. Sunil Vasu, junior well being inspector Dr. Shise and driver Sajesh acquired a commendation name from Kerala Health Minister Veena George for his or her work.
To scale back kovid an infection and mortality, the Kerala authorities has made a number of inner medical construction modifications because the outbreak of Kovid-19 final yr. DCC is among the modifications.
Medical staff in tribal village. (Express picture)
“Each gram panchayat has its personal DCC and is monitored by one gram. There are 67 villages functioning below this Puthur Gram Panchayat. DCC is broadly utilized in these areas to scale back the burden on mainline hospitals and dependence on oxygen. Now, we have now about 120 beds in Puthur DCC. Former councilor of Palakkad District Panchayat Rajan mentioned, “We are saving more lives by this facility.”
Meanwhile, Attapadi-based tribal activist Odian Lakshmanan mentioned: “The Kerala Government’s domicile care facilities work effectively. It encourages individuals to get examined and get vaccinated. We really recognize the braveness to cross the river on foot by the Puthur Domiciliary Care Center. “
According to the Kerala authorities’s official web site, the lively caseload as of Monday was 2,59,179. Till May 24, 14.4% of the inhabitants was vaccinated within the state.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
