Gauri Kaul Foundation striving to address health challenges amid crisis in State
Source: The Sangai Express

Bishnupur, November 18 2023: In the wake of the recent ethnic clash, numerous relief camps have been established across Manipur to provide shelter and support to those affected.

While these relief efforts have undoubtedly been crucial in addressing immediate needs, concerns have emerged regarding the health conditions of conflict survivors within these camps.

A fact-finding team of five doctors from the non-profit Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD), during their visits to relief camps, found patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, and chronic kidney diseases not being able to monitor their health conditions.

This was the major finding of the team of Professor GC Sapna, an Assistant Professor at Manipur Technical University who surveyed 39 relief camps^ocated in the Bishnupur district.

Recognizing the pivotal role of self-monitoring of blood pressure, diabetes and related problems during these critical times, Gauri Kaul Foundation (GKF), a non-profit organization, has decided to provide this help in Bishnupur district.

A press note by GKF informed that the district has been identified by IDPD surveys and the foundation decided to support 30 camps, out of 39 camps as surveyed, located in this district by providing equipment for self-monitoring blood pressure, blood sugar, oxygen saturation and inhalers for managing asthma.

The foundation will also follow up these inmates for 6 months by conducting regular surveys and monitoring of these health problems.

Apart from the above, the foundation would also provide health consultations with the help of telemedicine services.

The distribution of health monitoring devices and selfmonitoring awareness programmes have begun at Moirang College relief camps wherein the devices have been distributed at relief camps of Moirangkhunou Keirenphaibi Primary School, Khongnangmakhong, Kumbi Awang High School, Kumbi Leirak Achouba Community Hall, Laishang Leikai and SC Girls Hostel Thanga Wangma High School.

The team of GKF is spearheaded by Dr Priyadarshini Arambam, director GKF, in collaboration with Professor GC Sapna and her team, N Koiremba Singh, Babita Moirangthem, and Bandana Arambam under the leadership of Professor Upendra Kaul, Founder Director, GKF.

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