EHA

September 5, 2007

On July 28, 2007, EHA started its relief response to the Bihar flood emergency through the Duncan hospital (EHA unit hospital), situated in Raxaul block, East Champaran district of Bihar, which was among the worst hit areas. On the first day the medical team treated 125 affected villagers from Dumari village of Suagauli block.

The EHA Relief Team along with Duncan started the first relief distribution on July31 in 2 villages of Sugauli block covering 100 families with basic emergency items such as rice, jaggery (form of solid molasses), biscuits, candles, soaps, matches, chlorine tablets etc.

Since then the relief operation has been progressing rapidly and the areas of operation expanded as well. As the relief operations grew, medical professionals and volunteers from various organisations, institutions and groups from different places were mobilized, to support the Duncan hospital’s medical and Para medical team.

As of September 1, 2007, EHA has covered 9010 families, distributing emergency relief packets in 71 villages in 4 blocks. Along with the distribution of relief materials, the medical team has been actively conducting medical camps. During the period July 28 to Sept 1st 2007, the medical teams have conducted 35 medical emergency camps and treated 5486 patients from 71 villages in 4 blocks. Most of the problems were related to skin, diarrhoea, fever, septic leg due to cut and exposure, malnourished pregnant women, malnourished children, snake bites etc.

Details of the Relief progress from 28/07/07 to 01/09/07 are given in the table below