Calcutta Rescue starts Covid Vaccination Drive
We lost many people in the past three months. Many of them were not able to get vaccinated on time.Calcutta Rescue supports thousands of poorest of the poor slum dwellers…
CR Quick Response team, Covid Emergency Box and Emergency Team will take care of the Covid needs of the beneficiaries
Calcutta Rescue has set up a quick reaction team to help people in the slums survive the second wave of Covid which is spreading fast across Kolkata which is now…
Calcutta Rescue receives emergency PPE donation from USA
A shipment of personal protection equipment donated by people in the US has arrived in Kolkata and will be helping keep staff and beneficiaries at NGO Calcutta Rescue safe from…
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Update on the Second Wave: A letter from the CEO
Dear Friends of Calcutta Rescue,As you know, we are in the midst of a terrible second wave which is becoming more brutal by the day. For that we have been…
Calcutta Rescue ensures Covid Insurance for all the staff
One of Calcutta Rescue’s elderly doctors has recovered from Covid and is back at work with support from an insurance scheme set up by the charity. Dr Shyamal Pal, who…
Keeping staff safe – Uttara and other staff, Dr Jack’s benevolent fund
The human cost of Covid-19 became very clear to staff at Calcutta Rescue in July when they lost a much-loved colleague to the virus.Uttara, who was a helper at Tala…
Nimtala clinic’s new wound-dressing room is finally finished!
It took six long months to build this small room where patients can have their dressings changed in private and in a hygenic setting.Building started back in January but came…
‘Lost patient’ Badal returns to help the clinic
Badal was one of Calcutta Rescue’s ‘lost patients’ - people with serious medical conditions who the medical team lost touch with during India’s protracted Covid lockdown. Now Badal, who is…
Calcutta Rescue distributes smartphones to the students
Twenty Calcutta Rescue students were given new smartphones on Monday 17 August- allowing them to interact with their teachers online and access a wealth of internet learning materials. Many of the…
Letter from the CEO: Covid Update 6
Dear Friends of Calcutta Rescue, The situation here in Kolkata has altered dramatically since my last email so I thought it was high time to update you on what our…