Sampa Connects the Underprivileged with CR
Sampa Das is becoming an expert in identifying people who need medical help in her slum. In the past one and a half month she has identified 8 people suffering from thyroid and blood pressure issues – and referred them to Calcutta Rescue. She is one of four Community Health Workers (CHWs) recently appointed and […]
Vocational Training Starts for Dropped Out CR Students
Eleven young people have just started high-quality vocational training courses thanks to Calcutta Rescue. They were all former secondary school students with the charity and six of them had dropped out before taking exams. Now they are all back studying with the help of Future Hope ,another NGO that partnered with CR, who are in collaboration with […]
CR Provides Influenza Vaccines for High Risk Patients
World Health Organization (WHO) has recently estimated that every year, 290 000 to 650 000 deaths globally are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza. The best way to prevent that is to get vaccinated every year. The novel coronavirus also falls into the flu category. Most of the symptoms are similar to common influenza. […]
Immunisation Programme Starts on World Immunisation Day
As the pandemic period had started, Calcutta Rescue had stopped providing vaccinations to the children of the slum community contemplating the safety of the staff. After seven months CR decided to start the the services that were stopped. A few days ago Calcutta Rescue street medicine programme started. Read More: CR Street Medicine Programme Starts […]