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Ambuja’s Interventions during COVID-19 July 2021

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Table of Contents

1. Interventions since initial phase

2. Community Preparedness for COVID-19Third Wave

3. Oxygen and Medical Support

3. Impact & Reach due to Interventions

4. COVID-19 Monthly Study

Mobilizing physically challenged beneficiaries to vaccination centres

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INTERVENTIONS SINCE INITIAL PHASE

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Strategic InterventionsAwareness Creation, Vaccination Facilitation and Removal of Resistance- Education on COVID-19 spread & vaccination, prevention measures- Social Distancing, Use of facemasks and Hand washing demo- Assisted Panchayat during Lockdown and Vaccine Drive

IEC Material Distribution- Posters, Banners, Pamphlets, Hoardings created- Information posters for village and panchayat

distribution provided

Emergency Services- Of Private & Govt. Health centres around villages- Oxygen, Ventilators & Ambulance services- Sanitation & Fumigation in villages- Safety kits, PPE & Hand Sanitizers distributed

Basic Healthcare Services- COVID centres, testing, treatment

& facilities contacts shared- Directory of toll-free numbers &

essential services including PDS shared with the community

Creation of SPOCS- A single point of contact in

every village created- Dissemination of digital

content through SPOCs- Community Volunteers to

assist health administration

Engagement with Health System- Sakhi engagement with

health system- Monitoring home quarantine-

migrants- Facilitating Vaccinations

Responsible Behaviour seen in the community

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Reaching out to Specific Audiences

Online training, placement support and daily messages provided for SEDI trainees

Awareness, Insurance Linkages and 0% interest free loans assistance to Farmers

Voice and video messages sent to

Truckers

Follow-up, regular calls and voice messages for

Elderly

MCH services and nutrition content shared with Pregnant / Lactating Women in Angandwadis

Exploring Livelihood Opportunities for Returning Migrants

Reaching out to staff members and beneficiaries with mental

health counselling

Screening Camps and Vaccination Drive for Ambuja Plant Employees

and Communities

Supporting Patients in Isolation Centers with medical equipment

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Continuous Support and Opportunities Created

Mask Making InitiativeA tripartite agreement with Cipla Foundation and IICT for designing masks- Opportunity for 10 women from Handur SHG

Nalagarh and 9 women from Lady Lions Group Surat– IICT approves the samples after quality check- 37095 masks already sold out of 40095 masks produced for both locations.- 19,190 mask orders received from ACF, ACL & external agencies

Ration Distribution

Supported families, migrants and labourers with ration kits: -15,520 families - 80,000 lives in cities over 15 days of lockdown-1,537 ration kits in 36 villages by SorathMahila, Kodinar

Livelihood Opportunities

- 6,82,022 face masks made and sold by women- 505 women in Sankrail and Punjab started kitchen gardening and selling vegetables in local markets- 821 SHGs received COVID-19 Sahay Loan of Rs. 4.38 Cr- A Livelihood Fund was also created

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Awareness and Training Support

- Home screening by Sakhi- IEC development and distribution- Temperature check and oxygen saturation- COVID-19 testing booth fabricated by SEDI students- SHG groups pledged to fight COVID -19 - RTO Roko-Toko Initiative in Darlaghat

COVID-19 training for staff /SPOCS- Several Online Webinars and Trainings with internal and external experts- Knowledge transferred to village PRI and community leaders which helped to build village awareness strategy

Mental Health Training- 618 trainers trained - Sessions with 3352 beneficiaries- Counselling 71 cases - Using techniques like active listening, problem solving, behavioral activation, relaxation techniques and using appropriate references

Participation in Govt. Campaigns Gujarat, Maharashtra and MundwaLet’s Be COVIDIENT

A campaign for Employees, SEDI trainees and Communities on COVID-19 - COVID-19 theme based placards, FAQs and Group discussions- Games, videos and paintings- Facts & Myth Buster messages

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COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS FOR COVID-19 THIRD WAVE

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Ambuja CoviSAINIK Volunteering Program

CoviSAINIK volunteering program was launched across locations on World Youth Skills Day, 15th July2021, targeting to train 10,000 volunteers. 100+ master trainers were trained by ACF in partnershipwith KEM Hospital, Mumbai who will in turn train the CoviSAINIKs.

ModuleThe volunteers will be trained on 2 different modules which includes theory and practical.• Basics of COVID: covering clinical sign symptoms, testing, vaccination and managing COVID

Isolation centre.• Technical Training: covered recording vitals, managing bio-medical waste, oxygen therapy

support

The volunteers will then be tested and certificates will be granted accordingly.

Types of VolunteersCommunity members can chose to be trained as a technical or non-technical volunteer.Technical Volunteer: Eligible to provide volunteering support to clinical staff

Non-Technical Volunteer: Eligible to provide volunteering support to PRI members duringvaccination drives, village-level surveys, and organize awareness campaigns.

Volunteers will be further be linked with the public health department and village panchayats, ASHA,ANM for COVID related work.

ACF launched a COVID-19 Volunteer Program for the community in order to offer a cadre of volunteers to the local administration & health system in ACF locations.

2581 CoviSAINIKS trained

till date

5961 CoviSAINIKSRegistered

109Trained Master

Trainers

459 CoviSAINIKS started with Volunteering

activities

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COVID-19 vaccinations in villages

Vaccination awareness was initiated in villages with 73 IEC materials, 8 videos and 23new images distributed to all SPOCS & community members from January onwards.This included vaccination awareness with scientific information to address anxiety andmyths based on govt. guidelines. Toolkit created and shared with frontline workers

ACFs approach in vaccination-• ACF conducted an awareness & input session for all ACF health workers and

employees• Focused on BCC awareness before vaccination and followed up post vaccination• Awareness campaign on vaccination across villages with announcements through

ACF ambulances and E-Rickshaws• Networking and awareness with PRI members• Setting up: Registration Desk, Building Pavilions, Drinking Water Stations, Seating

Areas at the centres• Company buses and vehicles were provided to ply beneficiaries to the centres• Vaccination campaigns were also launched in collaboration with the District Health

department with mobile vans creating awareness across all villages

ACF has been assisting beneficiaries and the local government administration during the vaccination drive since January 2021.

11.5 lakh vaccinated (cum.)

through ACF mobilization

98% ACF staff vaccinated from

all locations

88 Vaccination Camps for Ambuja

employees and families in colonies

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OXYGEN & MEDICAL SUPPORT

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Oxygen and Medical Support to Health Centres

130 Oxygen

Cylinders

60 Oxygen

Flowmeter

5 Oxygen Plants

455 Oxygen

Concentrators

Additional Equipment

Stretchers, Pulse Oximeters, IR

Gun, Medicines, Masks, PPE Kits

20 Ventilators

- Ambujanagar (2)- Marwa Mundwa (1)- Ropar (1)- Darlaghat (1)

- Covered each CHC & PHC- 14 in first wave- 441 in second wave

- 15 in first wave- 5 in second wave in Bhatapara

- 5 in first wave- 125 in second wave

- in Rajasthan

Safe Home in FarakkaAn Isolation Centre with 30 Beds was set up in Farakka in collaboration with the Block Medical Department- 5 Oxygen cylinders procured and installed, medical infrastructure was provided including 24x7 - Ambulance connected to the nearest Block Hospital - Temperature, pulse oxygen saturation, breathing rate was daily monitored- Only for Asymptomatic and Mild Symptoms patients- Linkage with dedicated COVID-19 hospital for critical patients- 89 Patients were admitted to this Isolation Centre Till date.

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IMPACT AND REACH DUE TO INTERVENTIONS

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Outreach till dateTarget Beneficiaries reached through COVID-19 awareness through digital platform

808094

Vaccination Coverage in ACF Villages

Total no. of people immunized in ACF villages

1153839

Total no. of ACL Vaccination Camps

88

Total no. of Vaccinations donefor ACL Employees & their families

8156

Total no. of Truckers vaccinated through ACL Camps

1978

Total no. of Third party vaccinations done through ACL

2090

COVID-19 Interventions Broad Reach

Districts 22

Villages 1988

Households 6.52 Lakhs

Population reach 34.41 lakhs

SPOCS 3533

COVID-19 Training

Staff COVID-19 -ToT 183

Mental Health- Staff 590

IEC Vaccination Awareness

Images 23

Videos 8

General prevention 73

Awareness Materials

Pamphlets 114700

Hoardings 225

Wall Paintings 1784

Hand Sanitizers 14984

Village Fumigation 461

PPE Distribution 50037

Images 198

Voice Messages 133

Animated Videos 43

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Partnerships for managing COVID-19Noora Health:

Technology Message Support

and Training

Tata Trust: Video

Information Support

Centre for Mental Health Law &

Policy: Content, Training and

Awareness Support

Gramvani: Telephonic & IVRS Spport

IDH Netherland:Insurance to

Farmers and BCI Staff

Rang De: Loans to Farmers

Samhita Social Ventures: Loans to Farmers and

Vaccination

CIPLA Foundation: Medical and Mask Making

Support

Swasth Alliance: Concentrators

Support

Waterfield Advisors:

Concentrators Support

IndusInd Bank: Concentrators and Medical

Supplies

Ashok Leyland: Concentrators and Medical

Supplies

Content and Technical Support

Farmers Support

Medical Equipment and Oxygen Support

Ration Support

HDFC BankDry Ration

Support

GodrejDry Ration

Support

KEM:Content

partner for COVISAINIK

Program

Barefoot College

International:Content partner

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COVID-19 MONTHLY STUDY

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Month-Wise Cumulative Data in ACF villages

2033 2065 24023266

9080

10239 10305

72 17 211896

1558150 43

1938 2025 2163

2288

7154

95849757

23 23 2882

368505 505

Jan Feb March April May June July

Covid cases Active Recovered Deceased

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Study of Cases in Core Locations

59.1 60.0 69.8 94.9

263.8 297.5 299.4333.3 347.1394.0

785.9

1353.8 1386.8 1387

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400.0

600.0

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1200.0

1400.0

1600.0

Jan'21 Feb'21 Mar'21 April'21 May'21 June'21 July'21

Number of corona positive cases per one lakh population

ACF Villages

Overall rural areas

of the district

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