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1. Interventions since initial phase
2. Current Interventions
3. Impact & Reach due to Interventions
4. COVID-19 Monthly Study Vaccination Camp at MNREGA site. 90 workers vaccinated
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Strategic Interventions Awareness 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
- Connect in the community through WhatsApp
Engagement with Health System
- Sakhi engagement with health system
- Monitoring home quarantine-migrants
- Facilitating Vaccination
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
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 Sorath Mahila, Kodinar
Healthcare Support in 2020
- 15 ventilators - 14 oxygen concentrators to COVID-19 centers - 5 oxygen cylinders to COVID-19 centers - Additional PPE kits, pulse oximeters, medical and infrastructural equipment
Livelihood Opportunities
- 6,14,072 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 Mundwa
Let’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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Oxygen and Support to Medical Centres Oxygen Plant • Ambuja Cement has set up 1 oxygen plant at Ambuja Hospital, Ambujanagar, Gujarat and a few more
are in process
Oxygen Concentrators and Cylinders • 192 Oxygen Concentrators have been provided till date to various COVID-19 centres, hospitals and
isolation centres • 125 Oxygen Cylinders provided Medical Equipment/PPE Kits provided to medical institutions • 5 Ventilators • 11,360 Triple Layered Masks • 100 Thermal Scanners • 7 Stretchers • 24 Vaccine Carrier Boxes • 100 PPE Kits • Other equipment like Nebulizers, Oximeters, Regulators, Thermometers, Testing Kits and Tablets were
also provided to centres Drinking water systems were also provided to centres.
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COVID-19 vaccinations in villages
Vaccination awareness was initiated in villages with 73 IEC materials, 8 videos and 23 new images distributed to all SPOCS & community members from January onwards. This included vaccination awareness with scientific information to address anxiety and myths based on govt. guidelines.
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 Reach • 4.9 lakh people vaccinated in ACF villages (Cumulative) • 73% ACF staff vaccination from all locations • Vaccination camps were also organized for staff in the ACL Campus • In Phase 3, 18 – 44 years beneficiaries also being addressed
ACF has been assisting beneficiaries and the local government administration during the vaccination drive since January 2021.
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Stories of Activation from the Field
Continuous awareness sessions and door to door house visits are done at ACF locations by the Sakhis and ACF staff
Nalagarh • Ambuja Ambulance
shuttled COVID Task Force and 25 patients in crisis to the COVID-19 centres Sanitization in core villages done
• Awareness session with CAP members and SPOCs
Ambujanagar • Mobile Dispensary and
Screening camps organized for high risk patients in core villages
• Emergency Antigen Testing by Sakhis carried out in villages
• Reached MNREGA workers with vaccination drive at sites
Chandrapur • Strategically organized 7-8
vaccination camps in villages in collaboration with local health team
• Awareness with core-non core villages, BCI farmers, SHG members and other stakeholders
• Antigen Testing encouraged in villages
Roorkee • Announcements made
through Mandir and Masjid Intercoms
• Awareness Campaign through E-Rickshaws
• One on One meeting/awareness on Handwashing and Social Distancing
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COVID-19 Safe Home - Farakka
Isolation Centre (Safe Home) set up in collaboration with Block Development and Medical Team.
• ACF set up a Safe Home of 30 Beds • 5 Oxygen cylinders procured and installed • All infrastructure provided: Fans, Sanitizers, Surgical Masks were provided to health
staff and patients • 23 Patients were admitted to this Isolation Centre
Components of the Safe Home • Only asymptomatic and mild symptomatic patients allowed • Safe Home connected to the nearest Block Hospital • Clinical Parameters like temperature, pulse, oxygen saturation, breathing rate
monitored by the Public Health Functionaries • Linkage with the dedicated COVID-19 hospital for critical patient. • 24x7 Ambulance available connected to the centre
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Mask making initiative with Cipla Foundation - Nalagarh
• A tripartite agreement was signed with ACF, Cipla Foundation (CF) and IICT (Indian Institute of Chemical Technology) for designing of masks, sharing and capacity building of rural women.
• Capital support by ACF was provided for initial 20,000 masks production.
• 10 women from Handur SHG – Nalagarh were involved; SHG PAN & GST for business expansion received
• Capacity building completed and mask production is in progress
• IICT approves the samples after quality check
• More than 20,365 masks already sold out of 21,500 masks produced
• 89 responses received Pan India through online orders • 38,767 mask orders received from ACF, ACL & external
agencies.
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Outreach till date
Target Beneficiaries reached through COVID-19 awareness through digital platform
808094 Vaccination Coverage in ACF Villages
Total no. of people immunized in ACF villages
497392
Total ACF Staff Immunized 890
Supporters
SPOCS 3533
Ambuja Volunteers 215
COVID-19 Interventions Broad Reach
Districts 22
Villages 1928
Households 6.52 Lakhs
Population reach 34.41 lakhs
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-19
Noora 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
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
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Month-Wise Cumulative Data in ACF villages
2033 2065 2402 3266
9080
72 17 211 896
1558 1938 2025 2163 2288
7154
23 23 28 82 368
Jan Feb March April May
Covid cases Active Recovered Deceased
Till December 2020 total 1960 COVID-19 cases were identified out of which 93 were active cases, 1845 cases were recovered & 22 were reported deceased.
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Study of Cases in Core Locations
59.1 60.0 69.8 94.9
263.8 333.3 347.1 394.0
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Jan Feb Mar April May
Number of corona positive cases per one lakh population
ACF Villages
Rural areas
of the
district
Till December 2020, the number of corona positive cases per one lakh population in ACF villages were 56.9 compared to 320.5 in rural areas of the district.