Puducherry
DAY CARE HOSPITAL is functioning at IRCS – Pondy premises for the past 10 years and is rendering Health Care Services to the economically and socially downtrodden community.
Blood Transfusion saves lives but many patient requiring transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood. Now the demand of blood exceeds supply and blood services face the constant challenge of making sufficient blood available. Hence providing safe and adequate blood is the aim of Indian Red Cross Society – Puducherry Branch. Dial 155247 for Indian Red Cross Blood Bank Helpline.
IRCS – Puducherry has been imparting short term
(6 months) Nurse Aide Training Courses to the economically downtrodden slum girls for the past 10 years.
Most commonest problems like Back Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, and various Sports injuries are also treated here and
One of the main objectives of Red Cross is to protect life and provide immediate relief to the extent possible to the victims of natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, epidemics, famine, drought, earthquakes, fire accidents etc.
IRCS – Puducherry Branch has been implementing the Project in 27 Government Schools in Puducherry and Karaikal. Under this Project, various Programmes such as Personal Health and Hygiene practices among the students and also supporting for renovation of toilet facilities in certain schools, Tree Plantation in Schools, Traffic awareness, various competitions pertaining to develop the knowledge of Schools students, Health Camps in Schools, Dental Camp, Eye Camps, Hand Washing awareness Programmes and etc, have been implementing in the target schools with the support of various Govt .Depts.
The Artificial Limb Centre is rendering services to the various prosthesis and orthotic services and providing free aides to the disabled community for the past 15 years. When amputees access our Centre, more options are available, ranging from Limbs, Bicycle, Parts to Limbs made with sophisticated Technology.