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Indian Red Cross Society
Puducherry
Our Services
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.
- Lactating Mothers, children , Old age men and women are regularly getting medical treatment in the Camp.
- With a view to reach Health Care needs for the Villagers a Mobile Medical Camp has also been organised in the nearby villages.
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Blood Bank
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.
- 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.
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First aid Training for Nursing Students
IRCS – Puducherry has been imparting short term
(6 months) Nurse Aide Training Courses to the economically downtrodden slum girls for the past 10 years.
- One year Diploma in Health Assistant Course has been conducting since 2011
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Physio & Fitness Center
Most commonest problems like Back Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, and various Sports injuries are also treated here and
- Neurological patients like Stroke Patients, Head injury, Cerebral Palsy, Mentally retarded children are also provided requisite treatment daily.
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Disaster Management
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.
- Red Cross Volunteers from the Districts have also been trained in Disaster Management Programme.
- Orientation on Disaster Management Training Programme has been imparting to YRC Volunteers/JRC Volunteers in Colleges and Schools respectively.
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First Aid Training
One day Orientation Programme on First Aid and Disaster Management was conducted during 2012 and 6526 YRC volunteers were benefited throughout Puducherry state.
FIRST AID TRAINING has been imparting to all classes of people and students (Male, Female and Students) with the aim of providing maximum number of FIRST AIDER’s availability throughout the State of Tamil Nadu whose services can be availed by the local administration during emergencies.
- 1347 Senior Professionals
- 1740 Senior Students
- 550 School Students
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Family News Services
FAMILY NEWS SERVICE (TRACING) is a Project which is rendering services to the Families who are affected due to ethnic war, Disaster, illegal Migration Detention, Trafficking and other humanitarian needs. In Puducherry various places in the District the Sri Lankan Refugee Camps are located. Under this Project IRCS – Puducherry effectively involved in re-uniting the separated Sri Lankan families with the support and co-ordination of IRCS National Headquarters, New Delhi and International Federation of Red Cross, New Delhi.
- 32 District Focal Persons and 350 volunteers
- FNS supports Sri Lankan Refugees to restore their family links - more than 70,000 people from 112 camps in Tamil Nadu.
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School Health & Hygeine Promotion Project
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.
- Besides under this Project First Aid Training Programmes have also been imparted to School Teachers. First Aid Kits were also distributed to all the 27 Schools.
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Urban Family Welfare
URBAN FAMILY WELFARE CENTRE a Project of Central Social Welfare Board (through Director of Family Welfare ) is administered by Indian Red Cross Society, Puducherry.
- The Centre is functioning to promote Family Planning, Nutritional Care for Mothers and Children, Immunization, Personal Hygiene and anti-natal care to the slum community exists in and around Puducherry.
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Artificial Limb Center
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.
- Despite the challenge like availability of Materials, Resources, and Skilled Professional.
- Our Centre provides Mobility Aids to the downtrodden Community in order to enhance their Social wellbeing, and also to gain sett confidence in their life.