Health For All

The 2008 Bihar flood was one of the most disastrous floods in the history of Bihar, an impoverished and densely populated state in India. The Kosi embankment near the Indo-Nepal border broke on 18 August 2008. The river changed course and flooded areas which had not been flooded in many decades. The flood affected over 2.3 million people in the northern part of Bihar.
On 6th September 2008, Khushi Centre for Rehabilitation and research (KCRR) along with Youth For Equality (JNU) team left for Flood affected area with medicines, clothes, and food items. When the team reached there at 12 AM on 7th September, it found that the situation was worst and entire affected population was on verge of epidemic. Team immediately started working with volunteers of Khadi Asaram....

At Uttarkashi, Khushi Centre successfully organised a Multispecialty Health Camp with the support of honourable Chief Minister of Uttrakhand “Sri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank”, District Magistrate of Uttarkashi “Dr. Hemlata Dhaundhiyal”, and Indian Red Cross Society, Uttarkashi to provide relief to the people those who suffered from the September 2010 disaster. The Health Camp was organized in the flood affected regions of Uttarkashi Uttrakhand.

This four days camp was organised at Barnigad and Rajgarhi, Uttarkashi from 28 Dec to 31st Dec, 2010 to provide health services to the remote regions of Uttarkashi district. The major objectives of the health camp were to address the health needs of villages at Uttarkashi district of Uttrakhand which were affected by severe landslide and flash floods in 2010 and to identify and understand the gaps and hindrances that are coming in way of efficient health system and accessibility and availability of health services.

This project is specially designed for the children up to 13 years of age living in the slums & rural areas. To screen environmental health diseases understand behavioral patterns, peer pressure, advise treatment & provide specially designed meaningful engagement programs. Supports: NMNH, Govt. of Delhi, Govt. of Uttarakhand, Min. of Environment & Forest, SNSF, DUSIB, St. Stephens Hospital, Delhi University, Schools Beneficiaries: Delhi: Kirari Suleman Nagar (Unauthorized Colony), Seelampur (Slum), Jal Vihar (Slum), Hauz Khas (Pahari Basti), Sakur Basti with Salam Balak Trust, Motibagh (Slum)

Khushi Centre for Rehabilitation and Research organized Environmental Health Week which commenced from 5th June the World Environment Day. The activity was planned to create awareness on environmental health issues, provide a platform to exchange ideas to discuss emerging critical issues, involve the common man/woman in conservation of environmental health concerns and create a healthy environment for all. The week long event was organised in association with Dainik Jagran as media partner, Radio Mirchi as radio partner, ICA, Pusa Road as logistic, American Library as knowledge partner, Ministry Of Environment And Forest and ICFE. The event was kick started with tying of green ribbons to support the cause and witnessed active participation from people of children, youth and elderly as the activities planned were such that they entailed participation from all age groups. This active participation not only contributed in making this initiative a huge success but also increased the impact of this initiative in multitudes.

Khushi Centre for Rehabilitation and Research (KCRR) recognizing the growing global environmental concerns over issues like ozone layer depletion, global warming, loss of diversity, economic security, social development and environment sustainability organized the 1st National Summit on Environmental Health: “INDIA 2010: Where do we go from here?". The link between the health and the environment we live in, from the water we drink, to the air we breathe, to the food we grow and eat has become a health concern globally. Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting the behaviour. The assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health is very important for the developing country like us. We need to have a target towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments. Preventing environmental risk could save as many as lives of four million children a year, in developing countries. Proper environmental management is the key to avoiding a quarter of all preventable illnesses which are directly caused by environmental factors. Hence, the objective of the summit was to create awareness on environmental health issues and to provide a platform to exchange ideas and discuss emerging critical issues. Highlights of the summit were Expert Talk, Exhibition, Youth Parliament, Poster/ Paper Presentation and Pledge.