Healthcare
'Every person has the right to survive and thrive’
Although India has progressed a lot in providing healthcare services to its citizens, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data tells that primary healthcare services are not easily accessible to people.
In urban slums, people suffer from different health-related problems because they do not give importance to health due to a lack of awareness and at the same time, they do not want to lose one day’s wage to visit a hospital for a check-up. For underprivileged people availing Govt run and easily accessible healthcare services is still a distinct dream.
PAF organizes monthly health check-ups camp for children for their overall development. Regular health checks help in identifying any early signs of health issues and detect them before they become a problem. It also gives the best chance of getting the right treatment quickly, avoiding any complications. For a slum child to live a longer and healthier life, it is important to get the required health services, screenings, and treatment on time.
A qualified MBBS doctor visits the centre every month and checks the health of every child and also their mothers who work in the textile industry to earn some money so that they can contribute to their family economically. Apart from this, all the children are provided with group health insurance for themselves as well as for their family members. The limit of this family group health insurance is Rs 5 lakh annually per family. The main objective of this health insurance is to help beneficiaries and their family members in need as it has been seen that many times, health issues push a poor family into destitution.
AIRVO 2 Machine Donation to Holy Family Hospital
During the Covid-19 crisis in India, when people were dying due to the unavailability of oxygen support to hospitals, Proaction Foundation donated an AIRVO-2 machine to Holy Family Hospital, New Delhi. Proaction foundation supported the cost of the device, while the hospital ensured approvals and technical checks. It cost around 240,000 INR. It was observed that AIRVO-2 was very useful and able to cater needs of an average of 30 patients per month. At the time of donation, Holy Family Hospital had 31 Covid ICU beds and all were occupied. Hospital had only 15 ventilators and all the ventilators were occupied all the time. Thus, the hospital needed AIRVO-2 Humidifier with an integrated flow generator delivering optiflow-Nasal High Flow which was used for Covid -19 patients.
Holy Family Hospital is a 345 bedded multi-specialty hospital run by the New Delhi Holy Family Hospital Society and managed by the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese. It is registered as a charitable Non-Profit Organization under the Societies Registration Act. This hospital was founded on 25th February 1953. Approximately 1000 patients visit its General OPD and 200 patients its Private OPD every day. Out of them, about 50 patients get hospitalized for further treatments. The hospital conducts one FREE CLINIC in the Community Health Department for the benefit of underprivileged people living in nearby areas.
Significance of AIRVO 2 machine:
AIRVO-2 is used to deliver a complete range of oxygen concentration and flow to extend the traditional boundaries of oxygen therapy. It is used for the Covid 19 patients having breathing difficulties. High flow oxygen therapy is commonly used on patients with acute respiratory failure. Patients require assistance with respiration to stabilize breathing and control blood gases. By creating a positive pressure environment, high-flow nasal cannula presses from the interior of the nasopharynx outwards. This dilates the radius of the nasopharyngeal airways and dramatically reduces the resistance to airway flow, thus increasing ventilation and oxygenation potential.