NGO puts up medical camp in special school, will train staff

NEWDELHI: In an effort to train first respondents in case of medical emergencies, a non-profit organisation held a medical camp at a school for special students. The organisation after finding out medical problems being faced by students will train the school staff in responding to medical emergencies.

Vimakr Foundation, which empowers last-mile caregivers in primary health care, held a medical camp last week at the Tamana Special School.

Medha Maria Sinha, the operations manager at the foundation, said the organisation follows a three-step process before designing a training module for the staff and teachers of the school.

“We first find out the gaps by talking to teachers and all staff about how prepared they are then we discuss with our experts, such as paediatrician and nutritionists about what needs to be done,” Sinha said.

The final step is to conduct a medical checkup of all students to find out issues concerning them. “Today we did the medical checkup of 86 students in different age groups. There can be so many things that can happen like strokes, dizziness and other issues that may be controlled by providing immediate healthcare,” she said.

She said that at Tamana Special School they will be training about 130 people, including teachers, staff and support staff. “They are the first respondents when a child faces any medical problem so we are training them to equip them to deal with sudden medical situations,” she said.