AYUDH sets up Covid helpdesks
Mata’s youth wing conducts yoga for mental health
AYUDH, the youth wing of Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram, has set up Covid19 helpdesks across India to assist people with Covid-19 resources. The helplines set up by AYUDH, many affected people have been able to get answers on Covid-19 related guidelines like vaccine registration, disease prevention and treatment methods.
In addition, AYUDH is also conducting online yoga camps with AYUDH Kerala has been conducting online yoga training on the theme “maintaining health by boosting the immune system”. Nearly a hundred people attend these online sessions every day since the lockdown and are able to find some mental and emotional solace during these difficult times.
According to Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, vice-chairman of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math, “AYUDH teams of volunteers are also helping connect patients’ requirements on availability of ventilators, ICU beds, oxygen supply, medicines, blood and plasma, and coordinating with donors. When the volunteers get a request for any Covid-19 related help, they work within their local network first and if the situation is not resolved, they send an SOS to the AYUDH India group which has doctors, and other healthcare professionals as well as government officials. We are thankful to all our young volunteers for their sincere and tireless efforts.”
This all-India initiative has seen AYUDH members from Kerala, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana state and Andhra Pradesh, among others, coming together to connect donors and ensure that those who are suffering from the virus can find all the help that they need.
The AYUDH team of volunteers has earned public trust as a credible source ofinformation and for providing relief due to its swift action during previous crisis as well through its regular activities for community service, he said.