“When I was just 13 years old I was married off to a man who was more than double my age.” Said Mira (name changed) with a ghost of smile on her serene face. “And that was the beginning of my nightmares.” Now 48 years old Mira is a spokesperson against Child marriage in her …
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30 Artists 7 Countries 1 Unforgettable Concert A kaleidoscope of top musicians from around the world are preparing to perform next month in Christmas Joy, an online concert being organised by Calcutta Rescue. The charity has organised it to bring joy into people’s lives at the end of such a difficult year for everyone and …
Sampa Das is becoming an expert in identifying people who need medical help in her slum. In the past one and a half month she has identified 8 people suffering from thyroid and blood pressure issues – and referred them to Calcutta Rescue. She is one of four Community Health Workers (CHWs) recently appointed and …
Eleven young people have just started high-quality vocational training courses thanks to Calcutta Rescue. They were all former secondary school students with the charity and six of them had dropped out before taking exams. Now they are all back studying with the help of Future Hope ,another NGO that partnered with CR, who are in collaboration with …
Vocational Training Starts for Dropped Out CR Students Read More »
World Health Organization (WHO) has recently estimated that every year, 290 000 to 650 000 deaths globally are associated with respiratory diseases from seasonal influenza. The best way to prevent that is to get vaccinated every year. The novel coronavirus also falls into the flu category. Most of the symptoms are similar to common influenza. …
CR Provides Influenza Vaccines for High Risk Patients Read More »
As the pandemic period had started, Calcutta Rescue had stopped providing vaccinations to the children of the slum community contemplating the safety of the staff. After seven months CR decided to start the the services that were stopped. A few days ago Calcutta Rescue street medicine programme started. Read More: CR Street Medicine Programme Starts …
Vaccination Programme Starts on World Immunisation Day Read More »
As the pandemic period had started, Calcutta Rescue had stopped providing vaccinations to the children of the slum community contemplating the safety of the staff. After seven months CR decided to start the the services that were stopped. A few days ago Calcutta Rescue street medicine programme started. Read More: CR Street Medicine Programme Starts …
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The COVID pandemic has meant that, until now, it wasn’t safe for Calcutta Rescue’s street medicine ambulances to work in the slums. This has made access to medical care more difficult for many people. But the charity’s team now have the personal protective equipment they need and has developed ways of working which should keep …
Due to the COVID pandemic, Calcutta Rescue street medicine ambulances have not been able to go to core slum areas and provide service like before. Currently, we are only able to serve our registered patients but there are more and more people who need us. It is important to reach out to these beneficiaries. Given the …
