5.26.20 Sewa Bhawan Hospital, Jagdeeshpur, Chhattisgarh, Central India “We are so thankful for several organizations who worked together to provide us with a good number of PPEs and surgical masks at a subsidized rate. Here we are, a struggling mission hospital in a rural village of Mahasamund, and we are being well taken care of …
5.26.20 Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, operating in disaster-prone areas within India
EHA’s disaster team is also working with Free Will Baptist Society (FWBS) to supply food to those in need. So far, they have distributed dry goods to 340 families in Kishanganj District in Bihar. They are now on their second distribution of food kits. Their motto? “Together we can conquer this invisible enemy!” Watch the …
Two Personal COVID-19 Stories
5.24.20 COVID-19 Warrior in Mahandernagar Slum Guddi is a hardworking EHA community leader who lives in the Mahandernagar slum. She advocates for the rights of people with disabilities, widows, older people, and other residents. One afternoon, Guddi went with her neighbor to purchase vegetables. On her way, she saw a woman without clothes standing on …
05.14.20 Update
The UpdateThe first three COVID-19 positive patients treated at an EHA hospital have recovered completely and been sent back home. As of May 14, India has 78,003 COVID-19 cases countrywide—a 56% increase from a week ago (including 2,549 deaths). Despite this rise, India is easing its restrictions. On Tuesday, the national railway began a limited …
5.9.20 Prem Sewa Hospital
5.9.20 Prem Sewa Hospital, Utraula, Uttar Pradesh, North India “At Prem Sewa we are seeing many patients with possible COVID-19 symptoms, but we refer them to the nearest designated facility for testing and do not find out the outcome. Due to the lack of testing kits, we are unable to diagnose patients as being COVID-19 …