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The Ernakulam District Branch was honoured
by Indian Red Cross Society with the State Level Award for the Best
District Branch of the year 2001. |
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The Life Membership which was less
than 100 in 1996 was brought up to more than 2200 now. |
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Identity cards and badges were issued
to all Life Members. |
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Diamond Jubilee of JRCS Ernakulam
district branch was celebrated and a Souvenir was
published in January 2005. |
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Taluk Branches and Sub Branches are
active in all taluks with elected office bearers. They have taken
up various programmes such as blood donation medical camps, blindness
eradication programmes health education awareness drive, accident
prevention measures pain palliative care units etc. |
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The Government of Kerala has granted 25 cents
of land near civil station Kakkanad on lease for 99 years.
The adjacent 5 1/2 cents of land was allotted to us by the Thrikkakara
Grama Panchayat. |
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An office building was constructed
at General Hospital Campus adjacent to Red Cross Hall to facilitate
easy accessibility to the members and the public. Services of an Office
Manager and an Office Assistant are being provided to deal with day
to day office matters. The Aluva Taluk Branch also has an office building
of it's own. |
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First Aid Course of St. John Ambulance
Association is being arranged regularly at Red Cross Hall and industrial
concerns involving Senior Medical Officers as Lecturers and using
the audio Visual Aids for demonstration. During last ten years more
than 6000 persons were trained in the First Aid Course of St. John
Ambulance and prepared them to meet emergency situation in the community. |
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Junior Red Cross is intended to inculcate
leadership qualities and to build up love and service and international
friendship amoung the younger generation. The first JRC unit was formed
at Government Girls High School in 1954-55 by Smt. Ambadi Karthyayani
Amma. The first District level JRC camp was organized by Mrs. Rathnakala
S Menon, now there are more than 120 JRC units in Schools with particular
uniform and regular programmes. Orientation seminars for JRC counselors
(teachers) and the District level 3 days study circle (Camp) for the
JRC cadets are organized every year. JRC platoons of selected schools
are participating in the parades of the Republic Day and Independence
Day celebrations organized at the District head quarters by the Government.
TO encourage life saving action in accidents, Jeevan Raksha Award
is offered to the best JRC cadet who will be selected at the District
level. |
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Youth Red Cross was formed in the
year 2000 with District level committee. The objectives of the YRC
are to develop the personality of younger generation with leadership
quality and positive attitude for community service and international
friendship. YRC members in colleges are rendering yeomen services
as Red Cross Volunteers. |
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As a primary responsibility, Indian red Cross Society,
Ernakulam District Branch has rendered valuable RELIEF SERVICES
for the people whenever natural calamities occurred. We mobilized
the resources from various agencies for the victims of Kashmir earthquake
in 2005, Tsunami affected victims in our coastal belt in December
2004, Gujarat Earthquake in 2003 and Orissa Cyclone in 2000 by sending
relief materials worth millions of rupees. When Gujarat earthquake
occurred we sent a medical team of 3 Doctors and 3 nurses for providing
medical aid to the victims. Whenever natural calamities occurred in
Kerala we extended our support for the relief of the victims of the
disaster with food and materials by mobilising the resources from
various agencies. |
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Child Development Clinic is being
conducted on all Wednesdays at the Red Cross Hall in collaboration
with Pediatrics Dept. & Family Welfare Dept. of General Hospital,
Ernakulam. We are offering free immunization to all children and Special
care services to the handicapped below five years. Hundreds of families
are benefited by the service. |
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Home Nursing service are provided
with trained home nurses for the care of the aged and bed ridden patients.
Training programmes for home nurses are also conducted periodically. |
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A sample study on handicapped was conducted at Mulavucad
Panchayat for the future planning of service programmes. |
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Red Cross Bhavan cum Geriatric Medical Center |
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| The Project of Red Cross Bhavan was taken
up for physical, mental, and social welfare of our aged
brotheren. The project was envisaged in association with
M/s Zenith Architects and Engineers which was planned
in three phases. |
| The Thrikakara Grama Panchayath, Edappally
Block Panchayath, Ernakulam District Panchayah, District
Administration and PWD (building) jointly took initiative
and got the building of Red Cross Bhavan constructed as
a three storied building with a space of about 10000 Sq.
feet at a cost of about Rs 85 Lakhs. |
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The Geriatric Medical Center, located at Red Cross
Bhavan is developed with participation of Co-operative Medical College
and Little Flower Hospital, Angamali. |
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The services of Geriatric Medical Center are rendered
by the Co-operative Medical College. |
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Ophthalmic services are provided by Little Flower Hospital,
Angamali. |
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The center is managed by the Welfare Committee with
the District Collector as Chairman, District Panchayah President as
Patron, Presidents of Edappally Block and Thrikakara Grama Panchayath
as Vise Presidents, the heads of the two medical institutions as members
and the District Secretary of Red Cross Society as the Ex-officio
Secretary if the committee. |
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The project will be first of its kind in India from
the angle of its services for the aged and its joint implementation
by having collaboration with the District, Block, Grama Panchayaths,
District administration and Co-operative medical college. The State
Planning Board has appreciated the project. |
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Blood grouping and blood donation
services were encouraged and Directory of blood donors are introduced
at Taluk Level. |
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Medical aid for mental patients by
considering the pathetic condition of the mental patients and their
families, the medical aid programme was inaugurated on the World Red
Cross Day 2006. The project is to supply the prescribed medicines
to the mental patients who cant afford to purchase the medicines regularly
because of their poor financial condition.
Psychiatrists have reported that the medicines prescribed by them
will cure the mental complaints and the patients can be brought them
back to normal life, provided the patients are taking the medicines
regularly for a longer period. The project is organized in collaboration
with the Psychiatric department of the General Hospital Ernakulam.
Periodical medical checkup of the patients are arranged. Councelling
services for the patients and the family members are conducted by
the social workers (Psychologists) of the department. The cost of
the medical aid is met from the donations of our benefactors. |
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Awards were instituted for betterment of service |
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a) Jeevan Raksha Awards (senior and Junior) are introduced
for the best performance in life saving activities when accidents
occurred. |
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(b) Best Taluk Hospital award is introduced for the
improvement of the hospital services. |
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(c) Best of Indian Red Cross Society Taluk Branch Award
is introduced to strengthen the activities of Taluk Branch. |
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(d) Rolling Trophy for the best Ward of the General
Hospital Is introduced to strengthen the services at the ward level
of the hospital. |
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(e) Best Nurse, Best Nursing Assistant and Best Attender
Awards are offered to improve the performance of the personnel. |
