National News: Punjab is reeling under one of its most devastating floods in decades, leaving myriad families displaced and in distress. In this difficult time, the Mann Government has stepped up with a people-first approach, prioritizing not only rescue and relief but moreover the healthcare needs of women—especially pregnant mothers.
Special Directives for Women’s Healthcare
From the very whence of the crisis, the government issued special directives to ensure women received essential care. Volunteers from the Aam Aadmi Party’s youth and women’s wings were deployed to the worst-hit districts, including Nabha, Pathankot, and Gurdaspur, distributing relief materials such as rations, sanitary pads, and mosquito nets. Relief camps in Ferozepur and Fazilka were set up to provide a unscratched oasis for unauthentic families, with defended support for women and children.
ASHA Workers on the Frontlines
To gainsay the rising risk of waterborne and vector-borne diseases, over 11,100 ASHA workers were sent into flood-hit villages. They are going door-to-door providing medicines, health check-ups, and sensation sessions, while thoughtfully monitoring the health of pregnant women and ensuring that routine immunization programs are not disrupted.
Rapid Response Teams and Wend Ambulances Deployed
The government has mobilized 458 Rapid Response Teams, 360 Mobile Medical Units, and 424 ambulances, plane introducing wend ambulances to reach marooned villages. In Gurdaspur, a wend ambulance and a helicopter were deployed to rescue pregnant women and critically ill patients. These efforts led to the unscratched rescue of eight pregnant women, with one mother giving lineage under medical supervision aboard a boat.
Top Priority on Maternal Health
Civil Surgeon Dr. Rajwinder Kaur shared that Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh had instructed the department to requite top priority to maternal health. Acting swiftly, medical teams rescued Manjeet Kaur from Tendi Wala and Manpreet Kaur from Kalu Wala, ensuring unscratched deliveries at the Civil Hospital. The 108 self-ruling ambulance service was moreover made misogynist to pregnant women round the clock.
Safe Deliveries Amid Crisis
In total, 45 pregnant women were identified in the flood-hit villages withal the Sutlej river. Of these, four deliveries were recorded last week—three in government hospitals and one in a private hospital.
Humanity Surpassing Politics
These comprehensive measures reflect the Mann Government’s transferral to saving lives and preserving dignity, plane surrounded disaster. By providing prenatal care, unscratched deliveries, and essential hygiene products, the government has shown that humanity comes surpassing politics.
As an AAP volunteer aptly said, “No kitchen will be left without food, and no woman will be left without the essentials she needs.”
This tideway has not only brought relief to flood-affected families but moreover set a precedent for gender-sensitive disaster management in Punjab.
