Sunamgonj District is one of the vulnerable are with a significant number of migrants both internal and external. Most of the people and their family members are not aware of how to maintain home quarantine and what are the guidelines to do so. Moreover, law enforcement agencies that who are in charge of ensuring they are not also aware of it. Therefore, the present situations of Sunamgonj District are red alert for most vulnerable community people of this area.
As well as the Sunamgonj district have high extreme poverty. As everything is closed due to lockdown, the poor people are now suffering a lot to meet their daily food and other needs. They will find it difficult to ensure hygiene measure to prevent COVID 19. Most of the people are not washing their hands with soap after using toilets in this area. Furthermore, there are two (Garo, Hajong) small ethnic groups in the remote border belt areas of this district. The ethnic group community people are the most vulnerable to COVID-19, considering their geographical location, socio-economic condition and poor access to the Govt. services.
Leaflet Distribution: 5,000 leaflets distributed among most vulnerable community people at 4 Upazilas (Tahirpur, Sulla, Bishamborpur and Sunamgonj Sador) through FISH, REECAL 2021 Project and Sancred Hospital under Sunamgonj district. There have some information in this leaflet which one helps vulnerable groups to stop the spread and spotting the symptoms of coronavirus.
Mikeing: We have deliverer key massage to sensitized on COVID-19 by 3 days mikeing among 20,0000 vulnerable community people as well as through this mikeing they can prevent and control them self. This activities implemented at 2 Upazilas (Sunamgonj Sodor, Tahirpurr and Sulla) under the Sunamgonj district all over close coordination with local administration.
Food and hygiene package distribution: Sancred Welfare Foundation distributed through REECAL 2021 project 250 packages (Each packages contained 10kg rice,01 kg pulse,01 liter cooking Oil,02 Bathing Soap,01 Sanitary napkin,500gm detergent powder) among the most vulnerable community people of Dhokin Sreepur, Tahirpur Sodor and Dhokhin Borodol on 04 June 2020 . Upazilla Nirbahi Officer Mr.Bijen Banergee, Chairman of Dakkhin Sreepur, Dakkhin Bordal were present of in these event and expressed their gratitude to the Sancred Welfare Foundation (SWF).
Hospital and Ambulance Service: We are providing ambulance and Hospital Service for 24 hours by Sancred Hospital in this situation. Moreover, we are counseling and sensitizing on COVID-19 with patients who are coming to Sancred Hospital for normal treatment.
Others: Sancred Community Paramedic Institute (CPTI) has sensitized their 41 number students on Covid-19.As a result those students are counselling and sensitizing with the community people at their respective village/area on COVID-19. In the meantime we are communicating for awareness rising on COVID-19 with more than 10,000 number members of CBOs, Primary Groups of FISH, REECALL 2021 and Microfinance project through mobile phone by respective staffs of SWF.