News Desk: FPA India, Kolkata Branch had held an interactive discussion meet on humanitarian crisis at Lion’s Den, Kolkata. The meet was convened by Supratip Mazumdar, Branch Manager of FPAI, Kolkata. Chief Guest was Prof. Dr. Tinni Dutta, Secretary, FPAI, Kolkata. Other speaker was Saikat Pandit, FPAI Volunteer. The meeting was moderared by Asish Basak, a well-wisher of FPAI.
Family Planning Association of India (FPA India) is a social impact organization delivering essential health services focusing on sexual and reproductive health in 18 states of India. Established in 1949, FPA India has seven decades of experience in the field of sexual and reproductive health. It works in close partnerships with central and state governments, NGOs and national and international funding agencies. FPA India touches over 30 million lives annually and endeavors to make a deeper impact with a wider reach. It has successfully implemented various initiatives with support from development partners and donors over the years.
In 2022, as we witness an unprecedented level of need across the world, humanitarians sometimes offer the only lifeline to those suffering. The Super Cyclonic storm Amphan was a deadly tropical cyclone which caused widespread damage in the coastal districts of West Bengal in India.The FPA India Kolkata branch, with support from the SPRINT IV under guidance from the International Planned Parenthood Federation Humanitarian hub and FPAI headquarters, responded to Cyclone Amphan. Many health camps were organised, and hygiene kits were provided to needy women, which contained a bucket, sanitary napkins, medicine, Condoms, OCP, ECP.
A humanitarian crisis is defined as a singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well-being of a community or large group of people. It may be an internal or external conflict and usually occurs throughout a large land area. Local, national and international responses are necessary in such events. Each humanitarian crisis is caused by different factors and as a result, each different humanitarian crisis requires a unique response targeted towards the specific sectors affected. This can result in either short-term or long-term damage. Humanitarian crises can either be natural disasters, man-made disasters, or complex emergencies. In such cases, factors prevent people from accessing their fundamental health needs, including SRH . Children and women are often greatly affected by humanitarian crisis and can be impacted long after the event occurs.
Socially, women and children (mostly girls) receive a significantly decreased amount of attention in response to humanitarian crises. Disaster preparedness is critical to building both national and international capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from humanitarian emergencies. In the cases of humanitarian crises, especially natural disasters such as tornadoes, tsunamis and earthquakes, these incidences leave environmental and ecological impacts on the regions affected. The aftermaths of natural disasters can lead to a significant decrease in natural resources while making the region prone to future issues.
The main objective of SPRINT IV project is providing lifesaving sexual and reproductive health support in emergencies. It will focus on improving health outcomes of crisis affected population by reducing preventable sexual and reproductive health morbidity and mortality. Due to COVID 19 as well as super cyclone AMPHAN, West Bengal faced a crippling economic crisis which is yet another challenge to maintaining sufficient Sexual Reproductive Healthcare needs.
২৪X৭ নিউজ বেঙ্গল এ সবার আগে পড়ুন ব্রেকিং নিউজ। থাকছে দৈনিক টাটকা খবর, খবরের লাইভ আপডেট। সবচেয়ে ভরসাযোগ্য বাংলা এবং ইংলিশ খবর পড়ুন ২৪X৭ নিউজ বেঙ্গল এর ওয়েবসাইটে। নিয়মিত খবরে থাকতে লাইক করুন ফেসবুকে ও ফলো করুন টুইটারে।
‘রঙ’ ছাড়া সংবাদ খুঁজে পাওয়া কঠিন। কোন খবরটা ‘খাচ্ছে’? সেটাই কি শেষ কথা? নাকি আসল সত্যিটার নাম ‘সংবাদ’! ‘ব্রেকিং’ আর প্রাইম টাইমের পিছনে দৌড়তে গিয়ে দেওয়ালে পিঠ ঠেকেছে সত্যিকারের সাংবাদিকতার। অর্থ আর চোখ রাঙানিতে হাত বাঁধা সাংবাদিকদের। কিন্তু, গণতন্ত্রের চতুর্থ স্তম্ভে ‘রঙ’ লাগানোয় বিশ্বাসী নই আমরা। আর মৃত্যুশয্যা থেকে ফিরিয়ে আনতে পারেন আপনারাই। সোশ্যালের ওয়াল জুড়ে বিনামূল্যে পাওয়া খবরে ‘ফেক’ তকমা জুড়ে যাচ্ছে না তো? আসলে পৃথিবীতে কোনও কিছুই ‘ফ্রি’ নয়। তাই, আপনার দেওয়া একটি টাকাও অক্সিজেন জোগাতে পারে। স্বতন্ত্র সাংবাদিকতার স্বার্থে আপনার স্বল্প অনুদানও মূল্যবান। পাশে থাকুন।
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