[siteorigin_widget class=”thinkup_builder_image”][/siteorigin_widget] The Bhopal gas disaster left behind a population that we believe to be the most vulnerable on earth to the effects of Covid-19. Over the past several months since coronavirus arrived in Bhopal, we […]
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While the Chingari clinic remains closed, medical staff and drivers from the clinic are still working tirelessly to support the city’s children during the Covid-19 lockdown. This week drivers from the clinic delivered dry rations to
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There are approximately 2.5 million people in Bhopal, with an estimated half a million gas survivors. Of those, 350,000 are registered for treatment at local hospitals. As of today, the total death toll in the city
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Today we are deeply saddened to report that it has happened once again. In the early hours of this morning, tragedy struck for communities on the outskirts of the south Indian city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh,
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In our last coronavirus update we reported that the first seven people to die of Covid-19 in Bhopal were all survivors of the 1984 gas disaster. As of today, the total death toll stands at 15,
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Staff at our Sambhavna clinic and BMA were interviewed for a newly published report from ALNAP, ‘Responding to Covid-19: Guidance for Humanitarian Agencies’, we are pleased to see the innovative and community health focussed measures being
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As of today, the number of survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster who have died of Covid-19 currently stands at 12. Due to the prevalence of respiratory issues and other long-term health conditions resulting from gas
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The staff of the Sambhavna and Chingari clinics, along with volunteers from the local communities, have been visiting residents in Bhopal to raise awareness of the coronavirus epidemic. They are also completing surveys to identify at-risk
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According to the latest news from the Bhopal Group for Information and Action in Bhopal, the first seven people to die of Covid-19 in the city were all survivors of the 1984 gas disaster. This fact,
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Hundreds of survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster have been left without access to adequate medical care after local government ordered the requisition of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre for the exclusive treatment of
As the nation-wide lockdown in India to stem the spread of coronavirus continues, staff from the Sambhavna and Chingari clinics, in conjunction with the five survivor organisations in the city, have implemented fresh measures to monitor
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Staff from the Sambhavna and Chingari clinics, along with community volunteers, are now providing essential medical care to local residents in Bhopal after the Indian Government announced a three-week country-wide lockdown last Tuesday to prevent the
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