Doctors of ODIA collaborate to provide healthcare to Odia people, as pandemic impacts their livelihood

 Doctors' commitment to health of a patient as well as humanity has been demonstrated in immense measure in 2020, as pandemic enveloped globe.

global doctors' community from Odisha responded quickly by embarking on a voluntary mission to help Odia people by working alongside Odisha government.

Doctors from Odisha in rth America OSA-HWG ( Odisha Society of Americas Health and Wellness Group) chalked out plans last year to involve mselves in every possible manner in healthcare of Odia population.

y are w working at local levels to provide means and expertise to treat common people. OSA-HWG Chairman Dr. Devashish Ray along with or physicians conceptualized and formed a global team, w called ODIA (Odisha Doctors' International Association).

US-based Dr. Devashish Ray, global anchor of programme, said, Odisha doctors from US, UK, Australia, UAE, or European and Asian countries joined hands to launch Golden Parachute programme in Odisha., It is an ambitious mission and aggressive vision to help Odia people.

 Popular Odia movie star Sabyascahi Misra, who has helped thousands of migrant workers during difficult months of lockdown and Covid crisis, will le efforts of Odia at local level in Odisha.

 As global ambassor of ODIA, he is implementing doctors' mission by collecting data, liaisoning with Odia government and monitoring ground-level progress.

Under Golden Parachute programme, 3 mobile vans for Covid testing and screening have been delivered to Government of Odisha, Dept of Health.

vans are future proof and can be deployed for vaccination. vans are operational in Ganjam and nearby districts of Odisha. Or immediate needs met are distribution of hundreds of pulse oximeters and essential medicine to needy.

ODIA mission is to promote health and wellness of people of Odisha by sharing kwledge and expertise, including telemedicine facilities. It also offers professional development and create opportunities for people of Odisha by offering vocational training in healthcare.

" mission is divided into sub projects and preventive health comes at top of list. It includes vaccination, women cancer screening, maternal health promotion, anemia and nutrition screening, obesity awareness, dental and eye care camps. Our ambitious programme will focus on prevention of infant mortality, women healthcare and vaccination of elderly people," Dr. Ray ded.

ODIA is also setting up teams to respond to emergency situations and frame guidelines for emergency relief teams.

Going forward, under Golden Parachute project, ODIA is exploring opting vills for health care, improving water sanitation, ros and telecommunication.

ODIA mission has received support from eminent people. Tech guru and pioneer of Indian telecommunication Sam Pitroda has offered his unconditional support to ODIA mission.

He wants to see "software in form of healthcare skills using local and alternative medicines."

He says "use local kwledge and finetune best global medical practices to treat people. Telemedicine and skill training of local staff will immensely help in this ble endeavour."

Achyuta Samata, MP and philanthropist, has declared his unconditional support to ODIA projects and has offered to opt a vill to implement Golden Parachute programme.

He said, "providing good health is responsibility and duty of able human beings. I am happy to see efforts of Odia doctors from across world in contributing to health needs of Odia people to bring much relief and succor."

(IM CREDITS:PTI)