Earthquake ESAR Camps

Earthquake ESAR Camps

Each ESAR camp consist of a comprehensive group of staff (40-50 per camp) consisting of triage staff, specialists in medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obs/gynae, orthopedics, allied health professionals including physiotherapists, orthotists & prosthetists and psychosocial counselors. The camps also had a designated children’s play therapy and counseling area, a mobile pharmacy dispensing a wide variety of required medication, a dressing area taking care of wounds, a casting area for primary treatment of bony injuries and a relief distribution area that distributed dignity kits, food supplies, clothing and, when available, mosquito nets, blankets and tents.

The dignity kits contained a towel, comb, nail cutter, razor, bar of soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, crepe bandage, bandaid, antiseptic liquid, glucose and sanitary pads for females.

The food packets  and snack packs contained a combination of nutrients and snacks as listed below.
 
Item  Amount
 Dignity kits  30,000
 Beaten rice  38,355 KG
 Sugar  18,975 KG
 Rice  10,000 KG
 Daal (Lentil)  9,799 KG
 Salt  1,265 KG
 Oil  1000 Litres
 Chana (Horse pea)  600 KG
 Soya bean  600 KG
 Biscuits  20,140 Packets
 Wai Wai noodles  33,000 Packets
 Lito (Baby food)  150 KG
 Dalmot (Snack food)  45 KG
 Mosquito nets  200
 Tarpaulin tents  100
 Waterproof tents  20
 Water purifying agent  100 Litres
 Fruit juice  33,000 bottles
                             
 
                             




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