Chenab’s Ababeel
Saifullah Bashir
meets the group leader that oversees the Chenab region like a bird and tries everything to mitigate the crisis
A group of Ababeel volunteers near the rescue boats. KL Image: Special arrangement
In 2014 when devastating floods hit Kashmir, a group of youth in Chenab Valley pledged to help the affected people in other districts. In Doda, they raised donations locally and brought essential items, later delivering relief to flood-hit areas like Shopain, Kulgam and Pulwama.
“It was a humanitarian approach rather than a formal one,” acknowledged Hassan Babar, head of the group, now known as
J&K tightens supply of Oxygen to non-COVID patients
For the last 10-days hospitals, across Jammu and Kashmir, are reportedly receiving six to seven brought dead COVID patients a day. This, because instead of taking doctor s guidance for treatment protocols, many are taking it upon themselves to self-medicate. If that were not enough, most patient attendants are also forcing treating doctors to prescribe experimental drugs like Remedesvir including immunosuppressive drugs mainly for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis Tocilizumab, and steroids.
Falling for misinformation on the internet
COVID-19 related misinformation and half-baked/unproven treatment protocols are adding to the death toll in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Experts warn that instead of providing relief to the infected persons the self-medication or medications that doctors are forced to prescribe, in many cases, are rather enhancing risk factors for COVID-19 patients. I saw a video on Facebook whi
Uniindia: Jammu, May 12 (UNI) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday called for an audit of oxygen cylinders and ventilators in the Government Medical College Jammu to ensure equitable distribution for needy patients.