{"id":5511,"date":"2020-05-11T17:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=5511"},"modified":"2024-10-23T17:47:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T17:47:28","slug":"under-babitas-care-calcutta-rescue-tb-patients-are-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/05\/11\/under-babitas-care-calcutta-rescue-tb-patients-are-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Babita\u2019s care, Calcutta Rescue TB patients are safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5511\" class=\"elementor elementor-5511\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Under Babita\u2019s care, Calcutta Rescue TB patients are safe<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"6d9d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6428b7 ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2020\/05\/11\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 11, 2020\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ebf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ebf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Nothing is going to stop Babita from caring for her TB patients \u2013 not the lockdown, not staff shortages, not police barricades, nor even a shortage of the drugs they need daily to beat this potentially fatal disease.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84e6252 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84e6252\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a12da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a12da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Babita-1-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5514 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Babita-1-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5514\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81ac47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c81ac47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Babita runs Calcutta Rescue\u2019s TB clinic near Belgachia slum, a red zone hotspot of COVID-19 cases, and where lots of her patients live. \u201cTB patients are vulnerable due to weakened immunity. And we have some young patients aged between 13-15. We must provide them with their medicine on time if we want them to be in good health. \u201d Babita said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405bfc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405bfc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a088223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a088223\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e479a9f\" data-id=\"e479a9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb14ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb14ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Just before the lockdown in March, Babita called all her patients to the clinic and gave them two month\u2019s worth of medicine.\u00a0Then in mid April Babita delivered more medicine to all 43 patients in Belgachia slum area. She only had one staff member, Naresh, as Farhat is on maternity leave. So Babita stayed at the clinic overnight night so she could get everyone resupplied in three days.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df9701b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df9701b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8ff108\" data-id=\"f8ff108\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b45f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0b45f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">She called patients to come to the clinic but some local people were concerned about people coming into their area from the red zone in Belgachia slum.She said \u201cI closed the clinic and went to the slum area with my colleague with our CR vehicle. The area that was barricaded, the family members of the patients stood on one side of the barricade and we delivered the medicines to them from the other side.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70d0112 e-grid e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70d0112\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822c7cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"822c7cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Babita-2-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5516 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Babita-2-225x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5516\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f7a73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82f7a73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cPolice who were guarding the place helped us a lot to deliver the medicines.\u00a0We supplied 35 patients from the slum area during three days. Every patient has a month\u2019s worth of medicines.\u201d The reopened again on 1 May to provide medicines for five MDR (multi drug resistant ), including a new patient.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab9092 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cab9092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3e5a4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3e5a4e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f74129\" data-id=\"5f74129\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f93e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f93e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Every day Babita stays in touch with her patients by phone. \u201cSome of our patients also have diabetes, and heart diseases along with TB. Some are coughing up blood and need help. We have to keep in touch with them continuously.\u201d\u00a0Due to the lockdown, the supply of TB drugs has dwindled. \u201cMany suppliers are not able to give us the medicines. Sometimes we have to buy them from the open market and even then the supply is lower. Needless to say the costs are skyrocketing.\u201d Babita said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9b2393 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9b2393\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17abcda\" data-id=\"17abcda\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fbe106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fbe106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">The clinic is supposedly due to open again on the third week of May. And Babita is determined\u00a0 to ensure that once all her patients will get their medicine, whatever hurdles she has to overcome.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af22e7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af22e7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-722ff0b\" data-id=\"722ff0b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2392a9f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2392a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ee2a50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ee2a50\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c17596a\" data-id=\"c17596a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861a249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"861a249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Calcutta Rescue caters to more than 1400 patients and more than 600 children from extremely vulnerable bustee areas.<br \/>In this lockdown period, Calcutta Rescue is continuously supporting them with food and live-saving medicines and we plan to keep doing that until the lockdown ends.<\/p>\n<h5>We need your support to continue our quest ! 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