Similar support group meeting customized for visually impaired people is being conducted at Thirukovilur. In a remote village of Peranampet, HIVE supports abandoned old aged people by providing food and clothing. Homeless senior citizens are referred to old age homes. HIVE envisions establishing an old age home for this vast geriatric community. Balanadhi, a remote hill station with no schools or hospitals has caught HIVE’s interest. Women support group meetings and tuition for children is being organized, plans to establish community welfare centre with free health care and education access to all is at progress.
Free Medical and Dental camps (free medicines and referrals to higher centre) are executed at different locations. Mobile health care camps are being conducted in remote rural areas of Tamilnadu.
During dengue epidemic, HIVE visited several slums houses and delivered advices on prevention strategies to mitigate the spread of disease. We also distributed free mosquito-repellents to families. Awareness programs on vector-borne diseases like Malaria/ Dengue was provided as well.
Following that was COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. HIVE actively enrolled itself during lock-down crisis. Providing basic necessities to the underprivileged, supplying medical and protective gears, assisting with awareness campaigns on sensitization and social distancing are some of our rendered services. We are looking forward to collaborate with the government and fight Covid in the days to come.
