Women, girls and the most marginalised are being hardest hit by the second wave. We also need to support our workers and communities with protective equipment, testing and public health information to help prevent the spread of the virus and protect the most marginalised.” “Covid vaccines must be made available for everyone, free of charge. “We have people who are working around the clock to bury the dead and women working in people’s homes to care for the sick and dying, all with little protection or support. “This devastating second wave of Covid-19 infections is leaving India’s army of informal and migrant workers more vulnerable than ever. Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director of ActionAid Association India, says: Spokespeople from ActionAid Association India are available for interview about the escalating health and humanitarian crisis: Helplines, run by ActionAid Association India across Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, are tackling misinformation by providing up to date information on the availability of hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and Covid vaccines. As India battles a devastating second wave of Covid-19, frontline workers including those working in overwhelmed mortuaries and burial sites, and women domestic workers caring for people with the virus, are being left without access to protective equipment and exposed to infection.ĪctionAid Association India is providing much needed support to vulnerable workers and communities, including safety and sanitation kits, and food relief for thousands of informal workers, who are on the frontlines of the Covid crisis.
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