Praanam Children’s Foundation donates medical aid to Cuddalore

City-based NGO, Praanam Children's Foundation donated medical essentials for children who have been affected by the recent floods in Tamil Nadu.

The NGO sent medical essentials like medicines, immunity boosting tablets, milk powders, biscuits and important medical products used in administrating intravenous fluids (saline bags) for children in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu.

Speaking while despatching the first batch of essentials, Dr VSV Prasad, Co-founder and Trustee, Pranaam Children’s Foundation said, "The floods in Tamil Nadu should be an eye-opener to us; it is a sign of global warming and is a major natural calamity that has showed no mercy on people.

“The aftermath of floods is usually dangerous and can be life threatening. Children are most likely to get affected as being at a tender age they are less immune to diseases. To counter the danger of catching fever, typhoid, pneumonia and gastroenteritis, we are sending the medical essentials.”

Commenting on the efforts, he said, “The supplies contributed by Pranaam Children’s Foundation will be packed in special water-proof containers and despatched to Cuddalore. Relief efforts in Chennai are in full swing and medical facilities are better, Cuddalore and its surroundings have been even more badly affected and do not have such advanced medical amenities.”