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Presented by:

Deepika Acharya

Rajshree Chavan

Bhumika Kosambia

Aarti Paradkar

Amita Vasu

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Awareness

Treatment

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Rural people of cholera affected area in

Orissa

REASON:

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poor sanitation

unhygienic living conditions

contaminated drinking sources

characterized by profuse watery diarrhea,

vomiting, and leg cramps

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Campaign Management Unit (CMU)

Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC)

Awareness Raising and Information

Exchange

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Intensify hygiene promotion and awareness campaigns;

Essential drugs such as ORS, supplies and equipment (cholerabeds, buckets, spray pumps, linen for patinets, hand washingbasins) for proper case management at Cholera Treatment

Centres;

Additional health workers to handle expanding CTCs

Training of community health volunteers and participatory

health and hygiene educators on hygiene promotion; Pre-positioning cholera kits in cholera prone areas.

Logistics and transport assistance to government and/ormunicipal health staff to respond to

disease outbreaks;

Wet feeding for patients and health staff at CTCs

Capacity-building of community-level health cadres within MVPcommunities to improve early

detection and active case finding;

Address the immediate need for potable water and sanitationfacilities in affected areas.

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India

In September and October, a mass media campaign washeld in India with the support of Sachin Tendulkar andYuvraj Singh, two hugely popular cricket celebrities.

Almost 1 million school teachers received training courses

to execute the campaign and to reach out to about 100million school children. Materials developed included:posters, teacher training module on handwashing,pamphlet with pledge for students, TV spots and radiojingles, all including 25 seconds central song on the 5 stepsfor correct handwashing.

The concerned ministers at national and state levelslaunched the campaign on 15th October by participating inthe handwashing activities with children in rural schools.Activities in schools included: children pledging towardshygiene, organized handwashing games and washing handsin a giant waterfall.

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information about the disease

Hygiene Promotion

Sanitization exercises

interactive and photograph sessions

benefits of a hygienic lifestyle

At public water points:

Handing out free Aquatab purification tablets

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Hygienic disposal of human faeces

Adequate supply of safe drinking waterGood food hygiene

Cooking the food thoroughly & eating ithot

Avoid raw vegetables unless peeled

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Sterilization: Boiling, filtering, and

chlorination of water before use Fish, particularly shellfish taken from

contaminated water and eaten raw or

insufficiently cooked

Boil or pasteurization of the milk.

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hygiene promotion cards

Mobile vans

Emergency contact numbers

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Hygiene strategies

These are examples of the inclusive, practicaland appropriate strategies used to promote goodhygiene practices:

Local heath motivators Community members are recruited to promote

key hygiene practices to their friends andneighbors. Women are often recruited in theseroles as they are most affected by water andsanitation issues. By receiving training andtaking on an important role they also strengthentheir status within their community.

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Children and schools

Children are taught good hygiene messages inschools throughsongs, games and drama.

A hygiene education mural on a school latrineblock in India.

Credit: WaterAid / Somesh

This is done because children are more open todiscussing and changing hygiene habits than

adults. When children learn the importance ofgood hygiene practices they are encouraged topass these on to their families and friends,extending the benefits long into the future.

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Community-wide activities

These can include practical demonstrations

of hygiene practices, drama performances,radio and puppet shows, videos, picture

books and cards, and health rallies. Once

hygiene education has begun it is crucial that

it continues. All the methodsdescribed here are community-led and

designed to bring about

sustainable behavior change

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simply and successfully treated by oral

rehydration solution

Severe cases : intravenous fluid replacement

Awareness regarding vaccination

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Produce long-lasting immunity

Be compatible with the Expanded Program

on Immunization

Be able to produce immunity rapidly,ideally after one dose, to be useful inepidemics

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