NCW’s #HappytoHelp to deliver medicines, grocery, boon for elders

They sought help from the National Commission for Women’s #HappytoHelp task force that has been specially established for helping the elderly who require medical attention or are facing difficulty in getting grocery or medicine due to the lockdown imposed in view of the coronavirus outbreak. Since it was constituted on April 4, the #HappytoHelp task force reached out to over 90 elderly families with the help of police and local NGOs and provided them with food, medicines and medical assistance, National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.

The NCW shared some of the cases addressed by the task force. The first request was received by the task force from Michigan (US) of a son who was worried about depleting medicines of his mother living in Kottal in Kerala.

“The NCW got in touch with the local police who reached out to the mother and supplied her with the medicines. We also shared a photo with the son who was very happy to see the picture of his mother after a long time, and also to know the medicines been delivered,” an NCW member said.

A grandmother escaped from Mumbai to be with her friends in Yadgir in Karnataka but soon after she reached the lockdown was imposed. Her worried grandson contacted the task force and requested them to supply her with medicines.

“The officer who delivered her the medicine said that the grandmother was surprised to see them with the medicines and asked if the Karnataka Chief Minister knew she was coming and sent the medicines,” said a task force member. In another case, a son requested the task force not just to provide medicine but also check if her mother in Tripura was consuming them.

Responding, the police not only delivered her the medicine but also shared a video, where she showed her medicine box. A daughter-in-law in Gurgaon that was very worried about her mother-in-law’s health which was getting worse.

She requested the task force for emergency medical visit and testing. “After coordinating with the collector of Morena we were able to sort it out, they arranged a vehicle the next day,” a task force member said.