Attendees at the inaugural function of the RAPHA Community COVID Care Centre in New Delhi on June 16. The Centre was launched under the initiative by the North East Churches in Delhi.
New Delhi, June 18 (MExN): The North East Churches in Delhi have joined hands to inaugurate a COVID-19 care facility at Rockland Hotel, New Delhi on June 16.
The RAPHA Community Covid Care Centre is an initiative of the North East Churches in Delhi in partnership with the Asia Pacific Baptist Aid, the Council of Baptist Churches in North East India, Interserve, Rockland and the Delhi House Society, informed a press release.
The inaugural function, conducted both online and offline in a hybrid mode, was graced by two Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from the region, Dr Lorho S Pfoze and Agatha Sangma as special guests.
Other invitees included Rev. Dr Akheto Sema, General Secretary, Council of Baptist Churches North East India (CBCNEI); Dr Vesekhoyi Tetseo, General Secretary (Japan) of Asian Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF); Rev Boipu Serto, Mission Secretary CBCNEI; Rev Samaresh Nayak, Executive Director, India Mission Coordination Committee and representative of Baptist International Ministries; Dr Sunil Gokavi MBBS MS Vellore (former Executive Director, Emanuel Hospital Association) along with over 40 NE Pastors in Delhi.
‘Holistic and quality care’
According to the release, the Centre will operated by a competent team of medical doctors, nurses, and care givers.
The key features of the project include provision of quality care by a combination of medical and non-medical staff, thereby reducing the need for purely medical carers and keeping the morale of patients up through counselling, interaction and not socially isolating them, it said.
Pastors and Christian leaders will be available for counselling and prayer and the Centre will enable access to holistic and quality care by an able team of care givers to all with free treatment to poor population keeping equity considerations in mind, it added.
This would not only provide great relief to patients and their families but also assist in reclogging the already overburdened secondary and Tertiary care facilities, the release maintained.
It was further informed that facility is meant for COVID-19 patients with dropping oxygen saturation (<95%) and they can be treated at the Centre until a bed is found for them by the relatives in any hospital. It is neither a full-fledged hospital nor offers ICU facilities or administers anti-viral drugs.
The Centre is located at Rockland Hotel, Outer Ring Road, Block B Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi.
