Patients Suffering in Heatwave Unaware of Nearby Shelter Homes in Delhi
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- •Many patients and attendants outside AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital are unaware of the temporary shelter homes set up by DUSIB.
- •The shelter homes have a capacity of 60 beds and are equipped with coolers and fans, but remain largely unoccupied.
- •The commute and cost of travelling to and from the shelter homes are major deterrents for many patients and attendants.
- •At least 750 people can be accommodated across 13 shelter homes set up by DUSIB near various hospitals in Delhi.
- •The Society for Promotion of Youth & Masses, an NGO, is working with DUSIB to spread awareness about the shelter homes.
A kilometre away from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi, a temporary shelter home with a capacity of 60 beds, equipped with coolers and fans, remains largely unoccupied. The shelter home, located inside a community hall in Green Park, is one of the many initiatives undertaken by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) to provide relief to patients and their attendants from the scorching heatwave. However, many patients and attendants continue to spend their nights on the footpaths outside the hospitals, battling the heat with hand fans and thin bedsheets, unaware of the existence of such shelter homes.
