Volunteers step in to help with work at UPHCs

The spurt in COVID-19 cases has meant that more and more people are going to Urban Primary Health Centres either for testing or vaccination

Since the end of February this year, 64-year-old D.S. Nathan, a resident of Nisarga Layout, has been spending hours every day at the Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Doddanekkundi ward. He ensures that those coming to get vaccinated follow COVID-19 appropriate behaviour (CAB). “When I went to get vaccinated, I saw that the people coming to the UPHC were not maintaining social distance. When the number of people gradually increased, the problems also compounded. Someone needed to step up, and I decided to help out,” he said. Mr. Nathan, who has been isolating himself from his family, is at the UPHC every day between 9.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. “I have been active in various social work initiatives. People from the community recognise me. Though there have been instances of some disagreements, people are generally respectful in recognition of the time that I have been spending every day at the UPHC,” he added.