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Health Programmes
With the growing need for Health Care Attendant in the society for serving the elderly, disabled and critically ill persons at home Indian Red Cross Society is prepared to start Home Health Aide Course in collaboration with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Safdarjang Hospital. The aim of the course is to impart skill to young men and women from the community to render Home Health Care to the needy and to empower youth with skill sets that will make them self reliant and employable. HIV / AIDS:
The IRCS is very active in the prevention Of HIV / AIDS. It trains youth to disseminate information about the prevention of HIV / AIDS through Youth Peer Education Programme. It also has programmes and projects for children of HIV positive mothers, to provided comprehensive care.
Hospital Services:
IRCS provides service for sick and wounded men of the defence forces. Trained IRCS Lady Welfare Officers run welfare services for these people in military Hospitals. The officers run and maintain amenity stores and libraries as well as diversionary therapy programmes such as teaching handicrafts to convalescing patients encouraging ailing soldiers to participate in recreational activities and to give Psychological support for their disability and sickness.
Home for Disabled Servicemen:
IRCS runs home in Bangalore for servicemen since 1946. The centre is provided with an operation theatre, Physiotherapy Department, recreation room, Library and diversionary therapy all free of cost.
