JEXCA FLOOD RELIEF ACTIVITIES

Bangladesh has recently suffered the worst ever flood in its history. This devastating flood directly affects about 20 million people. Though the water is receding now but the need for medical and other assistance is growing day by day. The process of post-flood support to the long suffering people is critical to the rehabilitation stage.
In keeping with its tradition of humanitarian work JEXCA has very rightly come forward to stand by the
people and help them on this hour of need. JEXCA has taken a multi-functional and multi-dimensional approach to work for the flood affected people which has greatly helped a large number of flood victims and has been appreciated by all. JEXCA has been rendering medical services through the Free Friday Clinics and the recently established JEXCA Medical Team

JMT started operating from September 15, 1998 through setting up of Medical Camp at Sinnirtek Bheri Badh (City protection embankment) adjacent to the Turag River. Since then they are providing prescriptions and necessary medicines to the flood victims. They have so far served more than 2,200 patients in only 19 days. The patients were mainly affected by water borne diseases such as Cholera, Diarrhoea, Scabies, Enteric fever etc.

The patients' flow chart of last 20 days is shown in the following table:
 
 
 

Day	Number of Patients
15 Sept '98  16 Sept '98  17 Sept '98  18 Sept '98  19 Sept '98  20 Sept '98  21 Sept '98  22 Sept '98  23 Sept '98  24 Sept '98  25 Sept '98  26 Sept '98  27 Sept '98  28 Sept '98  29 Sept '98  30 Sept '98  01 Oct '98  02 Oct '98  03 Oct '98  04 Oct '98  05 Oct, 98	103 124 119 93 122 104 116 115 121 101 102 123 117 101 111 112 101 118 117 130 123

Total Number of Patients (20 Days) 2,373

Besides operating through its own medical camps, JEXCA has also provided doctors to support the medical team of H.S. Enterprise, a business organisation located in Dhaka, who had organised relief support to the flood affected areas of Savar and Dhamrai.
 
 

Mainul (10/593) had arranged for a visit at our Medical Camp by Mrs. Matsunaga Fachiko of Japan on the 30th September'98. She is working in the Kansai Time Out of Japan as the Editor. Mrs. Fachiko has expressed her deep sympathy for the distressed and flood affected people of our country.

JEXCA Free Friday Clinic

 JEXCA Free Friday Clinics (JFFC) are now operating in full swing from its two centres in Dhaka and Khulna. The Dhaka Centre is now operating in full swing at its new premise at 35/8, Pallabi, Mirpur, Dhaka. The Khulna Centre continues to operate from B.K. Roy Road, Khulna. JFFC is rendering all types of medical support to the poor people of that area including a large number of flood displaced people. JFFC is also planning to increase the volume and scope of its work to keep pace with the growing need of the distressed people.

The JFFC are offering medical treatment to more than 500 patients every month through its two centres. The activities of Dhaka Centre are coordinated by Nazrul (18/1008) supported by Dr. Hasan (19/1073) and Dr. Sayeed (20/1132) along

with the volunteers like Tanvir (27/1509), Aleem (25/13 8 1), Azarn (25/13 87) Mushtaq (25/140 1) .
The activities--of JFFC Khulna is coordinated by Anwar (6/329) with the guidance of Firoz (3/153) and the assistance of Tasin Quadir (14/805). The medical services are offered by Dr. Naser (7/345), Dr. Tozarnmel (9/508), Dr. Mahmud (13n28) and Dr. Mahbub (19/949). Ex-cadets offering volunteer services are Bari (12/710), Salarn (13n32), Ahad (14/824), Morshed (16/895), Mostafiz (17/963), Shafiq (17/952), Mizan (22/12 12), Zahir (22/1235), Khurshid (22/ 1227), Meher (22/1219), Sajjad (23/1297), Ashiq (23/1282), Mujib (23 / 1295), Mehedi (23/1291), Karim (25/1368), Sohel (25/1371), Mostaq (25/1401), Alim (25/1381) and Faisal (27/1471).
 
 

Acknowledgements

The humanitarian activities of JEXCA have been continuously patronised by our well-wishers. We are
immensely indebted to all of them and take 'this opportunity  to express our sincere thanks and gratitude for their valuable contributions.

We are proud to mention that the list of our patrons is a very long one, however, we must make a special
JEXCA North America Branch mention of the  following contributions:
 

M.M. Ispahani Limited Bangladesh

M.M. Ispahani Limited have been regularly contributing Tk. 7,500 .- every month for the last 3 years. Their support has been of tremendous help in running the Free Friday Clinics in Dhaka and Khulna.

Mr. Masahiro Ire & Associates, Japan

We have been deeply moved by the gesture of Mr. Masahiro Irie and his associates in Japan who have contributed US $ 3000.- for the flood affected people of '98. They have been a long time patron of JEXCA
and donated US $ 9.000.- in 3 installments (1996- * 97) for the medical services of JEXCA.. They got the inspiration to support the activities of -JEXCA from Dr. Shahid (13/737) and his wife who had taken a lot of efforts to explain to them about the humanitarian activities of JEXCA.
 

JEXCA North America Branch
Our members in the USA and Canada have set a target to collect an amount of US $ 4,000.- to support the medical  services of JEXCA in Bangladesh. They have already collected US $ 3,300.- which will be sent to JEXCA account within first week of October'98. Rest of the amount will be sent to in the last week of October '98. President of JEXCA NA Branch, Sardar Quamrui Hassan, PhD, PE (2/6) and the General Secretary Rezaul Alain (18/1019) have taken an all-out efforts to collect the fund within a short time. We appreciate the wholehearted feelings of our members of the North America Branch and thank them for their correct and
on-time venture for such a noble cause.

An Appeal to JEXCA Members

We would kindly request our all the members to generously donate for JEXCA relief effort. Your kind help, how small may be, may save a life. All donations will be sent to JEXCA Account No. 210 412 000, Arab-Bangladesh Bank, Principal Branch, BCIC Bhaban, Dilkhusha, Dhaka. We want to continue with our post flood relief work till the end of November'98. We want to tell our people that we are there, right beside them, at this catastrophic condition of our beloved nation. We are committed to make it together.