COVID Centres
- Setting up child-friendly COVID centres & COVID-specific paediatric units in preparation for the third wave
Vaccine Drives
- Starting vaccination drives in several districts of rural India, creating awareness and dispelling misinformation & rumours
Livelihood
- In the long term, providing livelihood support for those who have lost their jobs
Highlights Of The #HelpingHands Telethon: An Initiative To Set-Up COVID Centres For Children And Vaccinate People In Rural India
NDTV and ChildFund present India's Helping Hands, supported by WhatsApp, a campaign to set-up child-friendly COVID centres and run vaccination drives in vulnerable districts of rural India
- The Healthcare system in rural areas is exposed and it shows that we haven't paid any attention to it.Richa ChadhaActor
- First COVID-19 wave in India was about supporting people. The second wave was about saving lives.Neelam MakhijaniCEO & Country Director, ChildFund India
- When you work for children, you not only invest in the present but future as well. That's a lesson from COVID-19 in India, that will be shared around the world.Tom CotterDirector of Emergency Response & Preparedness, Project HOPE
- The need of the hour is to focus on rural areas and fight the misinformation around vaccines.Sonali FabianiFounder, @Altry_GiftsThatMatter
- Lack of knowledge about vaccines and lack of trust in vaccines is resulting in vaccine hesitancy. But, we have to try to build the confidence of people on vaccines, increase their knowledge and help them in registration.Dr Srinath ReddyPresident, Public Health Foundation of India
Edited by Aishwarya Upadhyay | Monday July 05, 2021Odisha Government launched a COVID WhatsApp Helpline to provide citizens access to a host of medical services, verified information, COVID updates, mask-wearing protocols, and now also vaccination slots
- Edited by Barkha Mathur | Monday July 05, 2021
Introbot, the WhatsApp chatbot helped many people by providing real-time, verified, trusted medical resource information and became Indias go-to COVID resources helpline
- Edited by Aastha Ahuja | Wednesday June 30, 2021
A COVID Control Room was set up in Chandigarh, as the hub of COVID management in Punjab
Helpline Numbers
My Gov Vaccine Locator
+91-9013151515MyGov is a citizen engagement platform founded by the Government of India
NCW Expectant Mothers’ Helpline
+91-9354954224National Commission for Women's 24×7 helpline number provides medical assistance to expectant mothers
Odisha Chatbot
+91-9337929000WhatsApp chatbot helps citizens search for a vaccine slot, get updated information on beds and oxygen availability
KMC Chatbot
+91-8335999000WhatsApp chatbot helps book vaccination appointments
DC Gurugram Helpline
+91-9643277788Dedicated WhatsApp COVID-19 helpline to provide citizens access to a central repository of all COVID-19 resources
Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation
+91-94999 33644The helpline number helps people with COVID related FAQs, availability of beds, oxygen, tests, doctor consultation
Robinhood Army
+91-8971966164Helpline for Senior citizens to easily get connected to a volunteer who can help them with the COVID-19 vaccination process
COVID Meals For India
+91-8882891316A chatbot that helps COVID patients and healthcare workers connect and order meals from volunteers
COVID Asha Bot
+91-7676522535COVID Asha chatbot provides real-time verified information on oxygen procurement, refilling, and ambulance services
X-Ray Setu
+91-8046163838A free-to-use AI-driven platform to aid doctors for early COVID interventions over WhatsApp
India Shield
+91-9082328320India Shield's helpline aims to support COVID-19 patients in need and provide authoritative information