Health mediators on a mission in Varna and Dobrich after the flood
On
23 June (Monday) volunteers - Health mediators from 8 municipalitites went to
Varna to assist their colleagues in dealing with the consequences
of the disaster. Initiator
of the mission was
National Network of Health Mediators and coordinator of the volunteers was Velcho
Mihalev - HM from Aytos. First volunteers were Gergana
Demireva (Karnobat), Asen Asenov (Shumen), Milio Dobrev (Straldzha), Valentin
Chakarov
(Tervel), Rusi Bozhidarov (Nova Zagora), Sasho Yordanov and
Natasha Todorova (Sliven).
The main tasks of the Helath
mediators were:
- detour
of houses and assessment of situation;
- inventory
of damages - people without personal documents; chronically ill people without
medicines; people who were hurt or people who lost everything;
- support
Regional Health Inspectorate-Varna and Bulgarian Red Cross-Varna to reduce the
risk of spreading of infectious diseases;
- providing
access to local institutions (Municipality, Social Services, hospitals,
etc.) and helping people in dealing with paperwork;
- distribution
of clean water, food, donations and aids.
Health
mediators will work on the field 5 days but they discuss prolongation of the
initiative.
