HADR: A CALL TO OUR CONSCIENCE

tal and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) returned to India on February 20, 2023, after putting in a stupendous effort to provide medical relief to disaster victims in Hatya Province of Turkey hit by the earthquake. The effort has been applauded both at the National and International levels.

The Indian Army Field Hospital has treated 3604 casualties, provided emergency medical care, and performed 04 x significant surgeries, 63 x minor surgeries, 343 minor procedures, including 87 x POP applications for fixing fractures.

The Indian Army Field Hospital comprising of 99 personnel, including various Specialist Medical Officers and Paramedics, established their Hospital at Iskenderun, Hatay Province, Turkey on 08 Feb 2023, which included a fully functional OT and Trauma Care Centre. The Specialists have Medical, Surgical, Anaesthetists, Orthopaedicians, Maxillofacial surgeons, and Community Medicine specialists to assist earthquake victims. Besides this, a Lady Medical Officer has also been sent to render medical care to female patients/casualties.

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Reminiscing the totality of Operation Dost, I would like to quote Mahatma Gandhi here, “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will” – Yes, a will to safeguard humanity and do whatever it takes

The writer is a Delhi-based, DCC-qualified defence beat writer and independent contributor to print and online publications

Natural calamities are inevitable, and at times they showcase mother nature’s fury side. From massive earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria to the devastating forest fires that ravaged Chile and flash floods in the Southern Hemisphere, February has been a month of deadly natural calamities.

During any calamities, where we all return to our basics, i.e ‘humanity’ irrespective of class, creed, religion, gender, socioeconomic quo, or any other parameter of perpetual social differences that we all sadly follow, knowingly or unknowingly. While calamities are destructive and taxing, all they occasionally do to us - is knock our conscience.

And at this juncture, a military drill comes to the fore is – HADR (Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief)

It is when we have seen the world to stand – secular in all truthfulness. Each time HADR support is extended for any victim nation, it is delivered through the Armed Forces being functional onground, reverberating to their call of duty. Be it the combat ready, Army – an ag-