Prof (Dr) VK Paul, Member Niti Aayog, Releases Booklet on ‘COVID-19 Prevention- Role of Residential Welfare Association

Prof (Dr) VK Paul, Member NITI Aayog, released the infographic booklet – ‘COVID-19
Prevention- Role of Residential Welfare Association’. Professor Vinod K. Paul is a
well-known medical professional and has been a faculty member at the All India
Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, for over three decades.
Prof (Dr) VK Paul commended the efforts of Dr. Suman Mor, Department of Environment
Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh; Dr. Suneela Garg, Maulana Azad Medical
College, New Delhi and Dr. Ravindra Khaiwal, Department of Community Medicine & School
of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
for bringing out the booklet on ‘COVID-19 Prevention: Role of Residential Welfare
Association’.
Prof Paul mentioned that Residential Welfare Associations play a significant role in
restricting the spread of COVID-19. This booklet emphasizes how they can further
elaborate on their role in disease prevention, including their role in addressing the
stigma and discrimination of COVID-19 patients and corona warriors. He added that
Residential Welfare Association could provide counseling and support to COVID-19
affected families and specifically to the vulnerable members.
Prof Paul specifically stressed that Residential Welfare Association have a major role
to play to address the issue of vaccine hesitancy, providing the correct information
about vaccine & clearing the myths
Dr. Suneela Garg, Director Professor HAG, Maulana Azad Medical College and President-
Elect- Indian Association of Public Health and Indian Association of Preventive and
Social Medicine mentioned that gated community are the pillar of societies and they
have a crucial role in promoting the COVID appropriate behavior to prevent the spread
of diseases.
Dr. Suman Mor said that Residential Welfare Association played a significant role
during the covid crisis’s peak by supporting the vulnerable population and now they
can help them by providing all necessary support for the COVID vaccine.
Dr. Ravindra Khaiwal mentioned that the infographic booklet provides guidelines in
simple pictorial languages about their responsibilities, including dos and don’ts, to
restrict the emergence of coronavirus disease.
The authors mentioned that this infographic booklet aimed to guide the RWAs to promote
COVID-appropriate behavior as scientists believe that new strain could even be worse
and we need to be vigilant. The infographic is developed in partnership with Indian
Public Health (IPHA) and the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
(IAPSM).