Thread by @Artha__Global

#IndianPolice | Recently, @IDFCinstitute and @IPF_ORG jointly hosted a #webinar on ‘Pandemic Policing: Heath, Well-being, Morale & Motivation of #Police Personnel for Operational Continuity & Resilience’. Panelists included central & state police leaders & medical experts. (1/n)

The timeliness of the webinar can be gauged by the increasing number of #COVID19 related infections and fatalities within the police force. Data captured by @IPF_ORG as on 30 July 2020 is indicative of this: (2/n)
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The importance of maintaining #Mentalhealth & morale was a key highlight of the webinar. Notable measures undertaken include setting up buddy systems, encouraging testimonials from officers who had recovered & focussing on personalised vis-a-vis mass communications (3/n)

Building awareness and #immunity within the police, focussing on early detection & treatment, ensuring availability of #Masks, sanitisers & safety equipment & maintaining cleanliness & #Hygiene are among the core preventive measures being adopted by the police (4/n)

To maintain resilience in operations, the focus has been on maintaining #ReservePolice lines, deploying newly recruited police officers on field, & assigning headquarter duties or work from home to older officers with co-morbidities, among others (5/n)

For securing timely medical assistance, efforts have included setting up #telemedicine facilities, exclusive #COVID19 medical centres for police and continuous monitoring of critical cases (n/n)

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