First aid crusader builds resilience

WIDELY known as a “first-aid man of Kashmir”, Dr Itinderpal Singh Bali, apractising dental surgeon from Kashmirandmember of the Indian Dental Association, has become synonymous withemergency training, rapid response and community resilience.

- 

He has trained thousands of volunteers for disaster preparedness in the region that is often tested by natural calamities.

Singh, 53, a resident of Baramulla district, is on a mission to save lives and awaken the spirit of readiness in every home, school, and street to deal with natural calamities.

After the devastating earthquake that rocked Kashmir in 2005, he started his journey. “When I witnessed the helplessness and lack of trained local responders, I realised that if ordinary people were equipped with basic first aid skills, many lives could be saved before the medical help arrives.”