Free Drug Bank

Sahayi dispenses drugs & medicines worth 15 lakhs a year to the vulnerable people. We have been doing this for over a decade. Most people do not realize that the drugs being wasted at home could save a life. Believe it or not, medicines worth 5rupees could be a reason for satisfaction throughout your life.

How we do it?

Volunteers from Sahayi visits doctors and collect the sample medicines which is then stored at our drug store. These drugs would then be supplied to those who reach us for help. Let’s go through a real life experience from one of our volunteers.

“Time was about 9 p.m. I was longing to go home as I couldn’t withstand my headache. My head was bursting out due to migraine. So many pain killers kept at store, but it’s not for me, I decided to close Sahayi drug store. I did the final chores, settled the ledgers and was about to close. A lady appears to be around 60’s been standing in front of the store for a while. I noticed it a couple of times, but was out of my mindset (due to severe headache) to ask her what she needs. When I came out to close the store, she approached me and asked if she could get some medicines for her son who was admitted in Calicut medical college with severe injuries while construction work.

I told her softly ‘I have closed the store, first thing tomorrow for me would be finding medicines for you’. She kept asking me the same for next 5 minutes and answered the same. Eventually I busted out saying ‘How many times I have told you now, I’ll do that tomorrow’.  I didn’t have to wait long; tears were rolling down her cheeks. Suddenly I came back to my senses and realized ‘What am I doing’. I re-opened the store and asked her the name of medicine. The next moment, I was shocked; she came there for medicines worth just 23 rupees. When I asked if she didn’t have that much money, her answer was ‘Me and my family haven’t had food for 3 days, my family’s only income is through my son’s work’. I couldn’t be more regretting in my whole life. At that moment I realized, ‘People come to Sahayi for a reason’ and we shouldn’t let them go back with disappointment”.  

Doctors in Calicut have been spot on in providing immense support to Sahayi for helping the vulnerable. You too could join us. Help us to help them.

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