IDRF funded Mobile Dispensary Gokavaram
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
IDRF Project visit Sept 22nd 23rd 2011 Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary
IDRF Project visit Sept 22nd 23rd 2011
Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary
The
visit was to coincide with the project visit of a representative from
LaVya Foundation studying on Maternal and child health as well as
document the project in movie. In all four of us visited the project for
visually documenting the Sewa van. Lorrie l king from lavya foundation,
sashi, myself and Sarat a BFA student who came to help us.
To
start with there was the Telangana regional movement so the total
transportation was on standstill / strike, we had to take a private bus
from Hyderabad to Kurnool and from there on to Atmakur and atlast to
Gokavaram the headquarters of Sanghamitra Mobile dispensary.
We reached kurnool by midnight 22nd sept and luckily immediately got a
bus to Atmakoor waiting for us and we were by 5.00 am at gokavaram the
Sewa van came to picks up as the first bus was after 6 am.
Before
getting started into the actual report I would like to mention that
there are 3 agencies that are working in the Health and education
programme in the hamlets. Sewa Bharathi, Sanghamitra Sewa Samiti which
runs the Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary and
Somepally somaiah Vanavasi vikasa seva kendra which runs the health
center, residential school and voccational training center for the
chenchus apart from us the IDRF
that funds the programme. IDRF has been funding the Mobile Dispensary
since 2007, while earlier the programme was partially funded by the
Ministry of Tribal welfare, Govt of India.
There are two doctors that currently are serving the Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary
Dr Ramasarma an old hand and the longest serving Doctor working since
2003 the second one Dr B Muralidhar. Luckily on this visit we could get
hold of Dr Sarma (now works for Pullareddy Medical istitutions) who has a
vast experince working in the Chenchu hamlets. And now Dr sarma
contributes one day in a week while Dr Muralidhar goes with the mobile
dispensary most of the time.
We
started by 8.00 am to the hamlets, wanted to visit some of the interior
hamlets and longest serving hamlets by the Sewa van. Pedda cheruvu a
hamlet in the interiors of the nallamalla forest almost 16 km took us an
hour and half to reach, as the road was almost non motorable. We
reached the hamlet by 10.00 am and interacted with the tribal chenchus.
Lorrie and Dr rama Sarma talked to the tribals while myself and couple
of volunteers Vasudeva reddy, suresh and Chinna Vasu tried to organise
the events. Sashidhar and Sarat filmed the whole interactions and
activities. Dr Sarma was in the meanwhile taking some time to treat a
couple of ailments and check the health of pregnant chenchu women.
Here is a Video Conversation on health issues faced by chenchus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT-eO_Kj6-8
For a summarized trip report and video of the IDRF funded project the Sanghamitra blog has the details click here http://sanghamitrasevasamithi.blogspot.com/
One
good thing about the programme was we could interact with the arogya
rakshaks, who are the first line of treatment for any ailments trained
by Sewa Bharathi. There are about 15 Arogya Rakshaks in the Chenchu
hamlets trained by the organisation. Sanghamitra Sewa Samiti which actually runs the Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary has been doing an impressive job as from the interactions. The Common compliment was that when everybody left us to die it was the Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary supported by IDRF that came to our rescue.
Period of time
|
No of visits made
|
Total cases treated
| |
09-12-03 to 03-09-11
|
3,574
|
38, 326
|
Cases treated and that made a difference
TB
|
162
|
Antinatal
|
414
|
Anemia
|
1234
|
Other cases
|
36,516
|
The programme goes like this and here are people we have talked to and interacted.
22 Sept 2011 Pedda cheruvu (41 km)
Dargamma,
Dasari Guruvamma are both Health workers, and have been a lot more
supportive of the programme in this hamlet. Education seems to have made
them more accessible and informed the hamlet and its inhabitants are to
trek atleast 14 kms to reach the motorable road (Click here for the video) Dasari Polamma a beneficiary who was cured of her TB courtesy IDRF
and Sanghmitra Mobile Dispensary, Policherla Mooganna a local medicine
man who claims he has got treatment to even AIDS is all praise for the
Sanghmitra Mobile Dispensary but most critical of the Govt but appeals
to us to carry on the work and make more of them aware, Chigurla Ankanna
Tiger tracker,
Kottala Cheruvu (11 Kms),
Pulicherla Vijayalakshmi Health worker, Dasari Driver Nagaraju, Kudumula Adinarayana,
Lingamayya temple(13 kms)
It is the Main diety and temple of the Chenchus.
Palem Cheruvu(14 kms),
Uttaloori Eedamma her son shivaji studying Polytechnic (1st year) at Bhakta Kannappa Gurukulam,
Erra Kunta (15 kMs),
Gudem VTDA (Village tribal development agency) President Raya Pachagaddi Linganna, Raaya Eedamma Her son studying at Bhakta kannappa Gurukulam Junior college 1st year, Uttaloori Nagamma Cured TB Patient courtesy Sanghmitra Mobile Dispensary and IDRF,
23 rd Sept 2011 Interview with DM&HO Dr Narasimulu and DTCO Dr P Moksheswarudu who were all praise for the efforts of all agencies involved in bringing the TB cases to near normal by their own assessment.
(Carried forward from my earlier report)
During the visit to Pata madugula a chenchu Penta
Here are a few things that caught my attention during the three day visit:
1)
Chenchus being Primitive Tribal Group (PTG) has now slowly opened up to
technology. Mobile Phones, Satellite dish TV, Motor vehicles
2) The Tribals have been worst hit by Tuberculosis, a disease that has almost thretened them into extinction. Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary
has saved the tribe literally, while in 200708 the TB figures in the 34
hamlets were as high as 272 today after 7 years (including GOI funded
times) it stands at 36 in 2010-11.
3) Of late there have been deaths due to AIDS, which was never heard of.
4)
Till date a total of 25,700 (2011 not updates) patients have been
treated and all the hamlets have a very good opinion of the Sanghmitra
Mobile Dispensary.
5) Some of the hamlets are very far away and are literally away from mainstream life and the Sanghamitra Mobile Dispensary is the only source of Medical aid.
A brief interview and visit to chenchu Hamlets: Videos
Lorrie L King interviews Dr Mallikarjuna Sarma - I
Lorrie L King interviews Dr Mallikarjuna Sarma - II
The Voccational Training center for the Chenchus
A peek into how interior Velji Vishram Popat Sewa Van operates (visits the Interior Peddacheruvu Chenchu Penta)
Lorrie L King interviews Dr Mallikarjuna Sarma - II
The Voccational Training center for the Chenchus
A peek into how interior Velji Vishram Popat Sewa Van operates (visits the Interior Peddacheruvu Chenchu Penta)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Childrens performances in SSC Board exams 2011
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Monday, November 1, 2010
New Mobile dispensary to serve the Chenchus of Nallamalla: sewa bharati
Seva Bharathi in association with IDRF has been running the Mobile dispensary in the Nallamalla forest supporting the Medical aid efforts of the GOI for the past 9 years.
Basing on the observations and interaction with the chenchu participants in the "Awareness Camps" conducted by Sevabharathi in 2001, it was noted that the “Health” problems amongst chenchus need to be given second priority next to children’s education.
There are about (16) Primary Health Centres (PHC) in the mandals, where the chenchus are living with a population of abut (7915) in (13) mandals only (as per the government records) against (54) mandals in the district. PHC is not meant exclusively for chenchus, it serves in general all patients irrespective of caste in its jurisdiction; on the other hand, by nature theses chenchus do not volunteer by themselves to go to PHC for treatment unless circumstances compel them, till then they prefer to suffer silently and follow some native remedies or avoid totally leaving it to fate.
The proposal of “Mobile Dispensary Project” was initiated by Sevabharathi (WAP) in the year 2000-2001; it has passed through number of stages/hurdles for (3) years before it was sanctioned by Government of India, Tribal Affairs Ministry, New Delhi. Anyway, an amount of Rs. 11.31 lakhs was sanctioned and funds reached Sevabharathi on 18-08-2003. Mobile dispensary crew consisting of one doctor; one-nurse/compunder; one part time accountant-cum-office assistant, a driver and a helper were sanctioned, along with a “Van” to serve the purpose of “Mobile Dispensary”. Medical aid visits started to treat chenchu patients at their Goodas w.e.f. 09-12-2003, with Gokavaram village in Kurnool district as headquarters. As per the planned schedule, “Mobile Dispensary” served the patients at their door steps, at minimum (3) visits to each gudem in a month, covering in total (32) chenchu Goodas belonging to PTG-chenchus of Kurnool district in a month.
The proposal of “Mobile Dispensary Project” was initiated by Sevabharathi (WAP) in the year 2000-2001; it has passed through number of stages/hurdles for (3) years before it was sanctioned by Government of India, Tribal Affairs Ministry, New Delhi. Anyway, an amount of Rs. 11.31 lakhs was sanctioned and funds reached Sevabharathi on 18-08-2003. Mobile dispensary crew consisting of one doctor; one-nurse/compunder; one part time accountant-cum-office assistant, a driver and a helper were sanctioned, along with a “Van” to serve the purpose of “Mobile Dispensary”. Medical aid visits started to treat chenchu patients at their Goodas w.e.f. 09-12-2003, with Gokavaram village in Kurnool district as headquarters. As per the planned schedule, “Mobile Dispensary” served the patients at their door steps, at minimum (3) visits to each gudem in a month, covering in total (32) chenchu Goodas belonging to PTG-chenchus of Kurnool district in a month.
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