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Local conditions

Abha Seva Sadan Multitherapy Charitable Health Centre A Rural Health Care Project of AMURT P.O. Kashijharia, Dist. Bokaro Jharkhand, India. Location of our project. This area of India is among the poorest, most neglected parts of the country. Local conditions.

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Local conditions

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  1. Abha Seva SadanMultitherapy Charitable Health CentreA Rural Health Care Project of AMURTP.O. Kashijharia, Dist. Bokaro Jharkhand, India

  2. Location of our project. This area of India is among the poorest, most neglected parts of the country.

  3. Local conditions

  4. The dry climate, rocky soil and primitive agriculture make survival a struggle for the rural population.

  5. The standard of living is very low and the basic necessities of life are rarely met.

  6. A nearby village. Illiteracy reaches nearly 80%.

  7. There is no running water. The villagers must get water from wells that may be contaminated.

  8. Malnourishment • 70% of the people in these local communities are malnourished. As a result many have severe growth deformities. • Without proper food brain development is also affected. This prevents them from grasping simple concepts of nutrition and hygiene.

  9. Those children lucky enough to get schooling must often walk long distances through the heat without proper food to sustain them.

  10. In most villages there is neither a doctor, nurse nor midwife - diseases go untreated and many mothers die during childbirth.

  11. A day at Abha Seva Sadan Health Centre.

  12. People wait for treatments under the shade of the trees. • Patient registration and screening for allocation to either homeopathy, acupuncture or allopathy.

  13. At our first day of medical service: a mother and her emaciated baby.Deficiencies and diseases due to malnutrition are common here.

  14. Many children are clothed in rags. Poor village women may come in a colorful sari, wearing their only set of good clothes for the visit to the doctor.

  15. Infectiousdiseases like tuberculosis, polio, leprosy and malaria are widespread.5% of the children suffer from cerebral palsy.

  16. This boy is blind on one eye since many years due to malnutrition and infection. The parents have no money for medical treatment.

  17. A patient awaiting treatment for leprosy and chronic skin infection.

  18. Patients waiting for registration and treatment.

  19. A boy is assessed to see which treatment is most suitable for his condition.

  20. Some of the patients.

  21. Allopathy • Allopathic treatments with volunteer doctors. • Many patients come each week, putting pressure on the workers and the finances.

  22. Allopathic treatment.

  23. An assistant explains to the mostly illiterate patients how to take the prescribed medicine.

  24. Acupuncture office.

  25. Acupuncture Acupuncture is increasing in popularity as the patients recognize its ability to heal in many different types of ailments.

  26. Acupuncture treatment.

  27. This man suffered paralysis due to a stroke. Most have a weakened immune system & working under the heat of the sun can often trigger illnesses such as a stroke. • We need more funding in order to offer this service on a daily basis. • It is currently available three days a week.

  28. Homeopathic treatment.

  29. Dispensing homeopathic medicine.

  30. A special day arranged for dental treatment.

  31. A children’s health check-up.

  32. Aims & Objectives

  33. To provide multi-therapy health care to one of the poorest regions in India.

  34. A mobile medical unit, for medical camps in more distant villages.

  35. Health education: through drama, sports, games.

  36. Nutritional education program: explaining the benefits of common local plants.

  37. The herbal gardenprovides education to the patients about which plants are nutritious and easy to find.

  38. New series of education programs for AIDS and Malaria prevention.

  39. A lot of time and funding was invested in filming a drama about nutrition. • There are weekly screenings in surrounding villages. • A vital channel of education which is very popular amongst the villagers.

  40. Screening of the nutritional education drama at the clinic.

  41. Education • The clinic also educates children by visiting neighbouring schools. • They write wall slogans like ‘take plenty of greens and you will be free of disease’ and ‘take carrots and you will be free of night blindness.

  42. Children learning about hygiene and nutrition.

  43. Health education program in a nearby village.

  44. Training of village health care workers.

  45. Teaching people cheap methods to disinfect well water by using bleaching powder.

  46. With the rainy season the new series of well cleaning programs begins. • Many homes also need spraying of diluted phenyl to rid the house of potentially harmful bacteria and parasites.

  47. Recent Progress

  48. The electricity supply is very unreliable. Solar panels were donated to ensure the electrical equipment can always be operating.

  49. There are now 82 plants, 57 medicinal herbs and 25 varieties of nutritional herbs and greens.

  50. Expanding the herbal garden. • Functioning better as a result of a new irrigation system. • Also 50 banana trees were planted.

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