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Regular Project Updates. Projects on AID-Austin mailing list. Ideal Project Review. Today’s agenda. BTS update. BTS activities . Community Health Care – AID & ICA School Path Bhavan – Asha Classes for rural dropouts/girls Saving Schemes Kitchen Gardening Sustainable Agriculture.
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Regular Project Updates Projects on AID-Austin mailing list Ideal Project Review Today’s agenda
BTS activities • Community Health Care – AID & ICA • School Path Bhavan – Asha • Classes for rural dropouts/girls • Saving Schemes • Kitchen Gardening • Sustainable Agriculture
Community Health Care • Phase I – August 2002 • Doctor working 5 days a week • 6 VHWs • Phase II – March 2003 • 2 Doctors • Training for VHWs • Survey • 100 families have bought the FHCs
Doctor VHW 6 VHW 8 - 10 PSS PSS PSS Structure of the training program
Project Report • Survey • Opinion of the clinic & infrastructure • Daily Record of Doctor & VHW • Doctor • Mainly in the clinic • Visits houses on emergency calls (N.Baikuntapur) • Trains the VHWs
Project Report • VHW • Office work • Assists the doctor • Goes for house visit • Attends training • PSS meetings • Topics of discussion • What people felt/learnt from the discussion • Suggestions for improvements
Project Report • Letters by a few patients cured by the clinic • Patients chart • Family Health Card Format • Training Material
Long term plans • Set up the clinic infrastructure • Equip the mobile boat to provide treatment to people during transportation • Convert the mobile boat into a clinic which can go to the neighboring islands and provide the treatment.
Site Visit • Tathagatha – San Diego • The people in the area trust BTS • They seem to be doing good work • Seem to get involved in a lot of activities without driving things to completion
Some issues • Sustenance apart from FHC • A centralized income generation project – integrated farming, poultry farming & prawn farming • Issue with the doctor
Non-monetary contributions • Proposal for Homeopathy Clinic • Medical equipment • Translation of TNSF training material
Some thoughts • Focus is on the clinic and getting the infrastructure • Personal opinion • Good work • Not too much focus on preventive health • Dependency on doctor is a obstacle to sustainability • Communication has not been too smooth