Newsletter / Activity Report 2010 (pdf format).

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DEODAR HIMALAYAN PROGRAM - *HEALTH * EDUCATION * ENVIRONMENT
Chintan Activity Report
Outline of Activities for period Jan 2010 - April 2011
Chintan International Trust
Delhi
Chintan International Trust starts a new health service: Rural Health Clinic at Mukteshwar
DEODAR HIMALAYAN PROGRAM - *HEALTH * EDUCATION * ENVIRONMENT
Inaugural visit of Honorable MP Dr Kapila Vatsyana to our Mukteshwar clinic 11.4.2011
Dr Tanupriya Ghosh welcomes Dr Vatsyana with an offering of Rhododendron flower
Dr Kapila Vatsyana MP with the Chintan Team
Chintan International Trust starts a new health service: Rural Health Clinic at Mukteshwar
Deodar Himalayan Program
Integrating Health, Education and Environment
HEALTH ACTIVITIES
Dr Tanupriya Ghosh (L) and Dr Daya Misra (R) with patients at the Chintan Mukteshwar Clinic
Chintan International Trust started regular Rural Health Services in the Mukteshwar Area in
the Naintal district on 11th April 2011, over 200 people helped in our first few weeks !
From helping other organizations in the area through our volunteers and organizing health
camps with visiting doctors, we have finally taken the big bold step of running our own health
services in partnership with the local communities.
We are now running our main clinic at Mukteshwar since April 11th, and outreach in villages
Sunkiya, Gehna and Gehna reaching out to about 15 villages and an approx population of
50,000.
Dr Tanupriya Ghosh leads the rural health project and the village outreach along with Dr
Daya Misra, becoming the first resident lady doctors in Mukteshwar for over two decades!
Chintan International Trust *HEALTH *EDUCATION * ENVIRONMENT
Looking back
Health Camp Feb 2010 at Peora (Aarohi)
Chintan led health camp at Aarohi was a surgical camp led by Dr Prachi Renjhen (Gynaecologist) Dr Satyendra Singh (General Surgeon) with Dr Rohit Nair of Aarohi. Over 60 patients
were seen and screened for operating surgical camps in March, plans for future activities
were made with tour meetings in Peora, Sonapani, Sattoli and Mukteshwar.
Health Camp November 2010 at Gehna, Peora (Aarohi), Okhalkhanda and
Mukteshwar (Over 200 patients helped by our team)
Chintan led health camp at Aarohi was a
women’s special health camp and had
three lady doctors
- Dr Prachi (Gynaecologist) leading along with Dr Vandana (Dermatologist), Dr Tanupriya (Gen Physician) and Dr Satyendra
Singh (General Surgeon).
21st November 2010, the whole team did a survey and study of the prevalent local health
services, in the surrounding area of around 50kms, the main focus was the state run dispensary at Pokhri which had decent infrastructure, but no doctor to run it. The team also visited a
village ANM center in the Gehna valley, talked with the local health workers of the area and
also the pradhan panchayat of the area and discussed the health system of the area.
22nd November 2010, a health camp was held along with Aarohi, in
Peora.
A total of 50 patients attended the camp, of which 10 were O&G cases,
19 were medical cases, 07 were dermatological cases, 09 were dental
cases, 05 were surgical cases. Of these cases ultra-sonography was
done on 05 patients.
23rd November 2010, a health camp was
organized in Khansyu village of the Okhalkhanda block in conjunction with Aarohi.
Khansyu is a very remote village with a
population of 88 families, there is no prevailing health services in the area. 46 patients attended the camp, of which 10 were
O&G cases, 23 were medical cases, 09 were
dental cases, 04 were surgical cases.
24th - 25th November 2010, a health camp was held in Mukteshwar at the existing IVRI hospital.
52 patients attended the camp on
the first day, of which 12 were
O&G cases, 32 were medical
cases and 08 were surgical cases.
On 25th November 2010, 68 patients attended the camp
in total. 08 were O&G cases, 54 were medical cases,06
were surgical cases.
Surgical Health Camp March 2011 at
Peora (Aarohi)
Chintan partnered a surgical health camp at
Aarohi where many nearly 200 patients were
helped and operations were performed as well.
March 24th 2011 to March 29th 2011, Chintan International Trust along with Arohi held a
health camp at Peora in the Almora district. The camp was mainly a surgical camp, but was
there were other specialties also. The team of doctors were: Dr. Raju Usgavaskar (Plastic Surgeon), Dr. Smita Usgavaskar (Anaesthetist), Dr. Neeraj Devedi (Surgeon),
Dr.(Col)C.S.Pant(Radiologist,
Dr. Geeta Pant(Physician),
Dr. Satyendra Singh (Surgeon), Dr.Punit Singh(Physican), Dr. Tanupriya
Ghosh(Physician), Dr. Hussan
Poonawala(Intern), Dr. Lakshita Joshi(Dentist).
A total of 182 patients attended the camp outpatients department.
98 were medical cases, 11 were plastic surgery cases, 17 were O&G cases,
16 were general surgery cases and 40 were dental cases. Of these cases 25 patients had ultrasonography on them.
There was 2 emergency medical
cases, 13 patients were operated upon and
complete post operative care and follow
up for the patients was given by the team.
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
Have been continuing supporting Science in Schools, especially health education with fun
workshops on the Human body, talks on common diseases and the school health program.
Career guidance talks, sarthak skill activities for education beyond school is also a focus.
February 2010: Building up to Shivratri festival on 13th February, awareness on sanitation
and hygiene, leading to a clean up and support for a ‘dustbin competition’.
June 2010 : over two weeks education on environment, dangers of non biodegradable waste,
through talks, songs, films and fun activity. This was for primary and high school children of
the Mukteshwar area.
November 2010 : ‘tree talks’ and nature walks, environmental talk and locally produced
environmental film show at the Mukteshwar High School on 25th November.
Seminar on “Synergies in Health” - Science, Arts & Philosophy 28-30 Nov 2010 was organized at the Attic
New Delhi and
included participation by
university students, artists,
photographers
in addition to
scientists and
doctors.
March 2011 : Radio talk about Himalayan health in general and village health prorgam on
TERI’s Community Radio. Presentations and talks at the annual results day of the Sishu
Mandir School in Satbunga on 31st March.
April 2011: Nearly hundred children benefitted from our School Health Program at Shreeram
Academy Sarghakhet - of the 97
children examined, 6 children
had significant
health problems
requiring referral
We helped make a special radio program on Anaemia on 16th April which was followed up by
a further live talk with phone in health questions. Another talk by our doctors in the local
Mutkteshwar High School was about germs and disease leading to prevention by washing.
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
We have been working on developing a unique eco-health model in this program where concern for the environment is integral to all our activities . The “Hamara Mukteshwar” environmental campaign was designed to enhance respect for local environment and building it into
the culture. This year was our most elaborate yet and our test was to see if it actually made a
difference on the ground and whether we could lead it to an actual collection and removal of
non -biodegradeable waste ...
May 2010: Community Needs Assessment was carried out as to study the ecohealth needs of
the area and Gehna village was our chosen village. This 12 day activity by a team led by environmental expert Dr Reetu Sogani, surveyed the land and its use including fields, crops and
animals in relation to human health. Diseases prevalent including Anaemia and reproductive
tract infections in women were issues that emerged as also was access to quality healthcare.
25-31 May: Preparation for environmental campaign began around 20th May included getting
specially made cloth bags, environment information packs and a film on local issues ‘by the
people for the people’ together. Getting the word out, posters, banners took most of the last
week of May.
1-4 June : Phase I - AWARENESS
The inaugural start was made with yoga and cultural
activity at Mukteshwar with clean up near the temple, door to door, car to car campaign followed over
the next few days. People were motivated to take a
‘sankalp’ promise to not use polythene bags those
who did were presented with a cloth bag with more
information. In time over 200 signatures were ob-
tained and a small mountain of rubbish started building ...
5th June : WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATIONS
Chintan Interantional Trust organized the biggest get together for the environment in the area
with the support of the Central Government
veterinary institute IVRI. Around four to
five hundred people gathered for an entertaining evening with an environmental
message. Eminent scientist
Dr B U Rao was the chief
guest, SIC Dr Pandey, Dr
RR Shukla were special
guests, police, priest, teachers were present in addition
to large numbers of school
children, prayers, poetry, music, song , dance and drama in Hindi, English and Kumaoni languages were presented as were inspiring talks.
Dr Satyendra Singh from Chintan coordinated
and hosted the event.
Prizes for effort were especially give out to
chilldren.Participation was from all sections of
local society.
6th June : PREPARE FOR BATTLE
We had succeeded in creating the awareness and plans were made to extend the clean up to
the local market, which was the biggest challange.
7th to 11 June : Phase 2 - THE BIG CLEAN UP
Meeting the District Magistrate of Nainital and getting his enthusiastic support was a boost
and more volunteers started coming forward to support, local high school children, well over
500 people in stages eventually managed to
do what was
considered
impossible one truckload
of non biodegradeable
waste had
been collected !
12th June: ‘PLASTICASUR KI BIDAI’
Finally volunteers loaded the truck sent by the district administration and the waste was sent
for recycling. Many ‘Sangeet Sandya’ meetings had been organized and in one of them the
monster of ‘plasticasur’ had been described, it was time to say goodbye, but no tears were
shed! The challenge remains of making a sustainable solid waste management program.
August 2010 : DISASTER IN LEH
Health coordinating activity: meeting civil and army health authorities, touring disaster affected areas, health camps, district administra-
tion. Training issues and plans trauma training for non surgeons, life support for non doctors, mountain rescue training integrated into
mountain life and training general populace volunteers.

Newsletter / Activity Report 2010 (pdf format).

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