The Community Centre at Bhopoli is a unique centre, where the clinical services are integrated with the development activities for the community. Thus at this centre, over & above the Outpatient department, Inpatient department, Casualty, we also have programmes on school education, organic farming, self help groups and warli art for a ‘Holistic Community Development & Health Programme’.
Our journey with them actually began in 1989. The realities of access to health care with poor transportation, low priority on health, struggle for daily survival became an everyday experience for us. The realization became intense that the motto of the Trust ‘to reach the unreached’ could only be possible if doctors went to patients rather than patients coming to doctors.
Today, all these continuous and dedicated efforts have allowed us to touch the hearts of the self respecting, underprivileged, poverty stricken tribal community.
We have launched a pioneering and unique programme of “Homoeopathy based barefoot doctors” which trains the tribal women as community health volunteers. The CHVs are the bridge between the community & the organization. They have formed the bedrock of our efforts to take the community on the path of health. CHVs are trained to provide first aid, promote ANC & institutional deliveries. The Department of AYUSH has recognized this programme as a Model Programme for providing Mother and Child health through Homoeopathy nationwide.
The objective of this activity is to reach the community & screen them for chronic illnesses, hitherto ignored. These illnesses, unless treated, pose a threat to the state of health of the community as a whole. Through these screening camps, we are able to identify chronic conditions affecting skin (pediatric group more affected than elder), musculoskeleton system, Genito-urinary system (Female), hypertension, anemia, vision disorders etc.
The Mobile Medical Unit is literally a clinic-on-wheels. With in-built Examination tables and all basic clinical equipment, the MMU allows us to take health care services to those who cannot reach us due to lack of transportation, lack of funds or fear of going to a hospital.
The Community Health Volunteer, spreads the awareness of importance of visiting a medical practitioner and encourages patients to come to designated spot on a designated date. She also encourages expectant mothers to register for Antenatal care and those register to come for routine checkup.
The MMU is extremely convenient to expectant mothers, children and to geriatric population, whose ability to visit the hospital is rather limited.
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