Thanks to ratanji, uma garu, Dr.sundar raj and his team in making the health camp to go on smootly.
regards, chandra. --- Ratan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > Yesterday, as per schedule, I called up Dr. Sundar > Raj and found out the exact place and if anything is > needed apart from human resources.he told me that he > needs some paracetamol tablets. So I purchased 300 > paracetamol tablets and reached the venue with Uma, > my doctor wife.We reached at 9.25am as we were > informed that the camp starts at 9am,but somehow > there were no one and when I called Dr. Sundar, I > found he is already on the way. After he reached > with one of his doctor friends (another post > graduate student in Ayurvedic Medicine), we > organised the medicines he had brought with him. > From him I learnt that the earlier three camps were > a very good success. he had taken the snaps of the > 1st camp and made a profile which he showed me. > About the drugs, he said, he had approached the > Principal of Government Ayurveda Hospital, Erragadda > and after knowing the purpose of the camp, the > Principal generously donated medicines (which were > available with them).But one of the common ailment > in that slum is CHIKANGUNIYA (I don't know the > correct spelling, read as per your convenience) and > for that he had to buy some drugs. A gentleman had > promised him that he will sponsor the camps but did > not show up for which the last week's camp was > cancelled.This time Dr. Sundar again contacted him > and he promised that this time he DEFINITELY is > going to pay. Posing trust on him, Dr. Sundar has > purchased medicines worth Rs.3000 and still the > gentleman in question, is not in touch. > Anyway, during this conversation, 2 other > members(Dr. Sundar's colleague and would-be life > partner, Dr. Kavita and one more PG student) > joined.We realised as the camp deals with ayurvedic > medicines, probably Uma won't be of any help, > neither am I. Because even for dispensing the > medicines, I need a little bit of knowledge on > Ayurvedic medicines which I don't have. Then came > the solution. Uma also will see the patients and > will write the diagnosis. People sitting at the > dispensing counter, will do the rest depending on > the diagnosis. So I thought of coordinating at the > registration counter. The first five cases were > anticipating PREVENTIVE TREATMENT FOR CHIKANGUNIYA. > We had to send them empty handed as we don't have > anything preventive. We had only curative drugs. > Then slowly patients started showing up. > And also showed up a very very big team of under > graduates and post grads of Ayurvedic College. > Thanks to Dr. Sundar and his efforts, when I left at > around 11.30am, there were more volunteers than the > doctors. I have taken a few snaps with my camera > phone, the resolution may not be that good, but that > was the only option available to show the pictures > to you all. > What I personally feel that the medical camp will > run smoothly under Dr. Sundar's captaincy as long as > we can pay for the drugs.He has a tremendous reserve > of doctors and students who can do the rest of the > job like registration, dispensing and counselling. > Probably he does not need any more non-medical > volunteers. Still I have assured him that he can > contact me for anything he feels necessary. > The location is also good. It's a school building, > so place is no problem and the area is predominantly > inhabited by slum-dwellers. The condition is so that > they know their names, no family name, no surname, > no idea about their own age.Only complains and > names..The major problems were Fever,joint pain, > chikanguniya, anaemia, skin diseases. While for > other diseases, Dr. Sundar has medicines donated by > his Principal, for Chikanguniya, they don't have > much. It has to be purchased from the market. We did > a little bit of costing to find out that a > full-course treatment of Chikanguniya cost between > Rs.13-Rs.15.And every week, they get almost 25-30 > patients for Chikanguniya. So on an average, Rs. 500 > would be the cost of treating CG (as they fondly > refer to Chikanguniya) alone. Other things can be > taken care of by the existing stock and donations > from the government hospital. I thought I will put > this issue to the discussion forum for some > solution. > Regards, > Ratan > P.S. See the photos at > http://photos.yahoo.com/qunal25 . What happened > Raul? Why you did not come? You can come on any > Sunday. > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
