THE SAVE HEALTH CENTER BY SAVE THE INNOCENTS INC.
at Village Ahmad Mallano
In district Sanghar, the health facilities are not sufficient to meet the healthcare needs of the population.Residents suffer
from lack of access to healthcare and lack of awareness of good health practices and hygiene. Quacks worsen the situation. Women and children are the most
affected. Women do not receive pregnancy care and suffer from complicaitons. Contraceptive use in district Sanghar is very low at 15.1 percent.
Accordingly, on the 29th of July, a free medical camp was held, organized jointly by SRDO and SaTIn. 450 people, who would otherwise have gone untreated,
were examined and treated.
To continue this work, SaTIn established "The Save Health Center" at Village Ahmad Millano. This village is 17 km from shadadpur and has 712 inhabitants. SaTIn provided the salary for a regular doctor as well as essential medicines and equipment. Dr Irfan’s clinic treats 10 - 12 patients per day between 9am and
1pm. 1200 people were treated between August and November 2005.
The objective of this centre is not only to provide primary health care, but also to make the villagers aware of health issues and train some of them as volunteer paramedics. It is an invaluable source for emergency treatment, which in the past was only available many miles away.
DISEASES FOUND IN THE AREA:
Diarrhea, Asthma, Tuberculosis, High Blood Pressure ,Malaria,Typhoid, Chest Infections, Ear Nose, Throat and
Eye infections, Hepatitis, Diabetes, Joint Diseases, Anemia, and complications of pregnancy.
IMPACT OF THE CENTER.
Many common ailments are routinely treated at the center, saving the villagers from long and expensive journeys to the city, or worse, no treatment at all. Women, who in the past were reluctant to seek help during pregnancy or childbirth, are regular visitors to the clinic.
Free medicines are distributed to people in need whilst those that can afford to, are asked to make small contributions to help maintain the centre.
In addition a local man has been trained to give vaccinations and to undertake other routine tasks.
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