Community health Programme in Sundarban

Kalpana is a 42 years old woman lives in Kailashpur village, P.S. Raidighi in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. They are suffering from extreme poverty and have total of 4 members in the family. Apart from Kalpana and her husband, their son, daughter in law and their son also stay with them. Kalpana’s husband Dhulapada works as a share – cropper as they do not have land on their own. Since, there was lack of livelihood options, therefore, Dhulapada migrated to New Delhi for the search of work but there he became ill and since the expenses of treatment were high, he came back to his village and to sustain the family, Kalpana started working in a local bakery factory as a main cook. But suddenly one fine day, Kalpana faced with an accident as a gas oven got burst and she was burnt in a severe manner. Under such circumstances she was admitted to Swarnalata Sabuj Seva Sadan, the Rural Hospital run by Sabuj Sangha. Initially, her family members wanted her to admit in some better facility hospital but then they have experienced excellent hard work of the doctors and other medical staff of Sabuj Sangha for consecutive of 22 days. Due to such hard work she got cured and released from Hospital. According to her, she was amazed with such excellent services, good facilities and getting medicines in low cost which is multiplied with the admirable behaviour of all of the staff.

Now, Kalpana and her family spread all good words in the surrounding areas about the Hospital as if the Hospital wasn’t there then it would have been real trouble for them. They are very excited and happy about the critical, emergency care provided by the Hospital. 

Jhumur is a 23 years old woman lives in Herombogopalpur village, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. She earns her livelihood by working as a day labour. Before SabujSangha’s intervention, she was suffering from vomiting tendency, headaches during her pregnancy period and shown quacks but it was not reduced or cured.

Under such circumstances, the health worker of Sabuj Sangha visited her and found her to be not well and vomiting; she informed that she has shown to the quacks but the health worker explained that she must be showing to the specialized MBBS doctors at Sabuj Sangha’s own Rural Hospital. Initially she was quite reluctant on the matter but then the health worker tried to convince her and said that if she does not like the services then she could refuse such treatment.

Presently, following the words of the health worker, she visited Hospital, shown the specialised doctor and received free medicines. According to her, the behaviour of doctors and nurses are very good in Sabuj Sangha and she got good quality services and finally a safe motherhood achieved through institutional delivery. From financial point of view, the services of free medicines have helped her a lot and looking at the affordability, she may not be able to receive proper health care services but the facilities of Sabuj Sangha has allowed her to do so.