Community health Programme in Sundarban

Friends! It has been long since we communicated last!

Now, we are feeling extremely urged to share with you on the efforts that we tried hard to sort ways out to restore our activities as much as possible.

Due to the long stretched closure of Institutions for the still continuing Pandemic Covid -19 our Computer Classes were closed. We were accumulating all our strength...to reopen our Computer Classes… or… even if not at least reaching out to the little buds who are eagerly waiting….. to come and open the computers again.

Thus we started conducting our Computer Classes through distance learning mode. It created a wave of excitement among the little pupils who belong majorly to vulnerable marginalised families never thought of such kind of experience ever before. As most of the families don’t have any Smart Android Phones the teachers and local people volunteered their own smart phones to support the little minds restore to their education. WhatsApp groups were created and the communications for learning between the learners and teachers started.

Other subjects of the Model School ‘Kishalaya Sishu Siksha Niketan’ also thus started restoring through distance learning mode with Smart Phones.

With relaxations in closure some senior boys are gradually coming classes in person now. But the Computers, Smart Phones really made a silent revolution among the marginalised communities.

Those gadgets are silently establishing the motto of ‘Access to Knowledge for All.’

Yet we need to extend our efforts for many other such little buds in Sunderbans communities and ensure there access to knowledge!

In the still continuing uncanny situation we desperately need more support from all of you.

Please come forward in supporting the noble cause and spread the message toi as much people you can.

The double impacts of Covid-19 and Amphan continue to compel the deprived and deeply impacted marginalised communities of coastal and riverine areas of wider Sunderbans lead a life of misery and struggle to restore back.

As a common practice the marginalised people of Sunderbans are still deprived of basic amenities like education, employment, health etc. and continue to live at the mercy of destiny. In such perspective Sabuj Sangha with firm determination and dedicated team continue to extend the health services for them through their established Rural Health Centre at remote Nandakumarpur village namely ‘Swarnalata Sabuj Seva Sadan’ and also with the outreach camps organized in the deeper hard to reach areas.

OPD clinics at ‘Swarnalata Sabuj Seva Sadan’ remained operational throughout and treatment including diagnostic services continued during October, November & December 2020 too. Trend of diseases observed was common cough & cold, fever, eye related problem, gastroenteritis, hypertension, ache in bone joints, complications due to high sugar, respiratory trouble, abdominal pain, skin infection etc. Also as mentioned emergency care were also given.

Altogether 2071 patients received health care facilities through OPD services during October- December’20 period.

Diagnostic cares provided in October- December’20:

-     Pathology: 408,

-     ECG: 34,

-     USG: 291 and

-     X-Ray: 47

Health care services through IPD

Through IPD 23 patients were treated altogether.

Health services through Outreach Health Camp

Health check-ups & treatment facility with medicinal support & diagnostic care through outreach camps were provided to people, which benefitted people to a large extent. It has been noticed that; the people are gradually being conscious to take care of their health and as such, patient’s flow increased. The type of diseases treated was same as mentioned under OPD services. During the period from October- December 2020 more than 2800 patients were treated through outreach camps.

Altogether 25 People were facilitated with Spectacles from both OPD and Outreach Camps.

Apology

We apologize for the unintentional delay for the reports caused due to nationwide uneasy times for Covid-19 outbreak and our struggle to restore back to normalcy as even mentioned earlier.

Appeal

We are deeply indebted to all those who has been consistent in our mission to serve the ailed people of deeper Sunderbans.

We appeal to all others who can see our report right now, to please stand by us in our long but consistent effort of serving the ill-fated marginalised people of Sunderbans with our Health Services.