By Arup Bhuniya | Asst. Coordinator
Sabuj Sangha is continuing community health programme (CHP) in the Sunderbans region since long with the objective of improving health status of the people through improved health care services and to ensure safe motherhood by providing optimum pregnancy care to all pregnant women. The operation areas covered are, 24 villages of four (4) Gram Panchayats of Mathurapur II and patharpratima blocks of South 24 Parganas district. The CHP has two major components i.e. community health and institutional health programmes. The interventions of community health are generating health awareness of people on several health issues including hygienic behavior, growing health habits (Health checkup & treatment of ailments by registered doctor) and community mobilization. The institutional health services include; OPD (general, eye, dental, gynecology, orthopedic, emergency care etc.), IPD (Eye & general), institutional delivery, child immunization, X-Ray, USG, Pharmacy, mobile health service, supplementary medicinal facility for malnourished pregnant women, surgery, referral services, ambulance facility etc. Sabuj Sangha has established one rural hospital and outreach health centres namely; Rural Health & Training Centre (RHTC) at Nandakumarpur, outreach centre (ORC) at Herambogopalpur and multipurpose community centres in other islands. The Government schemes like “Ayusmati” and “Community Delivery Centre (CDC)” being continued through RHTC & ORC since past and pregnant women receiving optimal pregnancy care including institutional delivery facility in these centres. There are experienced doctors, nurses, paramedics, trained health workers and other supportive staffs to deliver quality health services to community people. Besides; another prime area of concern is to involve Government stakeholders in health programme intervention. Sabuj Sangha created health infrastructure in Nandakumarpur as well as other three Gram Panchayats (GP) purposefully so that, people of all the operational locations can access institutional health services. It was also felt that; creation of infrastructure is not the only approach to improve health situation of people, but sensitization of people through community mobilization is equally important aspect.
Sabuj Sangha is continuing community health programme (CHP) in the Sunderbans region since long with the objective of improving health status of the people through improved health care services and to ensure safe motherhood by providing optimum pregnancy care to all pregnant women. The operation areas covered are, 24 villages of four (4) Gram Panchayats of Mathurapur II and patharpratima blocks of South 24 Parganas district. The CHP has two major components i.e. community health and institutional health programmes. The interventions of community health are generating health awareness of people on several health issues including hygienic behavior, growing health habits (Health checkup & treatment of ailments by registered doctor) and community mobilization. The institutional health services include; OPD (general, eye, dental, gynecology, orthopedic, emergency care etc.), IPD (Eye & general), institutional delivery, child immunization, X-Ray, USG, Pharmacy, mobile health service, supplementary medicinal facility for malnourished pregnant women, surgery, referral services, ambulance facility etc. Sabuj Sangha has established one rural hospital and outreach health centres namely; Rural Health & Training Centre (RHTC) at Nandakumarpur, outreach centre (ORC) at Herambogopalpur and multipurpose community centres in other islands. The Government schemes like “Ayusmati” and “Community Delivery Centre (CDC)” being continued through RHTC & ORC since past and pregnant women receiving optimal pregnancy care including institutional delivery facility in these centres. There are experienced doctors, nurses, paramedics, trained health workers and other supportive staffs to deliver quality health services to community people. Besides; another prime area of concern is to involve Government stakeholders in health programme intervention. Sabuj Sangha created health infrastructure in Nandakumarpur as well as other three Gram Panchayats (GP) purposefully so that, people of all the operational locations can access institutional health services. It was also felt that; creation of infrastructure is not the only approach to improve health situation of people, but sensitization of people through community mobilization is equally important aspect.
100% new born will be immunized
Iimmunization of children is done in the sub-centres jointly with the health workers of CHPS and Government health personnel (ANM & ASHA workers); the health workers of CHPS collect information and they keep records of child immunization in the immunization register. The new born in RHTC and ORC were vaccinated with polio & Hepatitis B zero doses at birth. The health team members of Sabuj Sangha, during the community level meetings campaign for child immunization and its importance so that every child can be prevented from seven killer diseases and survive with good health.
Health care service through OPD at RHTC
OPD clinics were operational as usual during the month. People were provided health checkup and treatment including diagnostic services through RHTC. The disease trend observed during the reporting quarter was common cough & cold, fever, eye related problem, gastroenteritis, hypertension, ach in bone joints, complications due to high sugar, respiratory trouble, tuberculosis, loose motion, abdomen pain, skin infection etc. During March 2018 total 3070 patients received treatment facility through RHTC.
Diagnostic cares provided through RHTC during March 2018 are; Pathology 109, ECG 15, USG 66, X-Ray 38
Health care services through IPD
Through IPD general patients as well as patients through Swastha Sathi and RSBY schemes were treated and institutional deliveries conducted. During March 2018, the numbers of persons provided health care in IPD through RHTC are as follows; Institutional delivery 10, Treatment through Swastha Sathi scheme 31, Treatment of general patients 4.
Health services through Out Reach Health Camp
Health checkup & 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. Number of patients treated during March 2018 is 626.
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