Community health Programme in Sundarban

Amidst Covid-19 outbreak and cyclone ‘Amphan’ the robust health Team of ‘Sabuj Sangha’ continued reaching out hard to reach communities in remote villages of vastly spread deep Sunderbans.

The marginalised people of Sunderbans are still deprived of basic amenities like education, employment, health etc. and continued to live at the mercy of destiny are now gradually getting the essential health facilities. Services through their established Rural Health Centre at remote Nandakumarpur village namely ‘Swarnalata Sabuj Seva Sadan’ also continued along with the outreach camps organized in the deeper areas not only for the ailing people but also to reach out to and by them at this extreme crisis hours.

Thus the already ailing people who needed emergency medical support with devastating cyclone ‘Amphan’ amidst the consistent lock down for the fast spreading Covid-19 thus relieved again and awaits see a better tomorrow.

OPD clinics at ‘Swarnalata Sabuj Seva Sadan’ remained operational throughout and treatment including diagnostic services continued during July, August & September 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 2721 patients received health care facilities through OPD services during July- September’20 period.

Diagnostic cares provided in July’20- September’20:

-        Pathology: 624,

-        ECG: 39,

-        USG: 313 and

-        X-Ray: 78

Health care services through IPD

Through IPD general patients as well as patients through Govt. Health schemes were treated and institutional deliveries conducted. The number of persons provided health care in IPD through RHTC are as follows:

-          IPD through Govt. Scheme: 4

-          Others: 9

We are very glad to inform you that we could deliver 1 baby through our IPD service at our Rural Health Centre in month of September, 2020.

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 July - September 2020 – 3296 patients were treated through outreach camps.

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 from the devastations caused by the deadly cyclone Amphan’ as mentioned.

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.