By Sreemathi Seshadrinathan | Managing Trustee
5 Stages of SOCAN (Solution for Cardiac afflicted Needy)
SOCAN Project at Public Health Centre offers detection of cardiac diseases at camps, awareness creation, transportation & shelter, preparation & surgery for patients who earn less than $ 1049/year. Periodical follow-up with impact study of surgery on the individual, family & society is on-line. This project report will study each stage of SOCAN in detail, in series..
Cardiac analysis of a tiny tot in the camp
We are about to get this portable Echocardiography machine through funding organizations. In the meanwhile we had difficulties in getting the patients from far to come to Public Health Centre. Mindray Company allowed us to use one of their machines for the above camp. You can see its value. We acknowledge their support.
Camp
Less privileged in India is our target population .We go to camps held at the district level. There are 32 districts in Tamilnadu.India has 29 states & 7 union territories. Medical officers from 30,000 Primary Health Centres (2000 in remote areas) collect new- borns, infants, children & adults with cardiac diseases for selection for Cardiac Surgery. Selected are sent to Government hospitals. 7 day package cardiac surgeries are funded by the Government of State of Tamilnadu as a scheme called CMCHIS (Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme) under which there is a Public- Private Partnership.
SOCAN began in Tamilnadu with patients also from neighbouring states such as Andhra & Kerala. Since SOCAN is holistic & involves more expenses, multi-source funding is the solution for other expenses
Ram
7 year old Ram a kid from Kerala was operated for a hole in the heart . He returned after 1 month with a gaping skin wound due to lack of proteins. It took nearly a month for the wound to heal with supportive protein therapy. Beaming Ram is showing off his scar after the Second surgery. His carpenter father made aound $ 90 to 135 / month for a family of 4 with a loan of around $300/- and interest of $40/ month.Ram underwent surgery costing $ 3000/- that included his second hospital stay. 10 donors saved his life.
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