Health on wheels - Mobile health camp for poor

by Sabuj Sangha

Summary

Improve overall health status of people living in target communities in an around shipyard ensuring access to basic health care services. Improve maternal health status, increasing the number of pregnant women receiving pre and post natal cares as well as increasing institutional delivery through advice, medicinal support and referral services and basic health and hygiene practices to reduce the common ailments among 100,000 populations in poor and needy people

$32,000
total goal

$31,812
remaining

2
donors

0
monthly donors

2
years

Challenge

Sundarban is a cluster of islands intersected and surrounded by numerous rivers & streams, most of its part being isolated from the mainland; thus the mainstream development process has not reached the region at all, people are poor and lead a vulnerable life and are generally deprived of basic amenities like health & education facilities. The public health system in rural india is extremely inadequate.There is little health care in the region,most existing govt. sub-centres are not functioning

Solution

As the primary focus of this project is on service delivery, it is essential that healthcare services provided high quality & affordable. Qualified health staff will be appointed to ensure that the service. For the project to be successful, it's importent all services are provided free of cost/subsidized rates that make them accessible for local communities. Sabuj sangha has own well equipped medical boat with The vehicle will move to communities on scheduled dates and provide door step service

Long-Term Impact

Sabuj Sangha will place substantial effort to ensure that the project is self-sustainable. To increase the number of patients, and hence possible income, Sabuj Sangha will undertake dedicated visibility and awareness programme. Target is to recover 40% of the total operational cost of first year from the patients' contribution, which will be increased over the five years.