Health on wheels - Mobile health camp for poor

Sabuj Sangha is striving for the Community Health in Sundarbans at its working area and that are four Gram Panchayats i.e. Nandakumarpur, Lakshmijanardanpur, Herombogopalpur and Achintyanagar under the two Blocks Mathurapur-II and Patharpratima of South 24 Parganas District of West-Bengal. The areas are quite isolated and detached from mainland by rivers. The people of this area belong to the marginalized section and are underprivileged. The government and private health facilities are situated in the mainland and these isolated islands have the poor accessibility of those health facilities. The health care support facilities of Sabuj Sangha are the hope of the underprivileged. They get the health care facilities at Out-reach Centre (ORC) of Herombogopalpur GP for the island areas. During April’16 to August’16 2507 underprivileged got the doctor’s consultation through Mobile Medical Services in the remote isolated areas.

Chhabi, a 49 yrs old widow resident of Kuemuri of Herombogopalpur Gram Panchyat. She has two sons; they are not taking care of her and live separately far from her house. She is all alone at her home. Her only source of income is the widow pension provided by government. She has got the joint pains and back ache. She visited the local quack doctor but she never relies upon him. She said, “I have no one to look after, I am all alone. My source of income is only the widow pension. I had severe back ache and joint pains. I had a consultation with the quack but had no results. I heard about the mobile medical service of Sabuj Sangha from the Health Worker of that organisation. I found a ray of hope that at last I am going to have a consultation of a specialised orthopaedic doctor. I did visit the doctor and now I can sleep soundless. I am very much satisfied with the service of Sabuj Sangha and still visit the Mobile Medical Camps at Herombogopalpur and Kuemuri.”