By Anil S Gujar | Secretary
Maharashtra Arogya Mandal’s Sickle Cell Project
Sickle Cell Activities – January 2014-Report
Maharashtra Arogya Mandal (MAM) conducted free sickle cell health check up camp from 25th to 27th January 2014. During the Pune to Dhadgaon journey we had medical checkup and medicinal kit was given to our 7 old diagnosed sickle cell patients at Dhule, Maharashtra.
On Sunday 26 Jan. 2014 280 old diagnosed sickle cell patients were clinically examined and were given free medications. Also screening of new 99 tribal individuals was done among which 43 were diagnosed as carriers and 15 patients were identified as sufferers. Advice and counseling regarding the dietary and behavioral regime was given to both old and new patients. The carriers were provided with counseling, emphasis was given on pre/ post marital guidance. The 41 individuals were diagnosed as without sickle cell disease were also guided for this socio-medical problem.
On Monday 27 Jan. 2014 the work started with the memory prayer of our mentor late Dr. Dharyasheel Shirole (Senior pediatrician of Pune) and Smt. Hausabai Kate. mother of Dr.S.L.Kate (Head Sickle Cell Dept.). On this occasion the sickle cell team prayed and started the work with the distribution of Nutritional food supplement and meal to sickle cell patients.
On Monday 28th Jan. 2013 similarly 324 old patients had been given examined and provided with medications and 36 new tribal individuals were screened for sickle cell disease. In newly screened 11 patients were diagnosed as sufferers and 13 were diagnosed as carriers and 12 individuals were diagnosed as normal i.e. without sickle cell.
All the individuals were from different tribal parts of Nandurbar, Dhule district of Maharashtra and from the neighboring state viz. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh mostly from low socio economic class.
By Anil S Gujar | Secretary Maharashtra Arogya Mandal
By Mr.Anil S Gujar | Secretary Maharashtra Arogya Mandal
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