By Mr.Anil S. Gujar | Secretary Maharashtra Arogya Mandal
March 2014 Sickle Cell activities:- Maharashtra Arogya Mandal (MAM) conducted free sickle cell health check up camp from 29th to 31st March 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 30th March 2014, 310 old diagnosed sickle cell patients were clinically examined and were given free medications. Also screening of new 97tribal individuals was done among which 39 were diagnosed as carriers and 27 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 31 individuals were diagnosed as without sickle cell disease were also guided for this socio-medical problem.
On Monday 31st March 2014 the work started with the memory prayer of our mentor late Founder Secretary Dr. Dadashaeb alias S.T. Gujar. On this occasion the sickle cell team and the sickle cell patients prayed and started the work with the distribution of Nutritional food supplement and meal to sickle cell patients.On Monday 31st March 2014 similarly 278 old patients had been given examined and provided with medications and 57 new tribal individuals were screened for sickle cell disease. In newly screened 14 patients were diagnosed as sufferers and 33 were diagnosed as carriers and 10 individuals were diagnosed as normal i.e. without sickle cell.
In this sickle cell camp we had eye checkup from expert Opthalmologist of H.V.Desai Eye Hospital Pune. The 68 tribals undergone eye check up Essentials Medicines were provided. One patient was found to have multiple chorioretinal atrophic changes who was referred to Kantabai Shah Eye hospital at Nandurbar (unit of H.V.Desai Eye Hospital Pune)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.
Pune Public Health Conference 2014 was organised by School of Health Sciences, University of Pune 25th and 26th January 2014 in this a preconference seminar on Genetics in Public Health Systems was inaugurated by Dr.S.L.Kate Head Sickle Cell Department Maharashtra Arogya Mandal. In special Platform presentation he also delivered a lecture on Common Blood Genetic Disorders in India on this occasion
May 2014 Sickle Cell activities:-
Maharashtra Arogya Mandal (MAM) conducted free sickle cell health check up
camp from 24th to 27th May 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 25thMay 2014 215 old diagnosed sickle cell patients were clinically examined and were given free medications. Also screening of new 86 tribal individuals was done among which 51 were diagnosed as carriers and 20 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 15 individuals were diagnosed as without sickle cell disease were also guided for this socio-medical problem. During this camp each indexed patient was advised to screen his entire family members for sickle cell.
On Monday 26th May 2014 similarly 308 old patients had been given examined and provided with medications and 31 new tribal individuals were screened for sickle cell disease. In newly screened 3 patients were diagnosed as sufferers and 17 were diagnosed as carriers and 11individuals were diagnosed as normal i.e with out sickle cell disorder.
All the individuals were from different tribal parts of Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon districts of Maharashtra and from the neighboring state viz. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh mostly from low socio economic class. During this camp we distributed nutritional laddus to sickle cell patients. Also we have advised index patient to screen the entire family for sickle cell disorder.
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