Healthcare

India has a vast health care system but still faces differences in quality of health between the rural and urban people. Nutrition imbalance is commonly seen in India. With the highest score of Global hunger, India suffers a dangerous level of malnutrition and hunger.

Some of the significant initiative taken in terms of health are provided below:

• MediCare Centre

A well-equipped 1 Medi-center is operating successfully for project-affected people at Majholi village. On average, 20 patients per day utilize the services of our centers. These services are free of charge. From the starting of the MCC average, 4000 patients are benefited from our facilities. People of 15 villages nearby our project site utilize our services.

• Ambulance Service

Fully equipped, free of cost, Ambulance is available 24X7 for emergencies /casualties. Total 268 patients from 11 villages are benefited from the ambulance service. This service is free for project-affected people.

• Heath Camps

Periodic Medical Health check-up camps, both General and Specialty, are being organized for the project affected people of periphery village of the project site. We have scheduled a weekly general camp at Kothi village. A total of 20 health camps were organized from June to November 2011. Three school-level health camps have been scheduled. These camps examined more than 1500 patients/ Children. These services are free for project-affected and peripheral people.

• Healthy Competitions

Healthy Baby and Baby Shower Competitions were organized in 4 Project affected villages dated 2^nd, 3^rd, 6^th, and 8^th June 2011. A total of 585 children of 4 villages (Chhatai – 305, Majholi – 80, Majhtoliya – 98 & Umarda – 102) were diagnosed during the Healthy Baby Competition. In this program, five indicators were set to measure the health status of these children; the 1st indicator was the nourishment status of vaccination, milestone, cleanness, hygiene and clothing, and awareness of the mother regarding the health of the child. Twenty-one women from 3 villages (Umarda – 6, Majhtoliya– 3 & Chhatai -12) participated in the baby shower competition. Women were given/ gifted with a Sari, Bangles & other makeup items.

• Veterinary Services

A veterinarian performs his duties daily and on a phone call in 10 villages of the periphery area. A total number of 1985 cattle from 513 families of 10 villages, namely Umarda, Majhtoliya, Chhatai, Majholi, Kothi, Tarsili, Bhatadand, Bhalmundi, Pakhariya, and Chandrauthi has accessed animal health services.