Friday, October 13, 2023

2023 TAMILNADU OUTREACH CLINICS - PERIYAPATTI

ACWERK RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

REGISTERED CHARITABLE TRUST NO.205, DEC-18-1998

PAN NO: AAATA8898G

 

Reg. Office: 183/1/91, 4th Cross Street,

Vivekananda Avenue, New Fairlands,

Salem, Tamilnadu

INDIA

PINCODE 636016

Email: admin@acwerk.org

 

 

 

Outreach Clinic Summary

 

Name of Village                               Periapatty – Periapatty Panchayat

Population                                         1000+

Occupation                                        Agriculture/Civil Construction/Manual Labour

 

Healthcare Initiative                       `Acwerk’ with Periapatty Panchayat Office

Venue                                                 Periapatty Panchayat Office Building

Date & Time                                     07 OCT. 2023 / 9.30 am to 1.40 pm

Doctor                                                Dr. T.M. Chinnaiyan

Communication &                           Social Worker. Athiya Chinnaiyan

Medicines

 

I.E.C. & Admin.                                 Periapatty Panchayat Head. Thirumathi Lalitha Ravi

(Information, Education &           

Communication)

 

Coordinator                                       Periapatty Panchayat Representative. Thiru Ravi – M.9677005123

 

Village Health Nurse                       Periapatty Panchayat Resident Thirumathi Kokila – PHC Periapatty

 

Health Volunteers                            Three Members from Chennai City

 

Media                                                Thiru B. Somasundar, Chennai City

Helpers                                              Two Members from Periapatty Panchayat

 

IEC Method                                       Door-to-door issue of 500 Pamphlets and Word of Mouth                                                                              announcement - Two Days prior to ORC

 

Transportation                                  Private Taxi - 1 Four-Wheeler & 1 Three-Wheeler, 1 Self-owned Two-Wheeler

 

Expenditure                                      IRS 16064+5300+6000 = IRS 27364.00 (Medicines+Taxi+Media coverage, Stationery, Flex Standee, Stickers and Volunteer Badges). Medicine consumption - 50%

 

Travel Time                                       Four Hours to and From Salem City

 

Media Coverage                              Photographs, Video and Footage

 

Total Patients Registered               Sixty-Four (Women 35 + Men 29)

 

Total Prescription Medicines        Sixty-Four

Issued

 

Total Diagnostics                              Sixty (Random Sugar)

 

Total Consultations                          Eighty (Women 45 + Men 31 + Children 4)

 

Health Problems                              O. Arthritis, Diabetes. M, S. Hypertension, Viral Throat Infection, B. Asthma, Psoriasis, Fungal Infection, Actinic Dermatitis, Pigmentary disorders, Contact Dermatitis, Callosities, Vitamin deficiencies, Thyroid - Nutritional Goitre, Acute Conjunctivitis, Pterygium, Cataract, Acuity of Vision, Gynaecological Problems and Trauma

 

Periyapatti Village

Taluka - Harur

District - Dharmapuri

State - Tamil Nadu

It is situated 35km away from sub-district headquarters Harur (tehsildar office) and 70km from district headquarter Dharmapuri. As per 2009 stats, Periyapatti village is also a gram panchayat.

The total geographical area of the village is 464.83 hectares. Periyapatti has a total population of 1,051 people. The gender population reads male members 529 and female members 522. The literacy rate of Periyapatti village is 50.43%; 57.28% of males and 43.49% of females are literate. There are about 269 houses in Periyapatti village. The Pincode of Periyapatti village locality is 636906.

Harur is the nearest town to Periyapatti village for all major economic activities.

 

Population of Periyapatti

Particulars                         Total      Male      Female

Total Population              1,051     529        522

Literate Population         530        303        227

Illiterate Population        521        226        295

 

Connectivity of Periyapatti

Type                                    Status

Public Bus Service            Available within the village

Private Bus Service          Available within the village

Railway Station                Available within 10+ km distance

 

Neighbouring Villages of Periyapatty

  • Kothanampatti
  • Poyyapatti
  • Kattuvadichampatti
  • Vedakadamaduvu
  • Alambadi
  • Mandikulampatti
  • Sikkalur
  • Runganavalasai
  • Thanippadi
  • Kilchengampadi
  • Mondukuli

 

Others

  • Gandhinagar
  • Sendirayanpatty

 

NB:        Highlighted Villages mark resident patients at Periappatty Outreach Clinic of Periapatty Gram Panchayat (4)

Total: Registration of patients from six villages 

 

 

Accessible Health Care

NB: The Govt. Hospitals are between 10 Km to 30 Km distance from Periapatty Village. Periodical visits and service delivery by Govt. VHN’s to the villages in Gram Panchayat undertaken

 

Services Available in

Govt. Hospital

1.      24 - Hours Emergency and accident Treatment services.

2.      24 - Hours Delivery

3.      General and Specialty

4.      Family Welfare

5.      Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease screening and treatment

6.      Chief Minister Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme

7.      Free 108 Ambulance

8.      Free Hearse Vehicle Services- free transport of deceased from hospital to their residence within the

9.      District Mental Health

10.   Revised National Tuberculosis Control P

11.   CEmONC Centres.

12.   National Leprosy Eradication Programme

13.   Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) for mothers delivered at Government Hospitals- 600 born in Urban areas and Rs.700 born in Rural areas.

14.   Janani Sisu Suraksha karyakaram (JSSK) Drop-back facility for Postnatal Mothers, Post Family Welfare Surgeries done patients and Sick Newborn Babies admitted for

15.   Amma Baby Care Kit

16.   X-Ray

17.   Ultrasound Scan

18.   Amma Arokiya Thittam

19.   Dialysis Centres

 

Inference           

The status of the Health of Periapatty Village Community is below average.

There are no doctors, Health Workers or Volunteers; neither Government Health Institutions nor N.G.O. are available in the Gram Panchayat.

The growth status of young children below par, considering their low socio-economic condition, could prove a high-risk expectation of life.

The proportion of people in need of health care services is very high. There is a lack of guidance and awareness of good healthcare in the vicinity.

Environmental condition is good, though the temperature is uncomfortably warm throughout the year.

The attitude of people is good, kind-hearted, simple and productive.

 

Initiative

We proposed a quarterly visit to conduct an Outreach clinic in the panchayat covering 11 to 12 villages with an approximate population of 12000.

Training village health volunteers in survey and screening techniques, and providing common drugs and nutritional supplements under supervision.

Train volunteers in educating young children and providing educational materials, health check-ups and nutrition.

Train volunteers in conducting health education, awareness and managing healthcare events.

 

In summary, there is definite scope for improvement. Improving the socioeconomic status of individuals and communities is an important public health priority. We aim to develop programs that provide access to education, job training, and other resources that can help improve the health and well-being of people from low-income families.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Acwerk 2011




Acwerk Rural Development Foundation
183/1/91, Plot 7a, Fourth Cross Street, Vivekananda Avenue
New Fairlands, Salem-636016, Tamilnadu - INDIA
Phone:91.0427.2430702, Fax:91.0427.2331052, Email:acwerk1@gmail.com

Medical consultations and communication was a welcome change this year. A basic socio-educational attitude of charitable services expressed in the well-being of village people. 2429 consultations and 108 families were visited in the villages this year. We began to develop community  based awareness and screening services in villages of Omalur and Mettur. Towards the middle of the year the importance shifted to medical consultations associated with communication. Since we were unable to conduct any kind of field initiative it became necessary to improve and develop consultation practice in the health center's. A practice that has revealed to the rural people that their well-being is valued rather than the facilities that are accessible to them. The services rendered at the center's form a routine to evaluate a medical condition that is expressed in our socio-educational attitude of charitable services. We are grateful and satisfied that such a service became possible in 2010 and we are confident that we could make it better in the years to come.

When we look at the living conditions in these villages today it  challenges the need to survive. Transformation of farmers to manual workers, a gradual receding of village culture to an opportunistic living and high costs in day to day life have marred village sense. It is a great contrast to life in towns and cities. We have shared this experience and we have decided to combine forces with them to face such a challenge.

There is no dearth of health care institutions be it of the state or private. We propose a Centre in 2011 that caters to changing rural needs. A centre at Omalur rural to establish a Primary Health Centre, as our present centre requires expansion, a Textile job unit, as textile industry at Omalur is growing and a Farm to create job opportunities. An idea to educate and cultivate quality effort.

Acwerk has taken the initiative to invest in such a Centre at Omalur Rural, in purchase of a suitable place, construction and implementation of projects. We are glad to invite our associates abroad to participate in this endeavour to accomplish it. 

There are no institutions in the rural area that manages or treats disabled patients, especially Leprosy disabled. We  continue to keep in mind the importance of the cause when we proceed from here. This cause has inspired us to make and achieve many difficult tasks in the past. It is this faith that propels us to create mindful situations and be receptive to it.

We are grateful and I sincerely thank the benefactors, `Hilfswerk Indien Dr.Elisabeth Vomstein Schliengen’-Germany and `ST. Francis Leprosy Guild’, London, People and Patients from villages of Omalur and Mettur, Acwerk Staff, Members, Trustees, Auditor Mr. V. Ramesh and Associates and Well-Wisher’s at home and abroad.

Dr. T.M. Chinnaiyan
Managing Trustee

Acwerk Team

Dr. T.M. Chinnaiyan - Doctor and Managing Trustee


Athiya Chinnaiyan - Trustee and Communications
with A. Malliga - Health Worker

 D. Joseph - Health Supervisor

 J. Elizabeth - Manager Clinics with Athiya Chinnaiyan and Rubini Angel, wife of Prasath Rajkumar

 S. Daniel - Lab Technician

 K. Selvam - Health Worker

M. Pilavendran - Health Worker

Acwerk Meeting



Acwerk Meeting
Trustees, Members and Staff of Acwerk attend a monthly meeting to report and record Administrative functions, Health Care and related activities.
Meeting is held at Acwerk Salem Office between 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Each staff discuss their performance and achievement with their reports. We start with the health workers and finish with the trustees.
Reporting formats are provided by the office and staff trained to complete them. It is their pay day too. At the end of the meeting staff salaries disbursed by accounts officer after tea break.

Picture's show August Meeting in progress at Salem Office. Dr. Chinnaiyan, Doctor and Managing Trustee, J. Elizabeth, Manager Clinics, D. Joseph, Health Supervisor and J. Prasath Rajkumar, Accounts Officer are in discussion of health care activities on 07 July, 2010.
A link is provided to view Acwerk Meeting in August  2010 and details of the activities;















Medicines

M. Pilavendran, Health Worker issuing medicines to patients at Dasasamudram on
14 July, 2010 at Dasasamudram

Medicines
Medicines were issued to 2429 patients at both centre’s.
Purchases of medicines is done at Salem city on a monthly indent provided by the manager of clinic’s. A review of consumption of drugs and additional requirements is assessed by the doctor before indent is approved for purchase. 
Patients are satisfied with the medicines provided to them and have come to understand the efficacy of primary health care medication. We explain the undertone of stocking complex and potent schedule drugs at the center's and selective patients are issued prescriptions for purchase on the merit of the case.
Medicines are issued free of cost just as other facilities are and expected to. It is for this reason that patients seek medical advice that dissuades them from picking up drugs across the counter without a proper prescription.

Pictures on left;
Patients wait for medicines at Navapatty on 21 May.
Tuberculosis drugs on display - 25 June















Lab Screening

S. Daniel, Lab Technician at Dasasamudram on 14 July, 2010

Lab Screening 
468 patients were screened in lab for Skin, Tuberculosis and General Medical problems at the two center's.
Skin smear in Leprosy, Sputum smear and Tuberculin Testing in Tuberculosis is a routine carried out at the main centre three days a week. Routine screening of Tuberculosis, Diabetics and screening of General Medical problems are done on request of doctor.
Diagnostic screening is an important element in the psyche of patient. Patient’s are of the view that such an analytical evaluation supersedes medical acumen, that it is quite independent of clinical evaluation. We have to a great extent been judicious in our diagnostic screening and referrals in invasive diagnostic procedures.

Pictures on left;
Skin smear in a lady patient with early Leprosy on 12 May.
Tuberculin Testing in screening for Tuberculosis on 13 October.
Routine blood analysis in a patient with vascular problem. Stasis Ulcer, on 22 October - Navapatty Centre.
Tuberculosis screening of a boy on 25 August.
Tuberculosis screening of a girl on 21 May - Navapatty Centre.