Vision Screening Campaign in Assam

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care. Access to health care and equitable distribution of health services are the fundamental requirements. Many backward and remote areas in our country lack basic health care infrastructure limiting access to health services at present. A large number of people in rural areas are unable to seek medical help due to variety of economic and social problems. “The groundwork of all happiness is good health”. Basic health care and health assurance seem to be a distant dream for underprivileged people. Eyesight is one of the most important and valued senses we have. Eye examinations are an important part of health maintenance for everyone regardless of age or physical health.

625 million people around the world are avoidably vision impaired or blind because they don’t have access to eye care. At some point in our life need of vision correction is necessary. The simple fact is that by around 45 years old, every person in the world begins to experience the need for vision correction as their eyes naturally age.

Acknowledging the road to provide necessary eye care, Rehab India Foundation joined hands with Fakoruddin Ali Ahamed Hospital organized Free Vision Screening campaign in the Rehab Model Village, Bongaigaon of Assam on 14.10.2014. Dr. (Mr) Banerjee, Eye Specialist, examined the patients and provided his excellent service. More than 60 villagers got their eyes examined and were advices on post check-up surgery. The beneficiaries of the Camp are now eligible for free surgeries in Fakoruddin Ali Ahamed Hospital situated in Barpeta, Assam.

 

The programme was successfully coordinated by Mr. Sadagar Ali, Field Officer, MSW Final year student of Rehab India Foundation.

Needless to say, this was indeed a great opportunity for the underprivileged in our area of operations, which forms part of our Social Upliftment Programme.

This initiative of the Rehab India Foundation go a long way in enhancing out-reach of medical services to the remotest areas. We, the team of Rehab India Foundation, stand to achieve our goal. Empowering people throughout the backward and rural region to reach out and improve their standard of living with our best possible services and support. We take pride in that.

TB Awareness Program in Rehab Model Village

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Everywhere a person looks, and everywhere a person’s eye can see, there are people struggling with so many diseases. Tuberculosis is one among them. In order to provide social and psychological support and the necessary knowledge and information about the disease, Rehab India Foundation organized Tuberculosis Awareness Campaign. Tuberculosis is more common than we may actually think. About one-third of the world’s population is currently infected with Tuberculosis, with one new infection occurring every second.

India has approximately two to three million people infected by Tuberculosis and was the highest TB burden country with World Health Organization (WHO) statistics for 2011. Tuberculosis remains one of the largest on India's health and wellness scale and is the biggest health issue that lies around India.

26 October 2014, Tuberculosis Awareness Campaign was coordinated by Mr. Sadagar, Field Officer & MSW Final year student of Rehab in the Model Village of Assam. The campaign was conducted by Dr. (Mr) H. Sarkar (D.T.O) and Dr. (Mr) Bishwajit Roy (S.T.S) from Bongaigaon Civil Hospital, Bongaigaon of Assam.

The main objective of the awareness campaign was to advert to this public health problem and provide the public with the necessary information and knowledge about tuberculosis. The Doctors also explained the rural folks of diagnosing the diseases earlier so that it can be treated soon and can be halted from spreading further.

Even though our government is taking all the efficient steps to prevent the diseases and improve the health care of the people, all the schemes and strategies introduced by the government is not reaching the people living in the remotest areas of our country.



Rehab India Foundation empowers people throughout the backward and rural region to reach out and improve their standard of living with our best possible services and support. We work to make it easier for poor people to get access to and use healthcare services when they need them. Rehab India Foundation takes forward approaches to ensure that the destitute people in the rural areas lead safe and healthy life.

Mobile Medical Unit August 2014

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care. Access to health care and equitable distribution of health services are the fundamental requirements. Many backward and remote areas in our country lack basic health care infrastructure limiting access to health services at present. A large number of people in rural areas are unable to seek medical help due to variety of economic and social problems. “The groundwork of all happiness is good health”. Recognizing the paramount importance of health, Rehab India Foundation initiated Mobile Medical Unit-Hospital on wheels, in the districts of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal, to reach desperate families who struggle everyday with poverty and lack of health care.

Mobile Medical Unit has been envisaged to provide preventive, promotive and curative health care in inaccessible or remote areas and difficult terrains, which are unserved areas under usual circumstances. The mission objective of Mobile Medical Unit is to provide effective, accessible, affordable and accountable and quality health services, to promote healthy lifestyle, to integrate comprehensive primary health care, to prevent and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including locally endemic diseases and to serve the people of the poorest households in the remotest parts as they don’t have any clinics or hospitals to their access. Mobile Medical Units constitute one of the key innovations designed to provide health care services at the doorsteps of the rural people.

MMU is a van equipped with all basic medical equipments and medicines with a qualified doctor, pharmacist etc, to provide preventive and curative health care at the door steps of the rural people especially those living in remote and far flung, so that the immediate health care needs of the impoverished people can be assessed and treated, and proper referrals can be made when necessary. The MMU vans will visit the people on regular basis offers services such as medical consultation, dispensing free quality medicines, conducting medical counseling etc. Our mobile medical unit delivers preventive health care, educate and create awareness among people.


A total of 828 patients from Jaraguri, Model Village, Salbari, Joyma, Bansibari, Bodhutula, Akundabaria, Kothipur, Mohaldapara, Borjumala, Solva, Hajipara, Kabilpur, Balagachi, Dhumpara were benefited by our free medical checkup and medications.

Taking health care services to the doorsteps is the principle strategy behind this initiative and is intended to reach underserved areas. Starting Mobile Medical Units to cover underserved and uncovered areas like remote villages, tribal areas where there is no medical facility is a great boon for the patients.

This initiative of the Rehab India Foundation go a long way in enhancing out-reach of medical services to the remotest areas. We, the team of Rehab India Foundation, stand to achieve our goal. Empowering people throughout the backward and rural region to reach out and improve their standard of living with our best possible services and support. We take pride in that.