| Mobile Health Care in Orissa Slums
Smile on Wheels in Orissa
Programme: Smile on
Wheels
Partner Organization: Orissa Institute
of Medical
Research and Health Services [OMRAH]
Orissa Institute of Medical Research
and Health Services [OMRAH] is the Orissa partner in
Smile on Wheels programme. OMRAH is a reputed non-governmental
organization working in the field of ealth care and
services in the state of Orissa with an experience of
18 years in working in the rural outreach. The organization
has also been working in the field of health services
through mobile van for 14 years now.
Smile’s partner OMRAH has a panel
of reputed and experienced doctors from different fields
with Dr. Sashimani Panda as the president.
Smile on Wheels, the mobile health
care programme in Orissa, covering the Luna-Chitroptala
River Valley spanning two districts of Orissa holds
significance as the whole population is cut off form
health care facilities. In the first phase, Nischintakoili
Block of Cuttack District, Garadpur and Marshaghai Blocks
of Kendrapara District are being covered under the programme.
Around 87000 people are getting benefits
from this programme, covering 102 villages. The villages
of Damadapur, Gopinathpur and Marada are the farthest
ones with average distance of 33 KM from the base. OMRAH
has a static 6-beded hospital with OPD and Operation
Theatre operating at the base.
The visiting team in the mobile van
includes at least a doctor, a nurse and technician during
normal visit.
The services include OPD – curative
services (common ailments), ante-natal/post-natal services,
minor surgery and dressing of wounds, BP examination,
identification of difficult pregnancy and referral for
institutional care, immunization – mother and children,
basic pathological services (blood, urine), distribution
of IF tablets, VIT-A prophylaxis, growth monitoring,
distribution of condoms and oral pills, insertion of
IUD, X-ray, ECG etc.
Projects
Update
OMRAH is running
the SOW at Cuttack successfully for last
one year. It is covering 102 villages of 20 clusters.
They are organizing awareness camps and reaching
about 87787 people spread across 2 to 25
km. in every month
Case study:
1.
Keshab Chandra Lal
aged about 45years of Buhalpur village stated
that among the various health programs of OMRAH
mobile health camps are more benevolent and heart
touching to all. The poor economic condition of
the people doesn’t permit them to avail
the services provided by SCB Medical College,
Cuttack. But undoubtedly it can be said that the
services access in the mobile van of Smile on
Wheel Program is definitely diminish the health
problem of our area. One important thing is that
the equipments are operated by experienced and
efficient doctors. The patients are under proper
supervision of the health workers till recovery.
Now people have drawn more attention to the services
giving by Smile on Wheel program.
2.
Mr. Shreedhar Barik aged about 59years
Kesulo village said that it is a great attempt
of OMRAH to give services to the people by mobile
van. It serves the outreach communities at their
doorstep and gives services irrespective of sex,
caste and creed. The van is not only giving treatment
but it equipped with X-ray machine, ECG Machine
and equipments to conduct simple pathological
investigations. Due to poor economic condition
people can not avail the services of SCB Medical
College and other Nursing homes. The mobile van
service reaches to each and every people. The
trained and efficient health workers of OMRAH
are giving services more sincerely and carefully.
The complicated cases are referred to well
equipped health institutions. If more funds utilized
on the van better services will be provided to
the people. |
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