Category Archives: child health

MISP Implementation in Chirang

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

 

Doctors For You has been involved in providing medical relief to the camp inmates of four districts of Assam- Chirang, Dhubri, Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon. DFY team was there on the site during the violence. The team did a rapid assessment by sending one doctor and one disaster manager. Team’s doctors who were already present in the affected districts were providing medical care since the onset of the violence.

A six member team of DFY has established an emergency control room in Chirang from where Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) shall be implemented in the four affected districts. MISP was first launched by Prof T Jayraman and Dr. Ravikant in Chirang district. Team members have been deputed in all the four districts. The MISP kit will take care of pregnant ladies and provide for safe delivery of new born. DFY target is to cover all 222 relief camps with MISP as soon as possible. The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and the  Tata Trust is supporting DFY inthis project.

Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

MMRDA and Doctors for You Health Centre, Mumbai

On Second of October 2010, DOCTORS FOR YOU started its first Urban Health center for the slum peoples of Mumbai.

This center is established specially   to cater  Health needs of Slum resettlement townships of MMRDA (Mumbai Regional Development Authority).

All primary health care facilities are provided by the center on OPD basis initially. Special focus area of this center will be maternal and child health.

 

Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Mankhurd Slum Health Project — MUMBAI , INDIA

Urban poor people are living in worse conditions than their rural counterparts. They are more vulnerable for health hazards. Doctors for you with the help of noted social activist Medha Patkar organizes weekly health clinics for them. This is done every Sunday by volunteer doctors.

Mandala slum

Dr Jon from USA & Dr Pip From Newzeland was instrumental in starting this Project

Mankhurd Slum Sunday Health Camp --Dr Jon

Medicines are given Free of cost

Mandala slum

70 to 90 patient treated per camp

Medha patkar at Mundala Doctors for you Health Camp

Medha Patkar at one of the Community meeting

Tagged , , , , , , ,