Aug 2011

The rains continue to be poor affecting the sowing. The goundnuts have all been planted and seem to have sprouted fairly well. All of use here are praying for good rains just as news about floods in Orissa come in.

The RHC continues to be busy and the stats are given below:

Total Outpatient: 1696

 

Below 15 years: Male - 104; Female - 80
Above 65 years: Male: 112; Female - 115
15 - 65 years: Male - 609; Female - 676

Income (per month)
INR less than 1000: 1151
1000 - 2000: 500
2000 - 3000: 28
3000 - 4000: 09
More than 4000: 08

Eye Care

Total patients: 125
Glasses: 61
Medicines: 78
Surgeries: 08

Antenatal Programme
New registrations: 02
Domiciliary Delivery: 0

Hospital Delivery: 01

Caesarean Section: 00
Abortion: NIL

Still Birth: 0 

Stories

Jahnavi 1.5 years F

Jahnavi - Post Op: GLEN Surgery done

Jahnvi was brought to the RHC with h/o bluish discolouration of fingers and incessant crying. Clinically Dr Ramesh suspected a Congenital Heart Disease. She was referred to STAR Hospitals, Hyderabad, under Arogyasri Scheme. There she was diagnosed as Situs Inversus, Inlet VSD, Pulm Stenosis and Bilat SVC. A Bilateral Bidirectional Glenn Surgery on CPB was done on 02 Aug 2011 by Dr Anil Kumar and team.
Post op was stormy in part due to a misunderstanding about drug schedules. The baby had a cardiac failure which was revived and is now doing well. 

 Vyshnavi  was not so lucky. All of 02 months old, she was brought to us with bluish discoulouration of the nails and cough.
An echo showed a single dysplastic ventricle, single atrium and transposition of vessels. The baby had a Cardiac Failure which was treated at Narayana Hrudyalaya. She was deemed inoperable and is now only on medical management. The parents were quite shattered and still hope that the baby would be well.



Both Jahnavi and Vyshnavi were initially managed thansk to support from Heart and Hand for the Handicapped USA and Sishukunj International, England

July 2011

July sees a large number of patients, primarily since the sowing season has not started as yet. The rains have been deficient and we are hoping for a a good spell. The forecast is however not encouraging.

The stats are given below:

Total Outpatient: 1779

 

Below 15 years: Male - 106; Female - 89
Above 65 years: Male: 142; Female - 115
15 - 65 years: Male - 606; Female - 721

Income (per month)
INR less than 1000: 1226
1000 - 2000: 522
2000 - 3000: 25
3000 - 4000: 04
More than 4000: 02 

 

Eye Care

Total patients: 147
Glasses: 61
Medicines: 78
Surgeries: 08

Antenatal Programme
New registrations: 02
Domiciliary Delivery: 0

Hospital Delivery: 01

Caesarean Section: 00
Abortion: NIL

Still Birth: 0 

 

Stories

The two old people pictured below, have multiple disabilities. As with many such people, they are dependant on the old age pension of Rs 200 pm. Their children are away in cities working for a living.

They are being supported by the Vayovriddhi Scheme of VDC London 

Venkataramana 75/M: HTN, CVA Non Healing Ulcer

Venkataramana 75/M: HTN, CVA, Non Healing Ulcer

Gangulamma, 72/F: HTN, CVA (w/o Venkataramana)