Saturday, December 09, 2023
Suturing and BLSS Workshop
Sunday, December 03, 2023
Thursday, November 02, 2023
July to September 2023
A comfortable three months. Patients turning up as usual. Monsoon cooled the country side, but the rains were minimal, our area rapidly going into the Deficient zone and soon large deficient - 39% to - 60%.
September saw welcome rains, about 15 cm in a matter of a week - cheers to all. Brought much needed relief.
However, the farmers have taken a hit. All the rain fed crops -Ragi, Groundnuts withered away due to the lack of rains. There was no flowering of the groundnuts. One odd brave plant pushed a flower out, only to be defeated by the lack of moisture. A real sad sight.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
April 2023 to June 2023
A hot summer ahead as April heats up
VACATION
October 2022 to March 2023
October to December 2022
DOT Glasses
Jayesh Patel, from the UK had visited the Health Centre in December 2022
His daughter and her friend, initially spent a week with us understanding a Rural Health set up, the problems faced by below poverty line rural populations, the impact on their health, affordability of treatment etc.
Jayesh had brought some kits of ready to use Spectacles: https://www.dotglasses.org/
After an initial training at the RHC, the glasses were taken to the Panchayat Office at Thettu Village. The ASHA workers and ANMs motivated the population to come and get their eyes checked. About 20 pairs of glasses were given out.
The remaining boxes are being used at the RHC
The Kits Being Unpacked |
The KIT |
An elderly gentleman getting his eyes tested |
Testing in progress |
Proudly wearing his new spectacles |
The team |
January 23 to March 23
This was a cold winter, quite a bit of rain too. A number of elderly came down with Pneumonia, exacerbations of COPD etc. Quite a few saw their last winter, their children came back to let us know about their passing.
Though death is inevitable, there is always a sadness in the passing away of a life, particularly for some who have been our patients for many years.
Nebulisation for a COPD with exacerbation |
Wondering what we did for Asthmatics before Inhalers, Rota halers, Nebulisation became widespread. In the old days, Adrenaline injection were the main stay of treating Acute Asthmas. It's been ages since one has resorted to Deriphylline Drip etc.