October 2022 to March 2023

 October to December 2022

The RHC saw 3233 patients: 

Children: 63 (M); 55 (F) - all primarily from the RHC

Elderly: 215 (M); 243 (F)

Adults: 1126 (M); 1451 (F)

BPL Patients: 3149 

The recovery from COVID is slow but steady. 

Patients are generally happy, farm work is progressing, and the air of doom has abated.

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.

The RHC saw 3544 patients: 

Children: 52 (M); 50 (F) - all primarily from the RHC

Elderly: 329 (M); 271 (F)

Adults: 1314 (M); 1528 (F)

BPL Patients: 3510

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.

A better understanding of lung function, asthma mechanism and newer drugs has really helped.