Akash Neem Medical Center Project Objectives
- To set up a Community Health and Education Center (CHEC) focused on women’s health, maternal care and child care
- To educate the local communities on preventive care, health and hygiene
- To provide immediate care for common ailments
- To create a trusted bridge between the community and specialized health care facilities in nearby towns and cities
Clearly, focused education can make a huge difference to the health status of the community. Therefore, the primary focus of the Akash Neem Medical Center Project will be preventive health education. To ensure that the education programs are successful, project managers will first survey the 5 surrounding villages and map the health issues. Any and all education programs will be designed to target specific local issues in a culturally relative format. While some of these education programs might be centralized at the Akash Neem Medical Center, most of the programs will be conducted in the respective villages.
Although education might prevent a significant number of health issues, it is a long-term strategy. At this time, the community needs access to healthcare for deliveries, neonatal care, injuries, nutritional deficiencies, water-borne diseases, malaria, etc. The Akash Neem Medical Center will stock essential drugs and equipment to enable the Community Health Workers at the Center to provide effective first-contact treatment.
For specialized care, Akash Neem medical staff will refer the cases to reputed hospitals in nearby cities. One of big challenges is transportation to and from these communities, which are connected only by a dirt track. An important strategy will be the effective use of information technology to electronically transmit patient details, test reports, photographs, etc. to specialists in reputed hospitals in New Delhi/Gurgaon. Also, Satya-Jyoti will collaborate with these hospitals to schedule regular visits by specialized doctors to the five villages.
