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Light of Love Medical Clinic ProposalPurpose:
Light of Love Medical Center is being created to make a difference in the lives of people who have no or very limited access to health care, especially those in rural or remote areas by providing free or very affordable integrated, clinically-advanced services that prevent, diagnose and treat disease in an environment of Christ-centered love and compassion. Community Served: Primary: 25 mile radius around Tuni, Andhra Pradesh, India including 250 villages with a total population of 1 Million Secondary: Several remote areas within a radius of 200 miles which have no or very limited access to medical care Other: Other areas served depending on people’s inability to access or afford health care in their local area Project Phases: Phase 1 - Acquire Land & Develop Architecture and Infrastructure Plan Phase 2 - 25 bed facility with Internal Medicine, Urgent Care & Laboratory Phase 3 - Mobile Hospital/Ambulatory Service for rural/remote needs Phase 4 - Additional 25 bed facility & Specializations Project Directors: Dr.Prem Das - Chief Executive Mr. Sony Nuthulapaty - Operations Dr. Sowmya, MBBS – Medical Care Project Needs: 1. Financial Donations: See Project Budget. 2. Volunteer Services: Health Care Professionals are needed to volunteer individually or in teams Health Statistics of India vs. United States (2003)
Health Problems Majority of the target community have poor health status, peculiar health needs and a wide prevalence of disorders that complicates their health problems further. Moreover, the inadequate health infrastructure in rural areas to deal with such complicated health problems is a matter of grave concern. Some of the health problems in and around Tuni where the proposed Light of Love Medical Center is to be built are as follows: Malnutrition Deficiency of essential components in diet leading to malnutrition, protein calorie malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies are common. Goitre of various grades is also endemic in some of the rural areas. Infectious Disease Infectious diseases are the primary cause of death in India. Water borne and communicable diseases: Gastrointestinal disorders, particularly dysentery and parasitic infections are very common, leading to marked morbidity and malnutrition. Malaria, Filaria and tuberculosis still remain a problem in many rural and tribal areas. Each year, diarrhea, which primarily spreads through water, kills 500,000 Indian children. Skeletal fluorosis is most severe and widespread in India and the Tuni area is at risk. Polio About half the world's reported cases of polio, a crippling disease virtually wiped out in Western countries, occur in India. There is high prevalence of polio around Tuni area. Diabetes India has the most number of diabetic patients in the world, as many as 30 million, and it is growing by the day. HIV and AIDS Globally India is second only to South Africa in terms of the overall number of people living HIV/AIDS. The state of Andhra Pradesh is the second in the country and East Godavari district which is part of the primary target area of service of Light of Love Medical Center has one of the highest concentrations of the disease. Tuberculosis India bears the highest burden of tuberculosis in the world (a third of the world's tuberculosis cases. The infectious tuberculosis disease remains a serious public health problem in India, where every year 2.2 million new cases are diagnosed. Each day an estimated 1,000 people die from tuberculosis (TB) but these deaths can be prevented. With proper care and treatment, TB patients can be cured and the battle against TB can be won. Superstitions & poverty Superstitions are very much part of people’s lives particularly related to health problems. There is extreme poverty, mostly in rural and tribal areas which escalates health problems. 36% of all population is under the poverty line and most people cannot afford good health care. Even though there is public health system, it is overburdened because of huge population. Other Risk of coronary heart disease is very high and is rising in the country. Cancer and ulcers have high prevalence. Many people suffer from anemia. Anemia is the leading cause of the high maternal deaths. India has 1 out of 4 of the world's maternal deaths, or 1 every 6 minutes. The Need for Light of Love Medical CenterOvercrowded conditions, malnutrition and no access to an overburdened public health system all contribute to India’s high prevalence of diseases and low life expectancy. About 70% of the 1.06 billion people live in more than 550,000 villages, and the remainder in more than 200 towns and cities. Light of Love Medical Center is aimed to serve 1 million people from 250 villages around Tuni who don’t have proper access to health care. Many of the diseases and deaths can be avoided by providing access to health care for no or very little cost. Therefore Dr. Christopher Prem Das who has been serving in the Tuni area for the last 27 years among the untouchables, destitute children and leprosy patients envisioned Light of Love Medical Center to make a difference in the lives of people who have no or very limited access to health care, especially those in rural or remote areas by providing free or very affordable integrated, clinically-advanced services that prevent, diagnose and treat disease in an environment of Christ-centered love and compassion. Resources World Health Organization’s “The world health report 2005” (http://www.who.int/countries/ind/en/) http://www.swopnet.com/engr/sanitation/India_sewers.html http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1504376,0050.htm http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2003/pr25/en/ http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_health/id/tuberculosis/news/photogallery/india_index.html http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/in_action/stories/tb_india/ http://www.tbcindia.org/ Planning Commission - http://indiabudget.nic.in/es97-98/chap101.pdf. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7658033&dopt=Citation http://www.indianchild.com/population_of_india.htm NASA India © 1998-2007. All Rights Reserved |
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