MEDICAL CAMP - AMBALATHADI VILLAGE

     On  19.08.2015 a medical camp was conducted in Ambalathadi village jointly by GHCL  Private Limited,Paravai, Department of Sociology &Social work, Fatima college, SKG  Multispecialty hospital and Dr.Agarwal’s  eye hospital, Madurai. The objective of this medical camp is to have a complete physical health checkup for all the villagers of all age group. The camp was started at 9.00 AM in the community hall of Ambalathadi village. The MSW students played the role of volunteers in the camp.

           The medical check-up for the following ailments are done in the medical Camp :

·         Blood pressure

·         Hyper tension

·         Diabetes

·         Asthma & other breathing troubles

·         Uterus problems for women

·         Wheezing

·         Visual impairment

·         Hearing problems

·         Knee pain & back pain and other general physical ailments.

            The MSW students made the propaganda about the medical camp in the village and they brought all the villagers to the community hall. The students assisted the old age people and physically challenged people to reach the place of medical camp.

              The primary school students of Ambalathadi village and all the middle school students of Sambakulam village attended the medical camp. On the whole, 478 people attended the medical camo.The MSW students organised the entire program in a systematic way where many students are identified with anemic and breathing troubles. Required medicines had been provided to the physically ill school children and they were instructed to come for follow up. The MSW students learnt the art of organising, crowd management and the process of conducting a community programme.