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It is well known fact, that health which plays a pivotal role in the development of an individual, a family and nation as a whole.
In a developing country like ours most of the existing health care institutions are not able to meet the patient requirements within their reach. This can be done by providing health care at an affordable cost.
In general, the existing Govt. health care delivery system serve only 10 percent of the total population, rest of them depend on private and other alternative system of medicine including home remedy.
Health empowerment
is seen as an avenue for reducing differences and difficulties like
sickness, gender inequalities, population explosion, Illiteracy
and other socio health problems intruding the growth of our country.
Dr. P. Saravanan,
the founder is still remember his Grandmother who suffered from
advanced stage of cancer due to lack of awareness and economic constraints
not enabling her to get due medical care. This was a turning point
in his life, who as a secondary grade student wanted to become a
doctor and treat poor patients in a scientific manner at an affordable
cost.
And later as an oncologist and Social activist wanted to extend the services to poor and needy not only in the field of health and health related activities but also to live for the cause of poor through innovative patient friendly projects supported by like minded people.
1. Cost Free Inpatient Medical Service:
Nearly 20%
of Patients have received treatment from Saravana hospitals free
of cost since 1992. Every Year On an average 4500 of them have
received cost free medical service. So far 51,452 of them were
benefited by this scheme. For the past 14 years 40,031 of them
received Free Medical Service and 11,421 were benefited by free
surgical procedures.
2. Free Medical camps:
For the past 12 years we are conducting free medical camps, 2 camps (1 inside Madurai and 1 outside Madurai) Per Month
- Types of Camp Conducted Free General Health Camp
- Free Muliti Speciality Camp
- Free Surgery Assessment Camp
- Cancer Detection Camp
- Blood Donation Camp
- Special Camp like 'Hepatitis B' and Polio Vaccination & Pshysically handicapped assessment camp
- Resource person for the STI/HIV/AIDS prevention education (SHAPE) training for the Allopathy private Practitioners.
- Have Organised number of CME's for the APP's in 11 districts of Southern Tamilnadu in the name of 'Oncology Update'
- Co-Ordinator and trainer for the Nursing Assistant Course.
- Conducted numerous personality development classes for the professional college students.
4. Free Blood Donation Camp:
We have conducted free blood donation
camps with the intention of "saving life through blood donation
camps" twince a year and distribute it at free of cost through regional
blood bank. No of units of blood collected so for year
2000:150 units, 2001:150 units, 2002:240 units, 2003:350 units, 2004:400 units, 2005:415 units.
5. 'Kansar Life Network':
Network brings people together. Experience sharing develop their hope for leading positive life. Kansar life network was started couple of years ago with the intention of mobilinzing cancer people and mobilizing resources for them.
Till date 245 of them have enrolled as members and had their meeting periodically at our hospital premises.
6. "Planned living" through health insurance among poor and unorganised sector labourers.
I. We have introduced individual insurance scheme for'Dog Bite' treatment only Rs. 40 per annum.
II. Accident care Rs. 90 per annum, Medical Treatment Rs. 365 Per annum. Apart from this we have introduced family and group insurace scheme for the poor.
Total No. of Members : 3061 (New), 611(Renewal)
No. of beneficiaries : 40
7. Resource Mobilisation for the welfare of the patients.
We have introduced
innovative ideas and put into practise for the benefit of the cancer
patients in the name of Multi level fundraising scheme. It is a
membership grow plan as long as the members are increasing fund
level also increasing. Through this scheme we have distributed the
amount to the members of the Kansar Network according to their health
priorities at the time of 'Donor-beneficiary Meet'. During the first
level donor meet the collected amount Rs 1,35,000 was distributed
to 4 poor cancer patients in November 2005.
8. Economical Assistance to the poor students:
Poverty should not be an obstacle for an anybody's education. True. But unfortunately, developing countries like India due to economic constraints students dropouts rate are so high. In order to reduce the gap and increase the school admission ratio, we have instituted 'Education for every one plan' which provides free books, Admission fee, Placement services to the poor school going students. Every year 300 students are benefited by this scheme.
9. Pink Ribbon Club movement in India.
Inspired by the belief that extra ordinary things can be accomplished when ordinary people work together, we have started the pink ribbon club movement in India. The goal of the pink ribbon club is to help women currently living with breast cancer to meet basic needs such as obtaining drugs, food and shelter for them through sensitizing community. After establishing Clubs in all the Districts in Tamilnadu, a federation of will be formed. In due course, people movement will be established. So far 11 pink ribbon club have been started (6 from organised sector, 5 from unorganised sector) through our initiation.
10. Conducting Mass level health awareness programs under "No pay scheme"
Cycle rally, skit, Pattimandram (health debate), condolence visit, Role play, IEC's preparation and distribution like poster/Booklet/ Bitnotices are periodically conducted when ever required.
11. 24 Hours service at patients disposal:
Medical Consultation, Transport, Health Education and Guidance through Telephone, Crisis intervention services are always rendered for the poor and needy.
12. Training to the General Practitioners and Nurses on Medical issues, Personality development and carrier Guidance.
Grant and Medical Equipment assistance expected from the following International organizations, the project partnership transactions are under process
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Medicor- Germany
SOSVA- Mumbai
Medisend International � USA
Rolex Award � Swizerland
British Empassy
European Commission
Ford foundation
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
Cotton wood Foundation.
Caritas India.
Habitat for humanity, India.
Computer AID International, UK.
Japan Empassy
Association of oncology social work (AOSW)
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Basic uk.org
Reachout and read uk.
Gold quest International Pvt Ltd.
Give Foundation USA.
National health award project USA.
The Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation USA.
The James R. Dougherty, JR Foundation inc USA
Sankurathri foundation kakinada.
Eye foundation of America USA
Manjari sankurathri Memorial Foundation Kakkinada.
Feed the minds UK.
Child health Foundation.
Blacksmith institute
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Rural developmental Activity:
Seeing through problems to possibilities.
Village Voluntees Schemes:
We have identified
and selected 40 volunteers from and Oriented them in a developmental
perspective in order to create awareness among various social/health
issues, mobilise resounces from the field, to provide non formal
education, and others.
Activities performed:
- Gender sensitization programme.
- Antiliquor/tobacco campaign
- celebrating leaders birthdays & other special days.
- Nutrition food preparation training.
- Legal/consumer rights awareness programme.
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Medical Care
