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In the village of Poothurai
about 13 kilometers from here, two health workers, Lakshmi and Vijayalakshmi
conduct antenatal clinics, home visits, referral and following up those
undergoing medical treatment. They also take turns in organising consultations
by a team from the Health Centre comprising of a doctor, a nurse, and
a laboratory technician, visiting
once every
week. A fee of Rs.3 is collected for consulting the doctor. Basic
laboratory tests, wound dressings and a small variety of essential medicines
are provided free of cost. The clinic is also used every evening to
provide wound dressing and first aid, for antenatal clinics, primary
dental care, and periodic clinics by a dentist. Over the years various
doctors, beginning with Dr Assumpta to Dr.Shano at present, have been
offering consultations here. On an average, about 30 patients attend
the clinic. About 70 people come for first aid and dressings every week Our clinic at Poothurai
village, has been conducted regularly
since 1996. The clinic was started
in the village panchayat building from where it has been operating
until last month . To build the new sub centre village participation
was actively encouraged with 10%of the cost collected by the villagers.
The village leaders and elders selected and suggested the place where
the building was constructed (see picture). It was inaugurated last
month in a small function
on the auspicious Ganesh pooja day. We
would like to thank the government of Navarra (Spain) for funding
this effort. We are also grateful to Morris of Village Action Group and Joseba of AVI Spain for helping facilitate
the process and to Kolam for design and construction of the building.
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