KHEJRI SARVODAYA TRUST AND HEALTH CENTRE

KHEJRI SARVODAYA GENERAL HEALTH AND EYE CARE CENTRE

Annual Report 2008 – 20009

During the year under review the Khejri Sarvodaya Health Centre functioned from 1^st April 2008 till 31^st December 2008. On 1^st January 2009 during a simple ceremony the Khejri Sarvodaya General Health and Eye Care Centre took over the management of the Health Centre. As a result of decisions taken earlier, the beginning of 2008 was devoted to finding a successor to the Khejri Sarvodaya Trust, which could continue to operate the Health Centre for the benefit of the people of this area who we have provided basic medical services on a largely charitable basis since 1995. Dr. A.C. Bhargava, senior ophthalmologist, took on the responsibility to run the new Centre as an independent unit under the umbrella of the Jaipur World City Society, a charitable, registered Society with a long track record of devoted services.

During the period 1^st April 2008 – 31^st December 2008 the KST Health Centre provided medical treatment and free medicines to 26023 patient visits, thanks to the generous support from our donors and the dedicated work of the doctors and staff. During the period 1^st January – 31^st March 2009 the new KSGH&ECC attended to 7472 patient visits. The statistics are given below relating to the entire period of 1^st April – 31^st March.

 

Patients profile:
Over the years we have witnessed a gradual improvement in the living standard of the average patient in our area. While 14 years ago the rural patients used to come to the clinic on a cycle, tractor or camel cart, these modes of transport have gradually been replaced by motorized two-wheelers. Urbanisation has spread into this area and various government and private colonies have sprung up around us. Also more schools have been opened. It could, therefore, be assumed that the general health profile would also have changed. But this is not so. Hygiene related illnesses still top the list of patients with a large number of skin diseases, scabies, boils, dermatitis and other skin infections. Upper respiratory infections, intestinal infections, arthralgia and gynecological problems are the largest numbers out of the usual monthly list of about 65 diseases. This year also there were many injury cases. Amongst the eye diseases predominantly we treat conjunctivitis, cataract and refractive errors with another 15-20 specific diseases.

The Special Treatment Programme Fund provided for additional specialised treatment, medication and investigations elsewhere for seriously ill and needy patients, suffering from heart and brain diseases, tuberculosis, ear and dental problems, cancer, kidney failure, convulsions, diabetes, etc. About 20 such patients and patients of 3 other charitable organizations were provided assistance for a total expenditure of Rs.230198.- during this year.

Reproductive Health:
The State of Rajasthan continues to show one of the lowest results in mother and child care. It is, therefore, encouraging that the largest single number of our patients has always been women, who receive treatment for a variety of gynecological, ante-natal and general problems. Dr. Bharti Bajaj was in attendance till 31^st December, since then Dr. Aruna Kanwar looks after the female patients in the morning OPD instead of on the evening mobile service where she served earlier.

Immunisation:
All vaccinations were done free of charge, including DPT, Polio, Hepatitis B, TT, DT, Measles and the Boosters. In spite of monetary incentives to the mothers to have the children fully and timely vaccinated, the response for child immunization remained poor and the drop out high. This is a general phenomenon all over rural Rajasthan. Still approximately 200 children were fully vaccinated, about 500 partially vaccinated and 850 pregnant women received anti tetanus vaccination.

Eye Clinic:
Till the 1^st of January 2009 the Eye Clinic worked only on Sundays. Dr. A.C. Bhargava was assisted by Mr. Ranveer Sharma, refractionist. A total of 1504 patients were attended to and 26 patients were given free cataract operations with intra-ocular lenses. From January onwards the KSGH&ECC ran a fully functioning eye unit with Mr. Dharmender as the refractionist.. In November-December KST had built an additional operation room with a patient’s recovery/reception room on land donated by the President of KST. During the last three months 818 patients were treated and 50 operations performed, including 5 free operations.

The Mobile Clinic continued its daily service in the evenings five days a week to Khonagoriah and Burthal villages. The Laboratory also provided its very useful and basic services as in the past. Children from 4 government and 9 private schools in our neighbourhood were receiving free treatment and medicines, (approx. 80 children per month.) This year we were again able to extend financial help to individual needy children in these schools thanks to the assistance provided by Foundation St. Theresia of the Netherlands. Foundation Shanty provided a computer to Ganpati Private School.

Staff:

Doctors: April-December :Dr. Hanuman Singh (director-physician), Dr. Bharti Bajaj (gynaecologist), Dr. Aruna Kumari Kanwar (gynaecologist, mobile clinic), Dr. C.L. Gupta (physician, mobile clinic), Dr. A.C. Bhargava (ophthalmogist, Sunday Clinic).

January – March: Dr. A.C. Bhargava (executive director and ophthalmologist), Dr. Hanuman Singh (physician), Dr. Aruna Kumari Kanwar (gynaecologist), Dr. C.L. Gupta (mobile clinic), Dr. M. Jansen (hon. physician – few weeks).

Administrative support: April-December: Ms. Shafally-Beri-Parnami (part-time till October), Mr. Bhasi M.K., Ms. Rekha Pillai, Mr. Gopinathan Nair.

January-March:Mr. Hemant Agrawal (hon. director), Mr. Bhasi M.K., Ms. Rekha Pillai

Para-medical and supporting staff: Mr. Rajendran Nair, Ms. Sreeja Pillai, Ms. Annamma K.M. (till January), Mr. Babu Raj, Ms. Prasanna Shivan, Mr. Dharmender, Mr. Ramchandran Pillai, Ms. Zaida Bano, Ms. Kamlesh and Mr. Gogaram.

Finances:
Khejri Sarvodaya Trust’s total income from 1^st April 2008 – 31^st December 2008 amounted to Rs.683734,- and its expenditure to Rs.2245682.- The Khejri Sarvodaya General Health and Eye Care Centre’s income from 1^st January – 31^st March 2009 amounted to Rs.874571,- and its expenditure to Rs. 639110,- (These are pre-audit figures)

The Trust’s and Health Centre’s accounts are being audited by Sareen Satish & Co., Jaipur. Income tax returns and the FCRA – Govt. of India formalities will be completed in due course.

As is evident from the above mentioned figures the Health Centre greatly depends on donations to continue to provide much required free services to needy patients.

Donations from abroad may please be sent to Jaipur World City Society, account no. 10054351906, State Bank of India, Malviya Nagar, Jaipur, India (swift code SBININBB552).

Local donations can directly be transferred to Khejri Sarvodaya General Health and Eye Care Centre, account no. 0340301110686 , The Bank of Rajasthan, University Marg, Jaipur.

FCRA registration no. of the Jaipur World City Society is 125560068

 

Khejri Sarvodaya Trust:
Most of the year was taken up in finding a successor to run the Health Centre and to finalise the details of handing over all its assets to the Khejri Sarvodaya General Health and Eye Care Centre as an independent unit of the Jaipur World City Society according to a Memorandum of Understanding signed by both the Trust and the Society in October 2008. Subsequently, the Trust will be dissolved in April 2009by a formal Dissolution Deed.

On behalf of the Trust we wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude for the tremendous support, both materially and otherwise, which we have received for 14 years from donors, viz. from India, Khejri Verein and others in Germany, The Netherlands (esp. Ms. Elly van der Eijk), Australia, Belgium, U.K., USA.. Undoubtedly, it is only through the dedicated work of the medical, para-medical and supporting staff that we could extend basic medical services to the rural people, especially women, children and the elderly who trusted us and allowed us to work for them. We feel greatly satisfied that Dr.A.C. Bhargava, Mr. Hemant Agrawal and the Jaipur World City Society:- Mr. B.L. Baid, Mr. N.K. Khandelwal and Mr. J.C. Gupta, have come forward to continue the good work. We thank them and wish them all the best for their future dedicated service.

T.K.N. Unnithan Gerda J. Unnithan

President Managing Trustee

May 2009