15th
August, 2013:
SWANIRVAR
is one of the members of North 24 Parganas District Health forum. This forum
conducts ‘BASIC HEALTH CARE & SUPPORT PROGRAMME’- supported by –
MEMISA/DGCD BELGIUM and is being facilitated by the West Bengal Voluntary
Health Association (WBVHA).
Our project villages are
–PARPATNA and KURULGACHA both under Chakla Gram Panchayat under Deganga Block.
Reasons for choosing these villages are as follows:
Most backward villages as per census 2001
Minority dominated villageRest of the populations are either Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribes
Most of the villagers live below the poverty line.
Distance of the nearest PHC – 15KM, BPHC-20KM, State General Hospital( Barasat): 37KM, Medical Collage ( R G KAR, Kolkata): 60KM
Livelihood: Marginal farmers, day labour and fishermen.
Bad condition of roads, became worse during monsoon. Govt ambulance refuses to give service in those villages due to dilapidated roads.
Nearest Town / Bazar : 10KmPopulation: Parpatna: 3105, Kurulgacha : 2630
High rate of IMR and MMR as compared to other villagesMalnutrition of the children : 0-6 yrs: 10% ; Adolescence: 50% of the total
Only 3 ASHA women give health service in these two villages: 2000 population / 1 ASHA women.
Nearest sub-centre is PARPATNA health sub-centre which is 5Km from the village kurulgacha. The building is in a dilapidated condition and is opened once in month. The building remains as a haunted house and full of weeds. ( see pic-1)
Most backward villages as per census 2001
Minority dominated villageRest of the populations are either Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribes
Most of the villagers live below the poverty line.
Distance of the nearest PHC – 15KM, BPHC-20KM, State General Hospital( Barasat): 37KM, Medical Collage ( R G KAR, Kolkata): 60KM
Livelihood: Marginal farmers, day labour and fishermen.
Bad condition of roads, became worse during monsoon. Govt ambulance refuses to give service in those villages due to dilapidated roads.
Nearest Town / Bazar : 10KmPopulation: Parpatna: 3105, Kurulgacha : 2630
High rate of IMR and MMR as compared to other villagesMalnutrition of the children : 0-6 yrs: 10% ; Adolescence: 50% of the total
Only 3 ASHA women give health service in these two villages: 2000 population / 1 ASHA women.
Nearest sub-centre is PARPATNA health sub-centre which is 5Km from the village kurulgacha. The building is in a dilapidated condition and is opened once in month. The building remains as a haunted house and full of weeds. ( see pic-1)
We
started our interventions from January, 2010 in these two villages. Before that
we did awareness on Tuberculosis and its treatment, some rehabilitation
programme on tuberculosis affected patients. We started mass awareness on ANC
and PNC mothers health, ICDS centre
boost up, spot feeding in the ICDS centres, nutrition and its relationship with
diseases, savings for better health, Geriatric care, NRHM facilities for the
villagers, promotion of Integrated Management of Neo Natal and Childhood
Illness(IMNCI). We also encouraged the villagers to made a small herbal gardens
adjacent their homes. ( see pic –II and III)
The
VDC members cleaned the places. Amongst them, the youths took special
initiatives to clean the bushes and weeds. Once they worked with our KKB team
and participated in such development activities. Their parents were also
present. Some rural women also joined with them.
After
the cleaning they expressed the happiness and planned to do some renovation
works in future. Local ASHA staff also came to that place to give their moral
support in this work. The VDC members decided to raise the renovation issue to
the Panchayat and would asked the Panchayat members to take special initiatives
to repair this sub-centre. They also expressed the gratitude to SWANIRVAR for
their interventions in community health in these villages.
Reported by:
Abdul Mannan
Swanirvar, 9732764454