Free Medical Camp, July 2005

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Medicare has been high on the agenda of social activities of Sri Sathya Sai Seva

Organisations worldwide, ever since Bhagawan has constructed a small model

hospital in Puttaparthi way back in 1960s to cater to the needs of Puttaparthi

village. Over the years this small act of service has grown in gigantic

proportions to come up with two world class Super Speciality Hospitals, one at

Puttaparthi and the other in Bangalore. Inspired by Bhagawan’s message of

providing free medical care to the poor and downtrodden, Sri Sathya Sai Seva

Organisations, Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad, Guntur, Visakhapatnam, East & West

Godavari, Kurnool, Anantapur and Krishna districts) recently organized

Preventive & Primary Health Medical Camps in selective villages surrounding

Puttaparthi on 16th 17th, 19th & 20th July 2005 as part of Guru Purnima

celebrations.

Pre-camp door-to-door survey was conducted in these selected villages and

awareness was created among these villagers on the importance of keeping their

houses neat and tidy, to take proper care about health and hygiene and were

advised to get expert counseling by specialist doctors on various faculties of

medicine who were visiting these villages on an appointed day. The villagers

were also intimated that poor patients requiring operations and specialized

treatments would be taken to the concerned places and provided with free

medicare, boarding and lodging facilities free of any charge.

Medical check up was done on these villagers by a team of specialists with the

assistance of paramedical and sevadal volunteers on 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th

of July. Patients were advised to strictly adhere to the dosages prescribed and

some of the patients were identified for operations and some were issued

spectacles etc. Hearing aids were distributed to some of the identified

patients.

Simultaneously Bal Vikas camp was also conducted in these villages as Bal Vikas

teachers gathered children from these villages, arranged classes and

enlightened them about healthcare and hygiene. These children were also

examined by the expert medicos. Relevant patient details were stored in

computers and special identity cards were issued to all the patients including

children to enable smooth follow up action in future.

Inspired by the service activities of Sai Volunteers, some youth, four girls and

five boys, all B.Ed. students from Anantapur district joined the force to render

their might. The following were the villages benefited by this exemplary service

done by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations, Andhra Pradesh. Vengalamma Cheruvu,

Kambala Parthi, Bonthalapalli, Narsingapalli Tanda, Diguvacherlopalli and

Bandlapalli. Yes, these volunteers had imbibed the great lesson from Bhagawan’s

life that human life is most precious and should be handled with utmost care,

love and reverence.

Source: Sri Sathya Sai Books and Publications Trust

Websitehttp://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Trust/FreeMedical_Camp.htmJuly 21th, 2005