Dear Friends,

Piggi Bank Distribution programme for the children of HIV +ve parents under Jeevan Aasara project was conducted this month on 27^th November at Cama Hospital.  100 children have been given piggi bank (Matka).  Dr. Medha Somaiya (Gen. Secretary, Yuvak Pratishthan), Dr. Dipti Dongaonkar (Cama Hospital), Ms. Rukmini Kharatmol (President, Dist. Women & Children Department) and Mr. Pramod Gaikwad from Mumbai District AIDS Control Society, were present for the programme.

Savings of these children will be converted into Fixed Deposit Accounts as per the rule of this scheme. We receive continuous support / cooperation from the centre staffs, counsellers, gynaec & pediatric doctors.

27 children were given Kisan Vikas Patra for Rs.1000/- each.

We would like to mention here that we are running a project namely ‘Jeevan Aasara’ since December 2001, running 6 centres with govt. hospitals PPTCT Centres at J.J. Hospital , Cama Hospital , Nair Hospital , Sion Hospital , Veer Savarkar Hospital and K.E.M. Hospital.  Till date we have enrolled 250 children under this project for their care and support under which 178 children are in regular follow-up. 

A game show ‘Musical Chair’ was arranged for the children was really a good entertainment to the children participated in the programme.

We are very much thankful the Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Shri Jayraj Phatak, who has encouraged us and all our co-workers by visiting our office premises on 30^th November, 2007 and interacted with all the staff members involved in different projects.  Our trustees and executive members Dr. Medha Somaiya, Shri Dilip Hajare (Municipal Councilor), Shri Manoj Kotak (Municipal Councilor), Shri Naresh Chandarana, Shri Sanjay Ratnaparakhi, Shri Sandip Joshi (Committee Member S & T Ward) were present and interacted with Hon. Municipal Commissioner.

He also visited the Individual Toilet sites at Tulshetpada, Bhandup.  The toilets were constructed by Yuvak Pratishthan in the year 2002 under slum sanitation project.

Above Dr. Medha Somaiya giving a small packet of

fertilizer made of flower waste by Yuvak Pratishthan

Hon. Municipal Commissioner interacting with the

member of Yuvak Pratishthan

Same day another Mobile Medical Van was inaugurated at the hands of Hon. Municipal Commissioner Shri Jayraj Phatak. This is the second van we have launched this year. The first van is running daily 2 times in the suburban areas.  The details are given hereunder in the Mobile Medical Check-up Camps section.

Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Shri Jayraj Phatak inaugurating the Mobile Van on 30 Nov 07

We have earlier mentioned that Eastern suburbs of Mumbai needed preventative healthcare, where most of the children, women are unable to access public services including healthcare due to unaffordable or unavailable facilities.  A number of illnesses affect the downtrodden people of Eastern suburbs of Mumbai. They do not use hygienic measure to prevent infection. Lack of first aid facilities in remote areas is the cause of many infections. A periodic visit of mobile medical van is much required in this area.  A mobile medical van is a practical mechanism for delivering acute and preventative care in the Eastern suburbs of Mumbai i.e. Bhandup (East & West), Kanjurmarg (East), Ghatkopar (Ramabai Nagar & Kamraj Nagar) and Mankhurd, which covers the slum areas of 5 lacs downtrodden population. The most common pediatric illnesses were parasites, skin infections, fever, undiagnosed asthma, symptomatic anemia and malnutrition.

In view of the above, we have launched and started Mobile Medical Clinic that will cater to the needs of health facilities in these areas.  We will work for the benefit of patients in various fields of health care.

Mobile General Check–up camps: Regular mobile camps started daily 2 times at different areas of Mumbai suburbs.  The details are as under:

44 camps held in the month of November which includes 20 morning camps and 24 evening camps.  656 patients were performed complete check-up and given medicines. 

We request the citizen of all nearby areas to visit the centre and take benefits of all the medication / health related problems from our centre.

SLUM SANITATION:  Follow up continues for the sites, required papers are being collected and process for the registration of Mandals is going on.  Construction of toilets is in progress.  The sites are regularly visited by our volunteers.  

We would like to mention here that we have awarded & selected as NGO for Planning, Designing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Community Toilet Blocks with community participation in the Jurisdiction of various Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils except Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and Navi Mumbai Mahanagarpalika under MMRDA.  We have been selected as NGO to undertake the mentioned work in the following cities for the construction of community toilet blocks:

We are receiving good responses from the locality.  We will be happy to help some more localities to provide with the same facility.  We are continuous appealing to those who want facility can contact our office for further details.

SLUM INTERVENTION PROJECT:  All the regular activities, One to One, One to Group Sessions, Condom Promotion & Distribution, Tertiary Visit, Secondary Visit, Video Shows, Lectures, Posters Exhibitions, Establishment of Condom Outlets, Treatment and Follow-up of STD patients, have been continued.

CENTRE FOR SLUM STUDIES: On 02.11.07 Field visit was arranged for Certificate Course in Waste Management (CCWM) Students at Suzlon Pvt. Ltd., Ray Road for learning information about Wind / Solar Energy Plant.  22 students were participated and benefited.

On 19.11.07 Field visit was arranged for CCWM Students at Diamond Garden, Chembur to know about ALM Scheme.  35 students were participated and benefited.

On 30.11.07 Field visit was arranged for CCWM Students at Kera Yadav Chawl, Bhadup for study on Individual Toilet system.  19 students were participated and benefited.

On 25.11.07 “First Aid help special and live presentation lecture” was arranged for CCWM Students.  42 students were participated and benefited.

PALAVI  KENDRA : Ante-Natal Care (ANC) of the pregnant women mobilization in Four Administrative Wards of Greater Mumbai; 'A' ward, ‘E’ ward, 'G South' ward, and ‘S’ ward were covered during the month.

Our Out Reach Workers visited families in their respective wards, interacted with them and guided them about the health related problems.  They were counselled, guided and given proper guidance on health related matters, HIV & PPTCT Centre, Prevention and Family Planning.

Community meetings were held for Mahila Mandals, Health Posts, Beauty Parlor, Small Industries, Vyayamshala etc. The participants have been informed about Palavi Kendra.  IEC material and booklets for awareness distributed among them.

Few of the children are under regular follow-up of the organisation.

Yuvak Pratishthan’s Samarpan Arogya Kendra:  In the month of November, the patients visited to the centre and benefited through Allopathic, Homeopathy treatment and for pathological tests are as under:

All the patients were treated with proper medication & counseling about their health related problems.  Pathological tests were done at very concessional rates.

We would like to inform that the centre has started X-ray and Sonography facility at very concessional rates.  Patients are requested to visit the centre to avail this facility on nominal charges.

JEEVAN AASHA :  This month, 56 patients visited our office and registered under Jeevan Aasha.  41 patients in all have received financial assistance this month from different Trusts for different ailments.  Others are under process.  Category of the patients / cases:

Besides, we have received more than 500 phone calls for enquiry / assistance during the month.

2 Patients screened for CT-Scan, 4 MRI cases were forwarded to private institutions to be done at very concessional rates i.e. up to 60% & 50% discount respectively in their charges.

We are receiving regular appreciation and gratitude from the patients.

We express our heartiest gratitude to all the trusts / hospitals / doctors / social activists, for extending their support / help to the poor and needy patients for their surgery / treatment.

GTB HOSPITAL:  Motivation and empowerment of the patients continues with the techniques such as Music Therapy, Yoga, Diet and Nutrition, Vocational Training etc. for Rehabilitation of TB patients.

Every week around 30 patients, which includes both male & female have been attending and taking benefits of yoga every Monday.

We sincerely thanks, appreciate our co-workers for fulfilling their duties, and extending support in these activities.

  D. K. SHRIVASTAVA

Yuvak Pratishthan