PRASAD chikitsa

PRASAD Chikitsa is a not-for-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life of economically disadvantaged people in Maharashtra.

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Restoring sight in the Tansa Valley for 30 years! #PRASADChikitsa #restoringsight https://t.co/xQQPCm9GOk

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The Netraprakash (“light of the eye”) Eye Camp celebrates 30 years of restoring sight in the Tansa Valley! Since March 1990, #PRASADChikitsa has provided eye screenings to nearly 61,000 people and helped more than 16,000 regain their sight with eyeglasses or cataract surgery.

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Monthly health camps conducted by #PRASADChikitsa help ensure healthy communities in the Tansa Valley. Over 260 women and children attended camps in seven villages, where they receive multivitamins and deworming. For more, visit: https://t.co/r61FH5Vobg

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Through the WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) project sponsored by the Rotary Club, Ashwini and her children, with the help of a mason, constructed a toilet. For more, visit https://t.co/IP1z98JafR

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Empowering adolescent girls to embrace wellness practices as they transition to womanhood #PRASADChikitsa conducts school health talks about nutrition, menstrual health and hygiene. Over 260 students attended in four villages in January. For more, visit: https://t.co/kAuaVYnNqb

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Sunil had been coughing, feeling unwell, and unable to work when he came to #PRASADChikitsa Medical Center in July 2019. After treatment in the Tuberculosis Program, he was declared cured in January 2020.
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Forty-eight villagers received multivitamins and deworming at a #PRASADChikitsa health camp. People found to have anemia, or other health issues were referred to the medical center for further evaluation.
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Informed students make healthier choices. Kids participate in a school health talk conducted by #PRASADChikitsa focusing on menstrual health and hygiene and HIV/AIDS prevention. Over 400 students participated in 4 schools in December. For more, visit: https://t.co/kAuaVYFoOL

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An infant’s health is assessed, and a woman’s blood pressure monitored at a monthly #PRASADChikitsa health camp for women and children under the age of six, sponsored by Tata Motors, Ltd. Over 150 patients received care in three villages

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In Sanskrit, arogya means “health” and vardhini, “improver.” #PRASADChikitsa trains arogyavardhinis- “AV’s” to serve as liaisons between the community and the medical services available to them. Here, AVs meet to plan outreach and setup for upcoming village health camps in 2020.

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Protecting vision in the Tansa Valley: Over 600 children from thirteen local schools participated in #PRASADChikitsa eye screening camps in December. Where necessary, students received referrals to the Medical Center for such diagnoses as refractive error, cataracts, and squint

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In the tribal hamlet of Malipada, water scarcity in the summer season created health problems as residents used contaminated pond water for drinking and bathing. #PRASADChikitsa sought Tata Motors, Ltd. to fund a well for community use.
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Thanks to the support of The Rotary Club of Mumbai Salt City in these rural villagers, ten members of #PRASADChikitsa women's self-help groups, received flour mills to help generate income for themselves and their families.

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79 villagers attended a Tuberculosis Health Talk & Camp held by #PRASADChikitsa to foster awareness in the community – its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, nutritional aspects, and preventing the spread of infection of this curable disease.
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Members of the Rotary Clubs of Bombay Queen City and Oakland visited #PRASADChikitsa to see the programs made possible by their support. Through matching grants, they help fund the "Getting to Zero" (ending HIV/AIDS) and The "WASH" (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) projects.

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Mothers and children attend monthly #PRASADChikitsa health camps in their villages where they are assessed and treated for health issues and receive multivitamins and deworming. For more, visit https://t.co/r61FH5Vobg

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Forty women's Self Help Group members from across three hamlets participated in a day-long #PRASADChikitsa Group Development training covering communication, capacity building, savings, and financial management. For more, visit: https://t.co/JEMpT7Jk57

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Commemorating World Aids Day, #PRASADChikitsa volunteers presented a play highlighting the hazards of high-risk behaviour and modes of HIV transmission to create awareness among the local population. For more, visit: https://t.co/zaacPiKQxI

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Through a Women's Empowerment program funded by Advani Hotels and Resorts Pvt. Ltd., #PRASADChikitsa distributed utensils for bulk cooking to 5 self-help groups. The gas stoves, pots, lids, spatulas, etc. provide inventory for the women to start utensil rental businesses.

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#PRASADChikitsa wishes everyone a very Happy and a Prosperous New Year!