Acwerk Clinics November 2010: Health Centres

38 Patients from 16 villages approached Health Centre at Dasasamudaram-Omalur on 10 November, 2010

Acwerk Health Centre`s conducts screening in early detection of Leprosy and Tuberculosis at two Centres.

Two center's cater to the requirements, at Dasasamudram (Omalur) and Navapatty (Mettur);

1 Acwerk Rural Health Centre

4/121, Dasasamudram

Poosaripatty P.O. (Kadayampatty Block Jurisdiction)

Omalur Taluk, Salem District-636305, Tamilnadu - INDIA

The Centre at Dasasamudram is the main centre and functions six days a week between 10 AM to 2 PM. A manager of the Centre, a Health Supervisor, a Lab Technician, Three Health workers in distribution of Medicines and Registration of patients, a Driver and two Helpers are involved in the functions of the Centre’s. 371 Registrations were made from 45 villages in both centre's.

Screening of patients is done by the health supervisor, manager clinics and lab technician after the patients are registered. They are given health education and advise to consult the doctor with their preliminary reports.

Awareness of early signs of Leprosy and Tuberculosis is imparted to the patients along with the method by which they are managed at the centre. That is, on diagnosis of the relevant condition, initial medication is monitored, their medication and schedule explained, periodical lab screening and regular medical review every fifteen days.
Pictures on left show patients approaching centre at Dasasamudaram, screening and registration by J. Elizabeth- manager clinics and Athiya Chinnaiyan-Trustee and Communications and D. Joseph-Health Supervisor.