Health care is often inaccessible or expensive for many rural
Indian people. TEWFI has made huge inroads
in alleviating the health problems of villagers in the Alampara
district, Tamil Nadu, with the establishment of the
Uluru Health Care Centre (UHCC).  UHCC
is the first health facility in this rural region. In the
initial stages, 60 to 70 patients visited the clinic each
week; and in 2006 this has increased around 140 per week.
Most patients who come to our clinic are women and children.
In all, more than 5000 patients have registered with us.
Current staff at UHCC consists of one full-time
and one part-time Doctor, as well as two full-time Nursing
Assistants. We hope, in the future, to employ another full
time Doctor and a Maternity Nurse, as the demand for health
care at the Centre has grown exponentially. Funds are urgently
required for their appointment, as they will be able to
increase the quality of the medical care we provide, as
well as implement health education programs geared to the
needs of the villagers. The Centre is keen to implement
women's reproductive health initiatives and preventive medicine
programs to educate the village children, women, youth and
elders about health.
Current staff at UHCC consists
of two part-time Doctors and two full-time Nursing assistants.
We hope, in the future, to employ a full time Doctor, Nurse
and Social Worker, as the demand for health care at the
Centre has grown exponentially. Funds are urgently required
for their appointment, as they will be able to increase
the quality of the medical care we provide, as well as implement
health education programs geared to the needs of the villagers.
The Centre is keen to implement women's reproductive health
initiatives and preventive medicine programs to educate
the village children, women, youth and elders about health..
At
present patients requiring hospitalization are transferred
to JIPMER Hospital at Pondicherry, or VHS Hospital in Chennai
in hired vehicles - a cost which they cannot afford. We
hope to purchase a vehicle to transport ill patients to
Hospital, and also to provide Mobile Health Care in their
own villages in the form of regular health visits and Health
Camps.
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