CIMA-085-Support to Aakar Asha-N. Swain Memorial Trust - Saidabad-Hyderabad
- 22nd June, 2014
About Community Impact Month (Giving back is
Essential):
McGraw-Hill Financial strongly believes in the motto, ‘Giving
back is essential’. It extends to giving back to the society. MHFI launched
this year Community Impact Month, in which 20+ employees will come together and
work for solving any public problem in their community. MHFI grants $2000 per
project and employees will spend their personal time for the project. This year
S&P Capital IQ employees applied for 84 such projects. These employees work
tirelessly to fulfill the motto and render true meaning to ‘Giving back is
essential’.
CIM Highlights of Medical Camp at Singareni
Colony-Saidabad, Hyderabad
About Aakar Asha- N. Swain Memorial Trust, Hyderabad
‘Aakar Asha' is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization
based in Hyderabad, dedicated to the cause of the physically disabled since
2001. Aakar (form) and Asha (hope) constitute the very foundations of life. We
envision enabling the disabled persons in India
OBJECTIVES:
The main objectives for which Aakar Asha was established are as
follows:
1.
To build and operate
effectively a Centre of Excellence to deliver quality care for the disabled on
a very large scale.
2.
To train community care
givers in identifying and rendering supportive care for the physically disabled
and thus build alternative capacity within the community.
3.
To spread the facility of
rehabilitation to remote villages through different organizational services
networks including mobile medical services.
4.
To provide overall
rehabilitation to every affected patient, regardless of their ability to afford
treatment, through camps, institutional services and support of assistive devices.
·
Reconstructive Surgery:
People with limited access to these facilities will be treated
free of cost or at subsidized rates. A strong team of plastic surgeons,
anesthetists and physiotherapists, and an effective paramedical support team
will be conducting the surgeries, following a policy of continuous evaluation
and improvement.
Services Provided:
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Ø Cleft and Craniofacial program - Children
born with cleft lip and/or palate, those with secondary problems following
previous surgery, and craniofacial
disorders and syndromes will be the beneficiaries in this program.
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Ø Hand Surgery
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Birth disorders eg.
duplication, syndactylie, club hand, etc;
·
acute trauma and
post-traumatic deformities;
·
acute burns and post-burns
contractures;
·
infections;
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paralytic and other
neurologic disorders; vascular malformations and tumours rheumatoid and other
arthritis
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Ø Micro Surgery - Microsurgery for Head &
Neck, especially after surgical removal of tumors and after facial palsy; for
the Hand
and Lower Limbs after trauma; in reconstruction of brachial plexus after
paralysis.
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Ø Facial Plastic surgery service
·
Facial trauma of soft tissue
and special structures;
·
Facial trauma involving
single facial bone, two or panfacial fractures;
·
Birth deformities of face eg.
Microtia, eyelid coloboma, nose deformities, macrostomia, and other syndromal
disorders;
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Orthognathic surgery
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Vascular malformations, soft
tissue and bony tumours;
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Facial paralysis
·
Oculoplastic reconstruction
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Burns contractures and other
sequelae
·
Ø Burns Reconstruction program
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Acute burns of face, hands
and lower limbs and burns of the body less than 30per cent will be treated.
·
Electric injuries and
chemical burns (acid burns) will also be treated.
·
Post burns sequelae of the
lower limbs and trunk will also be treated.
·
Ø Reconstruction of Rare and Complex
Disabilities program
·
Disorders included in this
program will include lymphedema, Poland’s syndrome, chest wall deformities,
gender dysphoria, midline dermoids, congenital torticollis, spastic hand, etc.
which will require special skills and care pathway.
·
Ø Orthopedic Reconstruction
·
Treatment of residual polio
deformities will be the mainstay of this program. In addition, other orthopedic
deformities will be treated eg. Club foot.
Volunteer work done at Medical Camp, Singareni
Colony-Saidabad, Hyderabad :
1.
Survey and identifying
suitable slum for awareness camp
2.
Conducting Camp at slum and
conducting medical checkups
3.
Teaching health protection
guidelines to slum dwellers
4.
Medical assistance to needy
slum dwellers
5.
Identified 10 people with
surgery requirement
6.
Supported for the surgery of
4 disabled people
Impact of Medical Camp, Singareni Colony-Saidabad, Hyderabad :
·
Patients can lead better life
in the better way after the treatment
·
It would be a permanent
solution to the patients problems
·
For creating awareness in the
surroundings they live in.
FEEDBACK OF THE CIM VOLUNTEERS:
Harish Babu Ravula (Project Leader):-I am
very happy that I got an opportunity to serve the Society through my company.
It was remarkable experience to reach slums and educate the society and living
style. I am satisfied and got good experience in my life with this project.
Suresh Manthri (Co-Leader):-It
was a wonderful experience that I ever had. I am happy that I spend quality
time with the patient. I am really happy that I could take part in such a
wonderful event.
Srinath Reddimally:-The
innocent eyes which were looking at us, the excited hand waves towards us, the
shouts and laughs was really nice feeling. We should continue to
support those mentally challenged students through our CIM.
Devender Lakkam:-It was a great
opportunity provided by my organization to serve slum and treat people in the
manner they want. So, it gives immense happiness on that particular day
watching so many parents showing interest in getting operated.
Harshavardhan Thippani:-In conclusion
of this project I was so proud that, I was an active volunteer in such a unique
project involving kids pertaining to slums. In this way, I thank to my
organization in providing such kind of CIM Projects.
Prashanth Gunda:-I am very happy that I
got an opportunity to serve the Society through my company. I sincerely enjoyed
dedicating my weekend in serving many kinds of people in slums to improve their
standard of living.
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