Despite many efforts at government and non-government levels various programmes aimed at population control have not succeeded. The ;less than spectacular results on Family Planning front can be attributed to high level of IMR , low status of women, strong preference for the boy child and rampant poverty . PYSO is contributing its bit in controlling the population by providing effective RCH services tot he target population. To set the things right a series of awareness camps were organised in PYSO in our operational area. In these programmes more than 500 women participated.
Awareness is a major tool to mobilise and motivate people towards their involvement in change process both at personal and community level. Realising the fatal situation of TB in our area we have undertaken a series of awareness, communication and social mobilisation programmes aiming at preventing all communicable diseases from our area. The awareness programmes included meetings, workshops, and group discussions, distribution of IEC Materials, Walling and Postering including propagation by local folk media. The local health Experts including the Physicians and social Activists were taken into consideration for greater mass impact at grassroots level.
REPRODUCTIVE CHILD HEALTH PROG:Keeping the Health hazards of the people in General the RCH programme has been put to the effective promotion of the sexual health among the adolescent boys and girls. The common para-meter of the diseases in the reproductive age group is unanimously distributed to the unsafe sex practices and the endangered zone of the child health. The patients suffers from STD/ RTI and other vulnerable diseases are referred to the nearby medical for advanced check up. This year about 154 patients examined and counselling was imparted to them as a part of the programme. 160 patients were referred to the medical and 03 of them are found HIV positive. The women were advised to take the benefits from the Aanganwadisand health centres. Health camps specially targeted at these women were held at Kandagoda, Dimirisena and Rahadmall Gram Panchayats in Puri district. The sexual health in the reproductive age of the adolescent boys and girls were thoroughly checked out and the young pregnant mothers were counselled for regular ANC check up, TT Immunization, consumption of IFA tablets, use of contraceptive, practice of five cleans during delivery, post natal care etc. Similarly, the young mothers were advised to immunize the children according to the need of the moment for various reasons of health inclination. In consequence to train a crew of health volunteers for their meticulous devotion DRC trained 20 AASHA, the grassroots health volunteers in crucial aspects of Mother and Child Health.
WATER & SANITATION CAMPAIGN:IWater is precious and we have the first & utmost duty to preserve it. Similarly sanitation is a Mindset; it is the Identification mark of a Society or Civilization. Unsafe Drinking Water causes a series of diseases. Unhealthy, unhygienic and improper sanitation brings health hazards to us. Consumption of contaminated drinking water, improper dispose of human excreta, lack of personal & food hygiene & improper disposal of solid and liquid waste have been the major causes of many a diseases in our project area. Persisting high Infant Mortality Rate and high levels of malnutrition especially among the most vulnerable communities are also attributed to poor sanitation, repeated vector infections and water borne disease. There is a very close relationship, which exists between water, sanitation, health, nutrition & human well being. The activities done in this context are: • A School level Debate competition was organised on use of safe drinking water and need of Sanitary Latrines in Schools. Certificates with Memento were distributed to the participants. • Regular discussions with SHGs on use of household latrine & safe drinking water. • Awareness programmes were organised on use of latrine users & safe drinking water users. • Construction of latrine work already initiated in 2 GPs with the support of DWSM-Puri.
HEALTH CHECK-UP CAMP:Poor have least access to the Health care Services set by Govt. In order to extend medical support to the poor people.DRC has organized one day Health Camp at Kandagoda High School on 15th. August-2018. About 60 nos. of patients were benefited in the camp. After examination of their health by 2 nos. of local physicians sent by CDMO, Puri free medicines were distributed to the patients. Some medicines were collected from local doctors and some were purchased from the corpus fund of the DRC.