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1.  1915 : Medical mission touches the 'unreachable' From: Sunil 


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Tue Jul 6, 2010 6:11 pm (PDT) 


During a massive seven-day medical mission in March, a team of 37
doctors and volunteers from District 3080 provided care to about 50,000
people in the remote tribal district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Organized by Past RI President Rajendra K. Saboo and Vivek Tankha,
additional solicitor general of India and past governor of District
3260, several health camps offered medical exams, dental procedures, and
surgeries to a population with limited access to health care.

The team included 24 doctors and surgeons, nine volunteers, and four
medical assistants.

"This was an exercise where vocational service was at its best, where
doctors made their knowledge and talents totally available to serve
humanity," Saboo said. "We were able to reach the unreachable."

Saboo -- who has organized a number of medical missions since 1998 to
countries including Ethiopia, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, Swaziland,
and Uganda -- said this effort far exceeded the others in terms of
number of patients seen.

Tankha worked with Madhya Pradesh officials to identify the Mandla
district as the location for Project RAHAT (Rotary's Active Hands Are
Touching). The state government commissioned the support of about 400
medical volunteers.

The magnitude of the effort exceeded Tankha's expectations.

"The patient turnout, voluntary assistance rendered by Rotary and the
state government, and the sight of the entire task force working under
the banner of Rotary was something which I neither anticipated nor
imagined," he said. "This mission presents a perfect example of people's
participation towards a healthy society."

The medical camps were organized by treatment type. Four venues --
Mandla District Hospital, Katra Hospital, Yogiraj Hospital, and the
local Red Cross -- received new equipment and other enhancements to
handle an increased patient load.

The doctors and volunteers performed 3,500 dental procedures and 2,000
major surgeries, including reconstructive surgery, orthopedic work, and
eye operations.

Subhash Garg, director of the medical mission and past governor of
District 3080, said the many remarkable surgeries included the removals
of a uterine tumor for one patient and a cataract for another -- a
105-year-old man.

"After completing this mission, there was a sense from the team of
complete satisfaction," Garg said. "All Rotarians involved had a joyous
feeling because we were able to contribute something so big."

Source: Rotary International News / Courtesy : eFlash_Rotary
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