Health
(Dignity and protection)
Total assisted –29,339

With the aim to protect the displaced and resettled IDPs from health related problems and provide access to good quality health services and water and sanitation facilities many an initiates were completed under this sector.

Toilet facilities for war orphan children

Four toilets were built for war affected orphan children live in Trincomalee district orphanage. The 38 children live in that orphanage is now able to go to school in time, and their hygienic standards also improved.

50 elders helped for Cataract surgery

 Surgery for 50 Cataract patients of the war affected families in Trincomalee, and enabled  better vision  

6 toilets provided to war affected families

Toilet construction is completed at Trincomalee and Kinniya D.S Divisions. The  6 selected families who were recommended by the Divisional secretariat.

 Mobile health clinic for Mutur IDPs

  Mobile health clinic was conducted with the support of Lion’s club in Mutur. 284 Spectacles were donated for the people having poor eye sight. 14 diabetic and 19 hypertension patients were detected and advised to take treatment continuously at the Muthur hospital.  424 patients underwent for sight screening. Of these 28 Cataract patients were detected and 42 patients got treatment from dental clinic.

Psychosocial training for school principals

With the support of CHA a four days Psychosocial training programme was conducted for 130 School principals in Jaffna District. This was facilitated by RDHS and Jaffna Psychosocial Forum. All participants
really appreciated the training provided.

Enhancing the Ability of disabled and children with Special needs

Enhancing the Ability of Disable and Special needs children in Healthy life and Educational Activities” Program for 120 children and their parents was completed at Jaffna Zonal Education Department training hall with the assistance of the Jaffna Zonal Education Department.

Children with special needs were provided with accessories such as wheel chair and spectacles to continue their studies more effectively.

Construction of a Maternity clinic building at the Nawagathegama Rural Hospital

Nawagathegama being a rural village in the Puttlam District, the hospital consists of very basic facilities. At present the doctor’s rest room is converted into the clinic room for pregnant mother and immunization. The mothers and children that come in hundreds to the clinic which is conducted twice a week have to stand out side the room for hours to obtain any treatment. The mothers suffered in their condition to stand for hours.
Our objective was to assist these people with a clinic building where there will be adequate facilities to sit and wait for their turn while there will be separate clinic rooms for both pregnant mothers and infants with toilet and other basic necessary facilities.

The hospital construction was completed, for a low cost due to the community support provided in labor, bricks and sand. Now pregnant mother have got decent facilities at the clinic.

Other than that the path way to the mortuary was done as it is located away from the hospital , the staff had to carry remains as they cannot take trolleys .

Providing medical assistance / treatments families living in IDP camps 

28 Mobile camps were conducted during the period 1st December 2007 to 14th April 2008 which included diabetics screening and dental screening. Areas covered during the these camps were from Udappu to Eluwankulam and most of the IDP camps in Kulpitiya road and suburbs.10,003 patients were treated in the Out patients section.

It was also observed that most of the children at these camp locations had unsatisfactory hygiene conditions. Villagers like Poonapitiya, Eluwankulama, IDp cams such as New Sydney, Salamabath and Mujahideempuram has no dispensary, hospital or Pharmacy to get their medicine. They have to travel a long way even to get a basic pain killer. So these camps were greatly appreciated by the beneficiaries.

Dusty and unhygienic surrounding in the IDP camps caused many skin related diseases and asthmatic problems. On completion of 28 health camps conducted with the assistance of Kuwait Hospital the following were identified as the common diseases and were provided with necessary treatments. Skin Raches , Hypertension and Diabetic ,Arthritis

To provide water facilities for 97 families in Mannar Mawthe Camp , Nurachcholai

This camp consists of 86 Muslim and 6 Sinhalese families displaced from Mannar in 1990. The over head tank which would have the capacity to store sufficient amount of water for all the families was constructed.

Nutritional packs to pregnant and lactating mothers

153 ANC mothers in Aligambae,Kannakipuram and Panankadu were provided with nutritional packs with the aim to improve their body nutritional level to a certain level. Each pack consists of cereals, pulses, processed fish foods, oils and milk powder.

       
15’’ LG Colour TV was handed over to the Children Ward, Akkaraipattu Base Hospital. Provision of TV gives an entertainment for children at ward.

Ultra Sound Abdomen machine to MOH office - Alayadevembu 

Alayadevembu MOH office did not have an Ultra sound scanner to check the pregnant mothers. If, the patients are to be scanned, they had to go to Akkaraipattu Base Hospital, which is about 30kms from their villages. Due to lack of transport facility and high bus fare, most of the pregnant mothers do not perform scanning.

After provision of scanner machine to Alayadevembu MOH office has been utilized by Akkaraipattu District Hospital also. Now the pregnant mothers in Alayadevembu and Akkaraipattu MOH area have the facility to do scanning during the clinics.

Mobile Medical Clinic at Cheddikulam

A series of mobile medical camps were conducted at Cheddikulum District Hospital with the support of SLRC, Vavuniya targeting 20 Grama Niladari Divisions  in Vengalcheddikulam DS, Division. But people from 32 near by villages attended the clinic and more than 1200 patients benefited. A team of Consultants, physicians, nurse pharmacists and volunteers supported to conduct the clinic successfully.

Children Park at MOH Office, Vavuniya

Daily about 300 outpatients visit the MOH office, Vavuniya (Child and Mental Health unit). But the MOH office doesn’t have enough facilities to accommodate the outpatients. The outpatients normally stand at the open land in front of the MOH office, nearly about four hours to get the treatment. As a result the pregnant mothers and children face many difficulties.

To minimize the problems face by children and mothers, a children park has been established in front of MOH office as well as a small boutique also put up within the premises to sell healthy hygienic food items.