PRASAD Chikitsa is a not-for-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life of economically disadvantaged people in Maharashtra.
Thane, India
Joined March 2018
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Restoring sight in the Tansa Valley for 30 years! #PRASADChikitsa #restoringsight prasad.org/programs/eye-care…
The Netraprakash (“light of the eye”) Eye Camp celebrates 30 years of restoring sight in the Tansa Valley! Since March 1990, #PRASADChikitsa has provided eye screenings to nearly 61,000 people and helped more than 16,000 regain their sight with eyeglasses or cataract surgery.
Monthly health camps conducted by #PRASADChikitsa help ensure healthy communities in the Tansa Valley. Over 260 women and children attended camps in seven villages, where they receive multivitamins and deworming. For more, visit: prasad.org/programs/communit…
Through the WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) project sponsored by the Rotary Club, Ashwini and her children, with the help of a mason, constructed a toilet. For more, visit prasad.org/programs/sustaina…
Empowering adolescent girls to embrace wellness practices as they transition to womanhood #PRASADChikitsa conducts school health talks about nutrition, menstrual health and hygiene. Over 260 students attended in four villages in January. For more, visit: prasad.org/adolescent-health…
Sunil had been coughing, feeling unwell, and unable to work when he came to #PRASADChikitsa Medical Center in July 2019. After treatment in the Tuberculosis Program, he was declared cured in January 2020.
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Forty-eight villagers received multivitamins and deworming at a #PRASADChikitsa health camp. People found to have anemia, or other health issues were referred to the medical center for further evaluation.
For more, visit: prasad.org/programs/communit…
Informed students make healthier choices. Kids participate in a school health talk conducted by #PRASADChikitsa focusing on menstrual health and hygiene and HIV/AIDS prevention. Over 400 students participated in 4 schools in December. For more, visit: prasad.org/adolescent-health…
An infant’s health is assessed, and a woman’s blood pressure monitored at a monthly #PRASADChikitsa health camp for women and children under the age of six, sponsored by Tata Motors, Ltd. Over 150 patients received care in three villages
In Sanskrit, arogya means “health” and vardhini, “improver.” #PRASADChikitsa trains arogyavardhinis- “AV’s” to serve as liaisons between the community and the medical services available to them. Here, AVs meet to plan outreach and setup for upcoming village health camps in 2020.
Protecting vision in the Tansa Valley: Over 600 children from thirteen local schools participated in #PRASADChikitsa eye screening camps in December. Where necessary, students received referrals to the Medical Center for such diagnoses as refractive error, cataracts, and squint
In the tribal hamlet of Malipada, water scarcity in the summer season created health problems as residents used contaminated pond water for drinking and bathing. #PRASADChikitsa sought Tata Motors, Ltd. to fund a well for community use.
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Thanks to the support of The Rotary Club of Mumbai Salt City in these rural villagers, ten members of #PRASADChikitsa women's self-help groups, received flour mills to help generate income for themselves and their families.
79 villagers attended a Tuberculosis Health Talk & Camp held by #PRASADChikitsa to foster awareness in the community – its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, nutritional aspects, and preventing the spread of infection of this curable disease.
For more, visit: prasad.org/full-faith-in-the…
Members of the Rotary Clubs of Bombay Queen City and Oakland visited #PRASADChikitsa to see the programs made possible by their support. Through matching grants, they help fund the "Getting to Zero" (ending HIV/AIDS) and The "WASH" (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) projects.
Mothers and children attend monthly #PRASADChikitsa health camps in their villages where they are assessed and treated for health issues and receive multivitamins and deworming. For more, visit prasad.org/programs/communit…
Forty women's Self Help Group members from across three hamlets participated in a day-long #PRASADChikitsa Group Development training covering communication, capacity building, savings, and financial management. For more, visit: prasad.org/videos/
Commemorating World Aids Day, #PRASADChikitsa volunteers presented a play highlighting the hazards of high-risk behaviour and modes of HIV transmission to create awareness among the local population. For more, visit: prasad.org/programs/hiv-aids…
Through a Women's Empowerment program funded by Advani Hotels and Resorts Pvt. Ltd., #PRASADChikitsa distributed utensils for bulk cooking to 5 self-help groups. The gas stoves, pots, lids, spatulas, etc. provide inventory for the women to start utensil rental businesses.
