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15th August 2008 Heart
Patient receives Care & Share Support through ADC&SW
Society - Care & Sharer received request to support a heart patient who has 90%
block in his main valve. The patient is a fisherman
and come from a
very poor background in Chellanam. The angioplasty
operation would cost more than Rs 1,20,000 ($3,000), and
there is no way the family can afford it by themselves.
The family's savings and the support provided by their
well-wishers could only
raise about $1,000. Care & Share provided $1,750 to meet
his treatment expenses. Care & Share worked with
Alleppey Diocesan Charitable & Social Welfare Society to send the funds to the patient.
10th August 2008
Fund Raising food stall during KAOW Cricket Tournament -
Members of the
Kerala Association of Washington
ran a fund
raising food stall for Care & Share during the
association's cricket tournament. A team of thirteen
housewives prepared delicious home food such as idli,
vada, cutlet, and sandwiches and served them to the
players and viewers. The tournament lasted for the whole
day, from 8am to 8pm. A total of $950 was raised, and
these funds will
be used towards Care & Share's project with National
Association of Blind (NAB) Kerala Branch. NAB Kerala has
identified 26 vision/hearing impaired children with
multiple disabilities. The project tries to empower them
through various therapies and physical training to make
them self sufficient to the greatest extent
possible. Care & Share supports 25% of the total cost of
the project at the expense of $1600 annually for two
years.
25th July 2008 Chronic
kidney patient receives Care & Share Support through
ESSS - Care & Share received a request to support a 32-year-old man suffering
from acute kidney dysfunction. He was a daily wager and
has been rendered jobless since the ailment. His family
includes his mother, wife and two kids. The treatment
costs around Rs 16,000 ($400), which
includes
eight dialyses
and costly
medicines. Care & Share worked with
Cochin Kidney Foundation to arrange 20 dialyses for the patient.
In addition, through
Ernakulam Social Service Society (ESSS), Care & Share supported the patient with
Rs 40,000 ($1000) towards the treatment costs.
15th July 2008 20
households receive Rain Water Harvesting Tanks - The construction of twenty rain
water harvesting tanks in Chellanam and Methala
panchayats have been completed. Both of these coastal
villages are surrounded by saline lakes and badly lack
clean drinking water. Care and share worked with Mother
Theresa Health Care & Charitable Services in Chellanam
and
Kottapuram Integrated Development Society
to identify the right beneficiaries and to
administer the work. A total of $6000 was spent towards
this cause at an estimated cost of $300 (Rs 12,000) per
tank.
1st July 2008 Care & Share
to Support S.O.S Children's village in India -
SOS Children's Village of India
is a
non-profit, non-government, voluntary organization,
committed to the care of children in need. The aim and
objective of SOS-India is to provide long-term,
family-based care to orphaned children and to strengthen
disadvantaged families as a preventive measure against
abandonment and social neglect of children. In 2008,
Care & Share is sponsoring
six children at
its Alwaye center in Eranakulam district. The annual
expense for this cause is $900.
10th June 2008 KAOW works
with Care & Share to help 8th grade student -
Kerala Association of Washington received a request to help the son of
a fisherman from Alappuzaha, Kerala who is undergoing
treatment Acute Myelogenous Leukemia with maturation. To
maximize the benefit, Kerala Association worked with
Care & Share to raise funds for this 14-year-old.
The boys family
had raised funds locally and through the newspapers, but
fell short by Rs. 25,000 ($600). Care & Share supported
this family with $600 to meet the remaining expenses
towards the required treatment cost. For more details
visit
http://www.kaow.org/lenin.htm
16th May 2008 Rehabilitation of Cancer Patient's family thru
Pallium India - Mr. Vijayakumar, pancreatic cancer patient, was under the care Pallium
India for more than four months before he expired at the
end of April. He had to sell his property and house, on
a mere five cents of land, to meet the treatment
expenses and his elder daughter's marriage expenses. His
mother, wife and two younger daughters were temporarily
living in a shed in that was 3/4 of a cent (
approximately 320 square feet). With the funding support
from Care & Share, Pallium India helped the family to
build a small house. Care & Share also provided the
financial assistance required for Mr. Vijayakumar's
second daughter to complete her second year of Teachers
Training Certificate Program (TTC). A total of $1000
was paid to
Pallium India to take care of the expenses.
1st May 2008 Care & Share increases
Cochin Kidney Foundation Support to 250 in
2008 Kidney-related diseases are
increasing
exponentially in India, especially in Kerala. According
to the statistics provided by Cochin Kidney Foundation
(CKF), in Kochi city alone, 6000 dialyses are done in a
month, out of which more than 1200
need financial
support. Care & Share provided 145 dialyses through CKF
in 2007, but decided to increase that number to 250 in
2008 due to the rising
need. With the cost of one dialysis at Rs 1000 ($25),
the total support for this cause is around $6250.
15th April 2008 Care and
share donates home care vehicle to
Pallium India - Care and Share donated a mini van to Pallium India for the convenience
of home care team to visit their patients. Pallium India
takes care of patients who are in the final stages of
diseases such as cancer. A team of doctors, nurses and
volunteers visit the homes of these patients
for palliation and pain management. The team
engage in the
field work five days a week in different parts of
Trivandrum. The team previously used a rented vehicle to
accommodate all of its members; however, the vehicle was
both costly and did not provide much space. A vehicle for its own operations was the
biggest immediate necessity
for Pallium India. Pallium India Chairman Dr. M. R.
Rajagopal expressed his wholehearted gratitude to Care &
Share for supporting this noble cause.
14th April 2008 NISH India
receives Care & Share support -
National Institute of Speech and Hearing
has integrated
its various
locations to a single campus, but the construction is
far from over. Finding the government support
inadequate, the institute is reaching out to the public
and well-wishers to raise the funds for the completion
of the construction. Care & Share donated $2000 to
support the campus construction. For more details,
please visit
http://www.nishindia.org/dontn.html
6th April 2008 Eye glasses
distributed - Free eye glasses for 120
patients selected from Chellanam camp held on March 2nd
were distributed by Fr.Tobias Thekkepalackal at
St.George Church Parish hall.
Ninety seven
patients received bifocal lenses, and the rest received
monofocal lenses. A total of Rs. 16,415 ($410) was spent
towards the eyeglass expenses.
Eleven patients
received free cataract surgery at
Roshan Eye Care Hospital. Their expenses for conveyance, medication and
surgery were completely met by the hospital.
30th March 2008 Medical Camp at Kochu
Kadavanthara, Ernakulam - A
total of 180 people benefited from the camp organized by
Care & Share,
Roshan Eye Care Hospital,
Cochin Kidney Foundation and Academy of Pediatrics, Kochi. All of the
participants were screened for blood sugar, blood
pressure, albumin, and body mass index. Ultrasound
scanning for suspected cases of bladder stones and
abnormal growths were provided. A pediatrician was
available for the consultation of children, and women
had access to Pap smear tests. A few people were
referred to Cochin Kidney Foundation for further free
evaluation of chronic kidney diseases. Thirty-nine
needy patients received free eye glasses on May 4th.
Four deserving patients received free cataract surgeries
free of cost at Roshan Eye Care Hospital.
2nd March 2008
Multispecialty Medical Camp at Chellanam, Kochi In
association with
Roshan Eye Care Hospital
and
Cochin Kidney Foundation,
a multispecialty medical camp was organized at Chellanam,
Kochi. A total of 245 people attended the camp. All of
them were screened for blood sugar, blood pressure,
albumin, height & weight. 22 probable cases were
referred to Cochin Kidney Foundation for further free
evaluation of Chronic Kidney Diseases. 117 eligible
patients were selected for free eye glasses and 11
patients were selected for free cataract surgery at
Roshan Eye Care Hospital. 35 people got free ultra sound
scanning as well. Sincere thanks to Mother Theressa
Health Care & Charitable Services, Chellanam for
providing all the local facilities. Free glasses will be
distributed on April 6th, 2008.
29th February 2008
Rain water harvesting for ten households in Methala
Methala Panchayat
in Thrissur District is fully
surrounded by saline water and badly lacks clean
drinking water. The area receives 3 metres of rain every
year. Harvesting the rain water into ferro-cement tanks
and using it during the non-rainy months can solve the
drinking water scarcity for most of the households. Care
& Share is implementing this solution for ten most needy
households in 2008 through
Kottapuram Integrated Development Society.
The estimated cost for this project is around Rs.
1,15,000 ($3,000). You can find the project proposal
here.
10th February 2008 Eye
glasses distributed Free eye glasses were distributed
for 65 patients selected from Medical camp for the
drivers of Kerala State Motor Vehicles Department held
at
Roshan Eye Care Hospital,
Thripunithura
on December 30th 2007. The
total cost for the eye glasses were around Rs. 9425.
20th January 2008 Support
of 120 dialyses for needy Kidney patients During the
year 2008 Care & Share will support needy Kidney
patients through
Cochin Kidney Foundation.
With the cost of one dialysis close to Rs 1,000 the
budgeted amount for this cause in 2008 is around Rs.
1,20,000.
20th January 2008 Eye
glasses distributed Free Eye glasses for 153 patients
selected from the Panayappilly, Kochi medical camp held on December
9, 2007 was distributed at Mujahid School Premises. In
addition, more than 10 patients from the camp received
free cataract surgery at
Roshan Eye Care Hospital.
The total expenditure for the eye glasses alone was
around Rs 18,100.
18th January 2008 Care &
Share blog is now available In order to deliver Care &
Share news and updates to the public through yet another
channel, we have launched a blog space. The supporters
and well wishers can use this space to discuss our
activities and provide us your feedback or improvement
suggestions. We also will be uploading various photos
related to our activities.
Blog Site
http://careandsharenews.spaces.live.com
RSS Feed
http://careandsharenews.spaces.live.com/feed.rss
16th January 2008
Care & Share to
support NAB Kerala
National Association for Blind
provides services for the rehabilitation of children
with deaf-blindness and multiple disabilities through
early intervention. NABs Kerala wing, operating from
Trivandrum, is the only one of its kind in the State of
Kerala. This year, NAB Kerala has identified twenty such
young children coming from poor backgrounds who need
basic preparatory and educational services. The total
cost for the whole project for two years is estimated
around Rs. 5,75,000. Care & Share will support the
project by sponsoring 20% of its expenses for a total of
Rs. 1,20,000 in two years. You can find the project
proposal
here.
10th January 2008
Rain water
harvesting for ten households in Chellanam With the
Arabian Sea to the west and salinized lake on the east,
Chellanam village in Kochi is in a low place with marshy
sand. Scarcity of pure water is one of its most acute
problems. The only reliable solution for this serious
problem is roof top rain water harvesting, which
collects rain water from roofs and filters the water
into a 5000 liter Ferro cement tank. In 2007, Care &
Share built this solution for ten households and the
positive feedback that we received encouraged us to
extend this support in 2008 for another ten more
households. The estimated cost for this project is
around Rs. 1,20,000.
30th December 2007
Medical camp
for the drivers of Kerala State Motor Vehicles
Department at Thripunithura In connection with Road
Safety Week observed by the Government of Kerala,
Regional Transport Office in Thripunithura, Kochi
approached Care & Share Kerala Chapter to conduct a
medical camp for its drivers and their family. A total
of 162 people attended the camp, undergoing various
tests for vision, diabetics, kidney diseases etc.
Detailed treatments were suggested for some people, and
they were referred to
Cochin Kidney Foundation and
Roshan Eye Care Hospital
for treatments free of cost. Free eye glasses will be
provided for those who are not financially stable on
February 10, 2008 at Roshan Eye Care Hospital.
29th December 2007
Humanitarian of the Year Award
presented The 2007 Care & Share Humanitarian Award for
the best social worker was presented to Mr. K. M.
Noordeen by retired Supreme Court Justice
Ms.Fathima Beevi at
Sahitya Academy Hall in Thrissur, Kerala.
Mr. Noordeen is the founder and chairman of
Alpha Pain Clinic
in Edamuttam, Thrissur which began in 2005, providing
homecare to bed-ridden patients as well as those with
incurable diseases. In 2006, it expanded its operations
to include day care and in-patient facilities. In a
short span of 30 months, the Alpha Pain Clinic has
registered about 1000 patients, out of which 400 are
currently availing of its services. Alpha Pain Clinic
today is one of the largest home-based palliative care
providers in India.
29th December 2007
- Care & Share to support
KochiPallcon The 15th
International
Conference of Indian Association of Palliative
Care will be held at Kochi from 8th to 10th
of February 2008. Care & Share has extended its support
for this event through
Pallium, India A payment of $1,300 was
made today during the Humanitarian Award Ceremony held
in Thrissur, Kerala.
29th December 2007
- Payment made for the first rural palliative
center During Care & Shares Humanitarian of the Year
Award function today in Thrissur, Care & Share gave a
check for $1,300 to
Pallium, India to support the Pain &
Palliative care unit in Muttacaud,
Trivandrum. This is first of the
four such units Care & Share is supporting during the
year 2008. Pallium
India
took the initiative to start four Palliative Care
Centers in the rural areas of Trivandrum District that
otherwise lacked in providing Palliative Care.
16th December 2007
- Eye glasses distributed Free eye glasses were
distributed for 73 patients selected from the multi
specialty medical camp held at Panagad on November 18th.
The total cost for the eye glasses were around Rs. 9350.
9th
December 2007
- Eye care camp at Panayappilly, Mattancherry
A well attended Eye Care camp was organized
today under the supervision of Dr. Roshan. Around 278
people attended and all the patients, undergoing both
vision and kidney screenings through blood and urine
testing. Free eye glasses will be provided to the needy
patients on January 20th at Mujahid School
premises.
Cochin Kidney Foundation
will provide free consultation to those who
require further checkup with Nephrologists. We extend
our sincere thanks to Rajagiri School of Social Science
Outreach Centre for their volunteering efforts. Islamic
Youth Services, an organization involved in lot of
philanthropic activities, was the local host for the
camp.
18th November 2007
-
Multi Specialty Medical Camp at Panagad
In association with Bharat Rani Youth Movement, Parekkat
Trust,
Roshan Eye Care Hospital,
Cochin Kidney Foundation,
and Cheppanam Diabetic Club, a medical camp was
organized at Parekkat Trust
Hospital at Panagad. A
total of 325 people attended the camp. Though originally
planned to have Dermatologists and General Medicine
doctors from the local Govt Primary
Health Center,
they could not attend due to Govt Doctors strike in the
state. Twenty five people were referred for detailed
check up for potential renal problems. Seventy three
needy people will get free eye glasses. Ten patients
from very poor families will get free cataract surgeries
from Roshan Eye Care Hospital.
We thank Parekkat Trust and Bharat Rani Group for
sharing some of the camp expenses.
15th November 2007
- Care & Share to support four Palliative Care Centers
in rural areas of Trivandrum District Care & Share
will work with
Pallium, India to support four Pain &
Palliative care units in the rural areas of Trivandrum
District in Kerala on a matching basis in 2008. The four
centers are: Muttacaud, Nanniyode, Karimkulam, and
Murukkumpuzha. Each center should raise funds locally,
and Care & Share will match it on a 1 to 1 basis up to
Rs. 50,000. In Kerala, Trivandrum district has
been particularly bad in palliative care coverage.
Trying to address this need, Pallium India took
initiative to develop the above four centers in 2007.
20th
October 2007
- Kerala Center, New York to honor Dr.Gopalakrishnan
with Humanitarian Award - Care & Share director
Dr.Gopalakrishnan has been selected for the prestigious
Humanitarian Award by the
Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center
for his outstanding services in the field of
Philanthropy. Among his many contributions for the
welfare of local community, most notable is the
establishment of a full fledged hospital in his home
village Panagad in Kochi district. The patients are
charged either a nominal fee or none at all. The clinic
was built to have all the emergency facilities necessary
for a village, including ambulance service to major city
hospitals.
17th September 2007
- Chellanam
Housing Project Phase II completed - The project, in
association with Association of Kerala Medical Graduates
(www.akmg.org), to build 6 more houses for the Tsunami
affected families in Chellanam village in Kochi has been
completed. The total cost of construction was $15,000.
15th September 2007
Professional
education scholarship 6 students from Chennayipara
Ashramam will get the support of Care & Share to achieve
their dream of professional courses such as nursing,
computer applications, social works, etc. All the
expenses such as tuition fees, hostel fees, books and
mess fees will be met by Care & Share. The necessary
funds, $6,000, will be dispatched during the first week
of October.
10th September 2007
- Care & Share
to honor Mr.K.M.Noordeen with Humanitarian of the year
2007 award - Mr. Noordeen is the founder and chairman of
the Alpha Pain Clinic (www.alphapainclinic.com) in
Edamuttam, Thrissur, which began in 2005,. The Alpha
Pain Clinic provides home care to bedridden patients, as
well as those with incurable diseases. In 2006, it
expanded its operations to include day care and
in-patient facilities. In the short span of thirty
months, Alpha Pain Clinic has registered about 1,000
patients, 400 of which are currently availing of its
services. Alpha Pain Clinic today is one of the largest
home-based palliative care providers in India.
30th August 2007
Snehagiri Mithralayam
Aged Home receives Care & Share support Started in
1995, this shelter is one of the projects of Snehagiri
Society. At present, there are more than 20 inmates who
are provided with food, medical care, counseling and
medication. The institute depends on generous public
support to meet its daily expenses. Care & Share donated
Rs.70,000 to support the institute's medical expenses
for a year.
24th August 2007
Capernaum
Sneha Bhavan receives Care & Share support Capernaum
Sneha Bhavan in Kochi is a home and shelter for the
uncared and unattended destitute in the city. Run by Sr.
Juliet Joseph, this shelter takes care of more than
thirty people, many of which are chronically ill. Sr.
Juliet depends on the institutes well wishers to meet
its expenses for medical treatments, clothes, and daily
bread. Care & Share donated Rs. 30,000 to support the
inmates of this shelter.
12th August 2007
Multispecialty Medical Camp Care and Share, jointly
with GSS Sangam, Pedikr Family Group, Lion Club of
Cochin, Cochin Kidney Foundation and Roshan Eye Care
Hospital, organized a multispecialty camp at S.S.
Kalamandir, Thirumala Shopping Complex in Kochi. 160
people for general checkup, 148 people for vision
screening, 70 people for dental checkup, 30 people each
for Pediatric and Ortho screening, and 15 people for
renal problems were benefited by the event. 58 women
turned up for consulting gynecologist. The camp also
included dermatologists and Homeopathic doctors.
Facilities such as blood sugar checking, blood pressure
checking, ultrasound scanning, and pap smear testing
were provided. Extremely poor patients were selected for
supply of eye glasses and cataract surgeries.
10th July 2007
- NISH
India receives Care & Share support - National Institute
of Speech and Hearing (www.nishindia.org)
is integrating all its operations to a single campus in
Trivandrum. Care & Share donated $1250 to support the
campus construction.
4th July 2007
Rain Water harvesting project completed Construction
of Rain water harvesting tanks for 10 households in
Chellanam village in Kochi district has been completed
and ready to use. During rainy season water from the
roof will be collected and filtered into a Ferro cement
tank of about 5000 liters. The water is used later
during the summer times. Chellanam has acute shortage of
clean drinking water due to Arabian sea on one side and
salinized lake on the other side. Rain water harvesting
is the most successful solution so far in this area.
28th June 2007
Support for Chennaipara Kitchen construction Care
and Share has donated $3000 towards the kitchen
construction of Chennaipara Ashramam. This shelter for
the homeless and mentally and physically challenged has
a total of 450 inmates. The total construction cost is
expected to be close to Rs. 15 lakhs (close to $40,000).
Current kitchen is in a very pathetic condition and can
serve only a very limited people at a time.
22nd April 2007
- Care & Share donates Rs. 60,000 for the Cancer
patients in Ernakulum General Hospital. The cancer ward
in this government run hospital treats 50-70
in-patients. The hospital hardly has any resource to
cover for the patients medical needs. Most of these
patients come from extreme poor conditions and
backgrounds. Nuns from the nearby convent have offered
voluntary services to take care of those patients in the
advanced stages of the disease. The donation amount will
be used for the medical needs especially for painkillers
like Morphine. The support will be spread over a period
of 12 months with a monthly payment of Rs 5000 each.
10th April 2007
- Former Care & Share vice-president passes away Mr.
Mathew Kuriakose passed away during his sleep today at
his residence in Chicago. He was the back bone of Care &
Share right from the organizations inception in 1990.
He was instrumental in bringing supporters to Care &
Share fund raising events such as golf outing, dinner
nights, etc. He had been under treatment for kidney and
heart diseases for the past five years.
16th March 2007
- Ashley Elenjickal is the new vice-president In the
board meeting today at Chicago Ashley Elenjickal was
unanimously elected as the new vice-president of the
organization. The current vice-president Mr. Mathew
Kuriakose is battling with chronic kidney and heart
diseases and undergoing several treatments. He will
remain in the board as one of Care & Share directors.
24th March 2007
- Chellanam Phase 1 houses are officially handed over
The 5 houses built in association with Kerala
Association of Washington (www.kaow.org)
for the Tsunami victims of Chellanam Village, Kochi was
officially handed over to the beneficiaries by the
Cochin Rotary Club Global. Rotary club administered the
construction work.
12th March 2007
- Foundation stone for Chellanam Phase II houses and
Rainwater harvesting laid Foundation stone for
constructing 6 more houses for the tsunami victims in
Chellanam village, Kochi was laid today. Construction of
rainwater harvesting tanks for 10 households have also
been started. The works will be administered by vicar
priest Fr. Tobias Tekkepalakkal of Chellanam St. George
Church.
26th February 2007
- Mr. Manjoo Menon Passes Away - Mr. Manjoo Menon is the
founder of Raksha Society at Mattanchery, Kochi for the
care of special children. The center provides relief to
both mentally and physically challenged kids. Mr. Menon
was Care And Share humanitarian award recipient in 1997.
18th February 2007
- Free medical camp for the early screening of Kidney
diseases, diabetes and hypertension was held at SCS
Menon Memorial Hall at Eloor, Kochi. 82 people attended
the camp and blood samples are sent for the analysis.
The expenses were shared by Melam Charities (www.melam.com/php/mvjm.php),
Care & Share and Roshan Eye Care Hospital (www.roshaneye.com).
Cochin Kidney Foundation (www.cochinkidneyfoundation.org)
president
Dr. Georgy. K. Nainan examined the patients.
7th January 2007
- Free medical camp for the early screening of Kidney
diseases was held at Mulanthuruthy, Kochi. The camp was
organized by YMens International, Mulanthuruthy Unit
and sponsored by Care & Share, Roshan Eye Care Hospital
(http://www.roshaneye.com) and Cochin Kidney Foundation
(www.cochinkidneyfoundation.org). A total of 250 people
attended the camp.
13th December 2006
- Care & Share visits Chellanam village Care & Share
officials visited Chellanam village in Kochi today to
check on the progress of the houses built (phase I) for
the tsunami affected victims. The 5 houses being built
are towards the end of the construction with the
sanitation and window doors pending. The houses are of
good quality and Rotary Club Global, Kochi has done a
good job in administering the work. In association with
Kerala Association of Washington (www.kaow.org)
Care & Share had donated $8000 towards the construction
cost.
14th November 2006
- Care & Share visits Chennayipara Ashramam Care &
Share officials visited the facility for homeless,
mentally and physically challenged people. This shelter
is home for more than 75 kids and around 300 adults. The
facility is very well run under the leadership of Fr.
George Kannamplackal who is the Director of the
institute; he also lives as one of the inmates.
5th November 2006
- Pallium India receives $10,000 support from Care &
Share During the humanitarian award ceremony held at
IMA hall, Care & Share donated $10,000 to Pallium India
(www.palliumindia.org)
to support its activities.
5th November 2006
- Dr. Rajagopal receives Care & Share humanitarian award
In a function held today at IMA Hall, Kochi, Dr.
Rajagopal received the award from public works minister
Sr. T. U. Kuruvilla. Dr. Rajagopal is a pioneer in the
field of pain & palliative care. He is now the Chairman
of Pallium India which works with other agencies to
develop Pain & Palliative care services for the Indian
sub-continent.
1st October 2006
- Care & Share to honor Dr. M. R.Rajagopal with
Humanitarian of the year 2006 award - Dr. M. R.
Rajagopal is a pioneer in the field of Pain & Palliative
care. He is one of the founders of Pain & Palliative
Care Society in Calicut Medical College with over 60
link centers in various parts of northern Kerala. The
society won the "Center of excellence" award from World
Health Organization(WHO) and has been a WHO
Demonstration Project in palliative care for the
developing world since 1996
(http://www.painandpalliativecare.org). He is currently
chairman of Pallium India which works with other
agencies to develop Pain & Palliative care services for
the Indian sub-continent. Humanitarian award ceremony is
scheduled on November 5th at IMA hall in Kochi, Kerala.
20th August 2006
The scheduled Care And Share free Eye camp hosted by
Dr.C.C.Prasad Memorial Cultural Study Centre was held
at Karimugal Community Hall in Kochi today. Dr.Roshan
George from Roshan Eye Care Hospital, Tripunithura lead
the volunteers and Ratheesh Opticals, Tripunithura
provided vision testing facilities. Apart from eye check
up for vision related diseases, camp provided other
facilities such as blood sugar, blood pressure, urine
albumin test, weight check etc. A total of 196 people
attended the camp.
Free eye glasses are
prescribed for selected 80 deserving patients and free
cataract surgery was prescribed to 22 other patients.
Cataract patients should produce fitness certificate
before surgery. Carbon and Chemical Company, Karimugal
volunteered to meet the expenses for 50 eye glasses;
rest of the cost was met by Care and Share.
13th August 2006
The fifth medical camp in SEEK program series was held
at YWCA Auditorium, Chittoor Road, Kochi today from 9am
to noon. A total of 57 people attended the camp.
5th July 2006
- Dr.Sachidananda Kammath, Vice President of Care And
Share Kerala Chapter is elected as the Secretary of
Indian Academy of Pediatric and Disability Group. Care
And Share heartily congratulates Dr.Kammath on his new
role and wishes him all the best to successfully lead
the organization.
11th June 06
We One Charity receives Care & Share support We
One Charity operating from Kalady, Kerala received
financial support from Care & Share today in a small
gathering of 30 people. Care & Share Kerala Chapter
President Mr.E.R.Menon hander over the fund to the
association president. We One Charity helps poor
patients in the locality to meet the medical expenses.
They were instrumental in getting drinking water to the
village on a regular basis. They were also successful to
get State Transport bus service to the village easing
the pain of students and other workers.
4th June 06
Scheduled multidiscipline camp was held today at
St.Sebastian Parish Hall at Kochu Kadavanthara, Kochi
from 9 AM to 1 PM. Facilities such as blood/urine tests,
blood pressure / weight checking, eye / vision tests etc
were provided. A total of 183 patients attended the
camp. Fr. Francis Desilva, Vicar of St.Sebastian Church
thanked the organizers, volunteers and doctors and
offered every support in their future ventures.
31st May 2006
Fund drive to support community member 10 days fund
drive of KAW ( Kerala Association of Washington
www.kaow.org )
in association with Care & Share to raise funds for a
Leukemia affected community member family ended today.
For further details please visit
http://www.kaow.org/viraj.htm
28th May 06
- "Santhwanam" receives
support from Care & Share - "Santhwanam" Pain &
Palliative care unit in Tanur, Malappuram District,
Kerala, India has received $2500 from Care & Share to
better serve the under privileged people in the locality
suffering from Cancer and other chronic diseases. The
fund will be used for various needs like medicines,
water beds, mobile clinics etc. The fund was sent to the
parent organization operating from Calicut Medical
college
www.painandpalliativecare.org and will be
allocated to "Santhwanam" on the project basis.
"Santhwanam" office bearers are working on a project
plan and will update Care & Share once the plan is
finalized.
26th May 06
- Chellanam Project for Tsunami Victims Update - Kerala
Association of Washington (KAW www.kaow.org) officials
have informed Care & Share that Chellanam project to
build houses for the Tsunami affected families will be
completed by the end of July. The fund ($8000) raised by
KAW in association with Care & Share will provide
housing for 5 families. 2 houses have been almost
completed and the rest are progressing very fast. The
cost of building one house is approximately INR 80,000
90,000. Care & Share would like to thank Rotary Club
Global, Cochin for driving the project in Chellanam
Village near Kochi district in Kerala, India.
14th May 06
- The third medical camp in SEEK program series was held
at University Colony, Kalamassery, Kochi. The camp was
inaugurated by the Local MLA Mr.Usuf at 9 AM and
Dr.Georgy K. Ninan from Cochin Kidney Foundation
provided the necessary guidance for the well functioning
of the camp. A total of 103 people attended the camp.
2nd April 06
- The report for the first SEEK camp held on 7th March
at Panagad has been received from the lab in Mumbai and
it reports that 26 people requires further
investigation. The cost for this investigation is
estimated to be around Rs.1000 per person. Care and
Share is working with labs and hospitals to get this
done at 50% of the cost. Care and Share is also working
on the financial aid to the needy people to cover the
discounted price.
The tentative date for the
next SEEK camp is
7th May.
This will be confirmed in the next few days.
7th March 06
- Care and Share Kerala Chapter in joint with Cochin
Kidney Foundation, Cheppanam Diabetic club and Harvard
Medical School (USA) - SEEK Project organized a medical
camp at Panagad on 7th March 2006 in connection with
World Kidney Day (9th March 2006). The camp was held at
Rural Health Centre Panangad, Kochi (now run by Lekshmi
Hospital Ernakulam) from 6 AM to 10 AM. The main
participants were the residents of Kumbalam Grama
Panchayath which includes 17 Wards. All the Ward
members, Care and Share Kerala Chapter team, Cochin
Kidney Foundation officials and Dr.Ajay K. Singh were
present in the camp. Dr.Ajay K Singh is a Kidney
specialist and also a Harvard Medical School Faculty. He
is a Member of Nation Kidney Foundation and drives
Screening and Early Evaluation of Kidney Disease (SEEK)
program in India. 100 persons were accommodated for
drawing blood and collecting urine sample. The tests
will be conducted in Mumbai and details with the test
result analysis will be soon sent.
Villagers were much
enthusiastic about the camp and were in the queue right
from 5:30 AM. The fasting blood and urine were drawn for
analysis. Refreshments were provided after the blood
drawl. An awareness program with the aid of audio visual
means was also held as part of the camp. A public
meeting was organized by Care and Share at the close of
the camp.
Dr.Ajay K. Singh spoke on
the SEEK project and expressed much satisfaction on the
enthusiasm shown to the program by the rural population
especially women. A large group of women actively
participated in the camp. A total of 500 persons are
planned to covered through SEEK program. 4 more similar
camps will be held soon with the help of local Diabetic
Clubs. The date and venue of the subsequent camps under
SEEK Project will be finalized shortly.
During the evening there
was a another awareness program organized at Hotel Le
Meridian where a large number of invitees were present.
Care and Share Kerala Chapter President welcomed the
gathering. Dr.Ajay K.Singh spoke on awareness specially
in India which has become a necessity as per the
statistics available about the fast spreading Chronic
Kidney Disease. IMA Cochin, Cochin Kidney Foundation,
and many charitable organizations also participated in
the program. Chairman Great Cochin Development Authority
presided on the occasion.
You may find the following article by Dr.Ajay K. Singh
useful:
Diabetes And
Kidney Disease In India
Dr. Ajay K. Singh
http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=2548
19th February 06
- Care and Share Diabetic Club at Cheppanam organized a
talk with the support of audio visual aids by Dr.Georgy
K.Nainan on Diabetes and what all things common man
should be aware of. Mr.Jesudas of Nova Nordisk medical
suppliers also spoke on the topic. Dr.Nainan spent
sufficient time to interact with the audience to clarify
their doubts and everyone enjoyed the meet. It was
decided that there will be a bi-monthly meet with a talk
followed by discussion and interaction with the
audience.
15th January 06
- Scheduled Free Eye Camp was held today at Cochin
University Colony, Thrikkakara Village at 9 AM. The camp
was formally declared open by the Chairperson
Kalamassery Municipal Council. A Total of 284 patients
including men, women and children turned up for
treatment. There were maximum cases of Allergy [which is
seasonal in Kerala], Diabetes, and other Eye Diseases
and Vision defects.
60 poor deserving patients
have been selected for distribution of free eye glasses
on 19th February at the same place at 11 AM. Blood sugar
was checked in the case of 89 persons. 5 patients have
been asked to attend the Hospital [Roshan Eye Care
Hospital] as they were found to require detailed
checkup. 6 patients - poor and deserving have been
selected for free Cataract Surgery and dates given to
them subject to their producing Medical Fitness
Certificate before surgery.
The Camp was very much
appreciated by all the patients since it was for the
first time they got a chance to get so much of medical
support at their door. The villagers included Autoriksha
Drivers, Vegetable Vendors, menial workers, Rag pickers,
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