Medical Team

Mobile Hospital: AID India started its medical team on 5-sep-2008. A mobile hospital (on jeep) was initiated by Indus Creative Vision an Organization headed by Mr.Shankar of Saharsa in collaboration with our team, with an understanding that it will provide 1doctor (either from private or govt. deputed), 1 pharmacist and we shall provide vehicle, diesel, volunteer and medicine.

This mobile hospital was successful with one mobile hospital consisting of 1 doctor, 1 assistant cum pharmacist and 2 volunteer from 5/9/08 to 15/9/08, were in from 11th to 13th September two mobile hospital was on roll.

Indus Creative Vision handed over its concept of mobile hospital to AID-Bihar with an understanding that the team can perform the work in well manner for remaining days, eventually Indus were unable to get doctors, since there was shortage of doctors for flood relief work.

AID India mobilized doctors, medicine from within, and outside Bihar state. With its effort AID-Bihar was able to mobilize a team of doctors from Lions club of Madras (Chennai, Tamilnadu) consisting of six Doctors, one pharmacist, three volunteers, which arrived in Saharsa on 18/9/08. AID-Bihar organized Pathargat and Triveniganj Blocks, from19th to 23rd sep 2008. The team finally camp with alarming report, which is given below:

AID-Bihar mobilized medicines from various source apart from buying in market as per the need. The major donors in terms of medicines are Goonj (Ngo) - Saharsa, District administration – Saharsa (Bihar), Lions Club - Saharsa, Mr.Vivek of Delhi, and Lions Club – Chennai. The information regarding, list of medicine and quantity is enclosed attachment.

Lions club doctor’s team in Medical camp:

Skin infection found in medical camp:

Dr.Sai Lakshmi of CIOSA, Chennai

AID- Bihar medical team with Saharsa District Collector:

Some experience from medical camp:

1. Dr.Sai Lakshmi, refered a victim with severe dehydration to govt. hospital in an Ambulance (108 –EMRI service) which had follow up and client reported to be safe.
2. A delivery case was taken immediately to hospital from the flood-affected village.
3. One village surprisely reported with very less number of lose motion. The team came to know that govt. had provided water purifier tablet, which had very good impact and the rate of water born disease was under control.
4. Doctors of Lions club of madras did suturing in their medical camp in Triveniganj.

From the desk of Dharmendra:

• In the initial stage, our works were independent and we got many new individual friends.
• Later when we started working with NGO’s we came to know new groups and our contact circle enlarged with strong relationship & network.
• We started our work with unskilled volunteers, but on later part, we got technical support from Priya Ranjan and Abishek of US and AID-Chennai, who helped us to update our information on website.
• Meanwhile Balaji visit made more helpful in strengthening our task. Selva of AID – Delhi also helped in forming the relief team in Bihar.
• And person like Vivek (volunteer from Delhi), by seeing our blog (on web) came down to Bihar and stayed with us for 3 days and helped us to streamline our work in more systematic, practical and functional method, in simple way to help the team with the experience he had. Oliver from AID-Chennai helped us in documenting the relief work.