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Vivekanada Girirjana Kalyana Kendra

last updated May 14, 2013

Overview

Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
1981
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Government
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Donor

Technology

Technology Used: 
Computer › Video-conference, Camera (Video/Photo)
Technology Purpose: 
Extending Geographic Access
Summary: 

This organization runs a hospital and provides a mobile medical unit for remote areas.

Program goals/rationale: 

This program aims to implement a comprehensive, holistic, need-based, gender & culture-sensitive, community -centered, system of health care integrating indigenous health traditions.

Key program components: 
  • 20 bedded Tribal Hospital with laboratory, X-ray and Operation Theatre providing free Medical care.
  • Telemedicine and screening for Rheumatic heart disease.
  • Mobile Medical Unit.
  • Community based preventive, promotive and rehabilitative programmes through local health workers.
  • Sickle cell anaemia research and screening work; Training programme for Dais, health workers and house surgeons.
  • Control/eradication of Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Epilepsy, Blindness, Cancer; Mental health, Dental health and Community Based Rehabilitation Programme.
  • Nutrition, Safe drinking water & Sanitation.
  • Traditional Medicines & Revitalization of Local Health Traditions.
  • Tribal Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) programme.
Program history: 

The VGKK was founded by Dr. H Sudarshan in 1981. VGKK believes in empowering tribal societies and achieving sustainable development through health, education, livelihood security and biodiversity conservation keeping their core culture intact.

Health care, specifically curative medical care, has been chief entry point of VGKK into the Soliga community. Even in this regard, it was a hard struggle to gain acceptance.

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