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HEALTHCARE
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Making quality healthcare affordable and accessible has been the objective of the
Trust ever since its inception. The Trust has initiated several activities that
benefit the rural and urban poor. Apart from organizing health camps and health
awareness programmes, the Trust also distributes medicines to economically weaker
sections of the society.
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Focus Areas of the Trust in Health Care
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Medical Camp
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Medical Awareness programme
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Medial Aid for under privileged
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Blood donation camp
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Medical Camp
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Medical camps especially for people in rural areas are organized by the Trust. Specialists
from recognized hospitals carry out various diagnostic tests free of cost. Medicines
are also distributed free.
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Medical Awareness programme
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The Trust organizes Anemia awareness programmes and general health check-up especially
for women.
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Medical Aid for under-privileged people
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The Trust sponsors medical expenses for critical illness and surgeries for a number
of under-privileged persons. It has spread its donation of medicines to aged and
poor patients suffering from cancer, leprosy, defects of the heart/ kidney, mental
illness and other major disorders.
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Blood donation camps
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The Trust conducts blood donation camps, wherein a number of people voluntarily
come forward to donate blood. The blood collected at these camps are being given
to poor people at free of cost through hospitals like JIPMER.
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Initiatives
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2009-2010
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Medical Aid sponsored to Mr. P. Kumar.
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Medical Aid given to Mr. Nagaiyan for his blood cancer treatment.
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Medical Aid given to Mr. Ganesh towards eye operation.
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Medical Aid given to Mr. Velu towards cardiology treatment.
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2008-2009
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Medical Awareness Programme - The Trust sponsored an Anemia Awareness Programme
for women. Over 490 women benefited from this programme. The results were shared
by Dr. Umashankar (Retd). of JIPMER Hospital. It was found that most of the women
were suffering from Anemia. Counseling was given by the doctor about healthy eating
habits to improve the Hemoglobin count in the blood.
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Medical Aid for under-privileged - (Beneficiaries)
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Mr. Ken H. Haja residing at Chennai for systemic hypertension.
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Heart surgery for Mr. Rangasamy, a poor carpenter in Pondicherry.
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Mr. Giridharan, an employee of a private company for kidney transplantation.
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Mr. Anthonisamy of Thidivanam, Tamil Nadu, a poor farmer for foot injury and follow
up medical treatment.
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Mrs. Tamilselvi who had blood infection.
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Blood Donation Camp - Sriram Charitable Trust and Integra Software Services
Pvt. Ltd conducted a Blood Donation Camp in collaboration with JIPMER Hospital,
Pondicherry. Around 100 employees of Integra participated in the camp and donated
Blood. The team from JIPMER headed by Dr.Subbiah who is in-charge of the blood bank
of JIPMER collected blood from the donors in a safe & hygiene manner. The blood
collected during the camp was deposited in the blood bank of JIPMER and supplied
to poor patients free of cost.
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