Free epilepsy Detection and Treatment Camp , Nandurbar .3Feb 2013

 

Free Epilepsy Detection & Treatment Camp-11 Civil Hospital, Nandurbar on 03rd February, 2013

The Free Epilepsy detection & treatment camp was organized by Epilepsy Foundation India

in association with the National Rural Health  Mission (NRHM) on 03/02/2013 at Civil

Hospital, Nandurbar. The team started from Mumbai at 3pm & reached Nandurbar 1am

night.

The camp started at 9.00am with the CME lecture by Dr. Nirmal Surya which was attended

more than 50 delegates, which included doctors, nurses & paramedical staff of Civil Hospital,

Nandurbar in presence of Hon. Shri. Vijaykumar Gavit (Medical Education Minister) & Dr. H.

R. Borse (C.S). He also inaugurated the camp officially by cutting the ribbon after the CME.

The  entire team of Neurologists  and Pediatrician & Physician were from Mumbai, Dhule,

Surat & Ahmadabad assisted by local physicians, Pediatrician & Psychiatrist.

The Patients had  come from nearby villages & district and a total number of 226 Patients

suffering from Epilepsy were examined by the team of doctors which included Students from

various schools in and around Nandurbar accompanied by their teachers & School Health

worker.

Many students from various schools in and around Nandurbar who were suffering from

Epilepsy were accompanied by their teachers & School Health worker for the management.

An  EEG room was set up with 4 EEG Machines with 5 technicians & total numbers of 67

Patient’s EEG were recorded, out of which 85% EEG were Abnormal.

The  CT scan was done free for 30 patients. Every Patient’s data was recorded for future

reference and follow up. A Team of clinical  Psychologist, Physiotherapist,  Occupation

Therapist & Speech Therapy from Mumbai were also present to evaluate & treat patients &

they treated 139 Patients. One patient had Large Brain tumor on CT Scan who has been

transferred to Bombay Hospital for free surgical treatment.

Therapeutic drug monitoring of 30 tests was done with the help of Metropolis, Mumbai.

patients were given 3 months  free medication. Epilepsy Foundation  has arranged 170

patients medicine with the help of various Pharma Companies (Intas, Novartis, Sun Pharma,

Ranbaxy & Sanofi Pharma).

The street play was done at 4 places including Civil Hospital, Nandurbar, Bus Stand, Railway

Station & Bazar.

The Social  worker has interviewed nearly 200 people about awareness on Epilepsy & the

data base was recorded in form of 15 question.

The Camp ended at 4.00pm & the team departed back to Mumbai.

Team of Doctors present at Nandurbar

Dr. Nirmal Surya (Neurologist, Mumbai)

Dr. Ravindra Lodha (Neurologist, Ahmadabad)

Dr. Ramesh Patankar (Neurologist, Mumbai)

Dr. Kishore Padsala (Neurologist, Surat)      

Dr. Santosh Kondekar (Pediatrician, Mumbai)

Dr. Nikhil Shah (Neurosurgeon, Dhule)

Dr. Ajit Harale (Physiotherapist, Mumbai)

Dr. Aparna Choudhary (Physiotherapist, Mumbai)

Dr. Arnavaz Dubash (Occupation Therapy, Mumbai)

Dr. Chaitrali Kulkarni (Occupation Therapy, Mumbai)

Dr. Pooja Thakkar (Speech Therapy, Mumbai)

 Dr. Trupti Khade (Speech Therapy, Mumbai)

Ms. Aarti Sharma (Clinical Psychologist, Mumbai)

Social Worker

Mr. Pradeep Gupta , Mumbai

Mr. Padmakar Naik, Mumbai

Mr. Christopher Fernandez, Mumbai

Mr. Mohan Phatak, Pune

EEG technician

Mr. Rahul Ambadskar

Mr. Santosh Jagtap

Mr. J. P. Tulsankar

Mr. Suryakant Kadam

Team of Street Play

Mr. Kishore Dhadam

Mr. Naresh Jadhav

Mr. Pradeep Velude

Mr. Dilip Kamble

Miss. Supriya Lavate

Supporting Team

Mr. Akhilesh Jaiswal

Mr. Mahesh Pawar

 Mr. Jagat Shukla

Mr. Bankim Shukla

Ms. Manisha Jain

 Mr. Shailesh Mahadik

Mr. Rohit Thakur