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
