J Watumull Global Hospital & Research Centre
Name: Community Healthcare & School/Children Nutritional & Health Support Program
Location: Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India
Number of Children: Education – 1671 Health Care – 3360
Manager: Dr. B. S. Deora, Advisor of Community Medical Services
Description: The project provides the distribution of school aids to students of remote village schools, and supports each school through the hiring of an extra teacher. A health component provides for regular health check-ups of school students and the distribution of medicine as well as nutritional supplements to needy students. The entire village population benefits as well through the distribution of medicine (via mobile clinics) and water connection in one school.
Services: Schoolchildren are distributed learning aids, nutritional supplements and undergo regular health check-ups. Sick villagers are distributed medications.
Goals: The program aims to improve the nutritional status of students by distributing supplements during schooling hours, which also encourages school attendance and reduces dropout rates. School aids enhance the children’s interest in the learning process and ensure that children have access to essential aids irrespective of their economic background. Health check-ups nip diseases in the bud and teach children about basic hygiene.
Recognition: The nutritional project for schoolchildren sponsored by CHI was short-listed in the Top Five of the Americares Foundation Spirit of Humanity Awards 2011.
Address:
Charu Bahri, Manager of Projects & Information Systems
Global Hospital & Research Centre
Delwara Road, Mount Abu 307501
