Sunday, January 18, 2009

Preventive Health Care inititiatives

There is a saying prevention is better than cure and we at Shree Public Charitable Trust believe in this. We give equal importance to preventing the occurance of diseases.

To give you a background on Preventive Healthcare,
Preventive Healthcare
Prevnetive health is the science of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, public and private organizations, communities and individuals. It is concerned with eradicating the threats to the overall health of a community by increasing the awareness of all the members of the community. In this context
Shree Public Charitable Trust is engaged in organizing periodical counselling Programs and awareness drives in various spheres of Public Health.

COUNSELLING PROGRAMS AND AWARENESS DRIVES
Infectious diseases are still the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in India, and also Southeast Asia region. They are still a major contributor to the global burden of the disease. Acute diarrhoeal diseases have been recognised as the major cause of morbidity, under-nutrition and mortality. Nearly 0.7 million children die every year due to diarrhoea. To prevent
infectious diseases and increase awareness about nutrition, cleanliness, personal hygiene and sanitation, counselling is provided to the under-privileged, illiterate, rural dwellers and women through appropriate counselling programs.

According to the Seventh All India Educational Survey of 2002, 3 percent of Indian children are physically or mentally challenged.
Shree Public Charitable Trust organizes Counselling Programs for specially challenged children like spastics, autistic children, children with learning disabilities, mentally retarded children etc. to diagnose their problems, counsel their families and route them to the appropriate supportive and care giving facilities.

The population of India has swelled to around 1 billion now. We have 2% of world area supporting around 17% of the world population. Also it is estimated that 2 – 3.1 million Indians have been infected with HIV/AIDS so far according to National AIDS Control Organization, India. Since there is no cure for AIDS, the emphasis continues to be on educating the masses, particularly the vulnerable groups about the causes of the disease.
To meet this need, Shree Public Charitable Trust organizes Free Counselling for family planning and HIV AIDS periodically.
Awareness campaigns are initiated for the youth on the ill effects of tobacco, alcohol, drug abuse etc.

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