Health Check up and Medical Camp for families of Miners
Description
Description
200 families of coal miners would be checked and diagnosed for the chronic diseases and health issues caused by mining.
Implementation of the Project/Activity
The students of Sri Devaraj Urs medical college are going to organize a day long Free Medical camp in the village Champion reef, kolar gold fields (KGF) on 13 th June 2012 from 10am onwards and medicines would be distributed to the needy for free.
Specialist consultants from the departments like medicine , surgery, gyarnocology, surgery paediatrics etc will be screening the patients wine the help of around 100 final year Students of the college.
The camp is aimed at helping the villagers ofChampion reef which is inhabited by the previously coal miner families who are suspected to be suffering from various endemic diseases due to the previous mining activity In the area.
Partners
Climate Leaders India Network, Sri Devraj Urs University, Sri Devraj Urs Medical College (Kolar, India), Road to Rio+20
SDGS & Targets
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SDG 14 targets covered
Deliverables & Timeline
Free Health Check up for over 200 families related to mining in Kolar area
Free distribution of medicines for diagnosed diseases/ problems
Resources mobilized
Financing (in USD)
1000
In-kind contribution
Medicines and health checkup equipment from SDUMC
Staff / Technical expertise
Students of SDUMC and Coordinators of Climate Leaders India Network
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Timeline
01 January 1970 (start date)
13 June 2012 (date of completion)
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Geographical coverage
Kolar, Karnataka, India
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Contact Information
Ravi Theja Muthu, National Coordinator, Climate Leaders India Network