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POLIO PATIENTS IN NEED OF CORRECTIVE SURGERY

The Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (SDMH) Outreach Initiative aims to reach out to the needy and underprivileged members of society. We do this by organizing Monthly Health and Rehabilitation Camps as also through numerous other endeavors. These have been organized for almost two years now. Click here to see the pictures of Rehabilitation Camps.

In the last camp at Tilonia (in Ajmer district) on 10-11 July 2010, a total of 78 patients, mostly amputees and polio victims, reported for rehabilitation. Seven of them could be fitted with artificial limbs in situ. Measurements were taken for another 30 complex cases for fitting limbs/polio calipers at SDMH. The cost of fitting limbs/polio calipers is being born by the hospital.

There were also 10 young patients, mostly below 35 years of age, suffering from post polio paralysis with fixed joint deformity in lower limbs, needing corrective surgery to make them ‘Locomotive Disability Free’. These patients have a long residual life ahead of them. In order to enable them to lead a life of hope, dignity and respect, surgery is the recommended line of action. On an average, each surgery costs Rs. 50,000/- and, thus, a sum of Rs 5 lacs is involved. All patients are from extremely poor families, and are not in a position to bear the cost of surgery.

In the recent past, SDMH management has undertaken various social and charity initiatives, and more are on the cards. We have funded corrective surgeries and treatment for a number of paraplegic cases from certain NGOs as also in the case of patients from the previous camp (in May 2010) at Sawai Madhopur. Through this blog we wish to reach out to potential donors for help in alleviating the suffering of unfortunate polio victims. Please let us know if you wish to sponsor such surgery or make any donation to give new hope to such patients. Donation may be forwarded in favour of Durlabhji Outreach Trust, and is the same exempted under section 80 G of the IT Act 1961. Alternatively, the amount may be given directly to the patients, under intimation to us. You can mail us at sdmhadm@hotmail.com or call us at 99296-07041, 99296-07081.

Details of these patients are given at Appendix.