About Operation Blessing Health Care Activities
Basic health care is a distant dream for most Indians in rural areas. Even as multi-specialty hospitals dot the Metropolitan cities of India, people in remote villages do not have any access to medical facilities and facilities like roads and potable drinking water. Many have no other option but to take a sick person to herbal medicine practitioners or witch doctors. Without medical facilities health conditions have worsened and in many cases it has even resulted in death. Operation Blessing medical teams travel far and wide in India to provide the much needed health care. The teams are fully equipped with an ECG machine, portable x-ray equipment, laboratory testing kit and a dental unit. With these high tech equipments OB has been able to carry out tests, diagnose the problem correctly and provide the best medicines for those who are unfortunate or will never have the opportunity to be treated for their ailments. Eye tests are also done through such camps and those who are in need of spectacles are provided one free of cost. During the camp de-worming medicines are given to every child. The team makes an effort to see that everyone in need is medically examined and provided treatment.
Until 15th May 2008 OBI has conducted 3,264 free medical camps and 12,63,741 needy people were provided with dental, eye care and general medical services including free lab tests and medicines. 2,911 cataract surgeries were done. 61,663 spectacles were given.
Samrajyamma – A New Pair of Eyeglasses for me!
Samrajyamma and her husband Anjaiah live in Peddapulivarru village in Andhra Pradesh. Both of them are old. All their children have married and live in other villages...
The Blessing of Food to the Hungry
Incessant rains for five days wreaked havoc across the state of Andhra Pradesh causing flash floods, inundating low-lying areas and throwing normal life out of gear. The twin cities received a record 13.6 cms rainfall on Friday...
Delhi – OBI gives them a reason to SMILE
During the rainy season the slum-dwellers of Kalyanpuri in Delhi find it very difficult to manage their health problems. Due to their poor living conditions, lack of income and lack of education many of them have serious health…
Kishannath Lenka – Grateful for an X-ray
Kishannath works as a daily wage worker at the water pipeline works. He is the only bread winner for his family of seven, he has 2 daughters and 3 sons. It was with great difficulty that he got his eldest daughter married. All...
Karnail Kaur – I Suffered in Silence
50 year Karnail Kaur had a serious problem but she didn’t want to tell her family about it. She felt it was better to keep them out of the tension. They already had enough problems and this would only add on to it. It was six...
Gurvinder Kaur – Told to stay away from others
Gurvinder was a very playful girl. Her family affectionately called her ‘Gurvi’. She was such an active girl that everyone knew that she could be found playing in the streets. She attended the local Govt. school and was regular....
Brahmam – ‘Poor vision affected my work’
Brahmam is a carpenter who lives in a small village called Gudumilla. He had come to this village about 45 years ago. He started working as a carpenter to make a living. Brahmam has two sons and a two daughters....