Better Health for Karimadom

With the onset of monsoon, the Kerala society is on bed due to different illnesses owing to unhygienic conditions. Trivandrum district has hospitals overflowing with patients down with dengue and other dangerous illnesses with deaths being reported every day. Even in the midst of development in the erudite society of Kerala there is absolute failure in terms of waste management and hygiene. The health of Karimadom slum dwellers become vulnerable during the rainy season due to the fact that they do not have good homes and because of sewage entering their homes when the streets are flooded as their homes are built close to the open sewage of the city.

On 15^th June Trivandrum Don Bosco Veedu Society in collaboration with Arogya Keralam, and Fort Taluk Hospital conducted an awareness programme on health care and a half day medical camp.

The medical camp kicked off with an inaugural ceremony in which Fr. Francis Karackatt, the Rector of Trivandrum Don Bosco Veedu presided over and Mr. PS Nair, the ward counselor lighted the lamp. Dr. B Unnikrishnan, the DMO of Trivandrum District led the awareness classes after the inaugural ceremony. After the health and hygiene awareness classes, the medical camp started with three doctors and a paramedic to take care of the patients. Over 150 people from the colony attended the medical camp, underwent check up and received medication. The medical camp ended at 1.30 p.m.