Sri Lanka: Primary Care Clinic Yayawatta
30 Days of Free Healthcare: Q2 2016
October 27, 2016
Stephney Minerva Fernando
Summary of Activities
During the second quarter of 2016, we saw an average of 22 patients per day, treating a total of 653 patients. The clinic was open 10 days each month, from 7:00 am to 11:00 am, to provide free healthcare services to the community of Yayawatta and Seenimodera in Tangalle, Sri Lanka, and the surrounding villages and communities of Palapotha, Kadurupokuna, and Seenimodera. This free health clinic is entirely a gift from Real Medicine Foundation, which has a heart to help our communities that suffer from the tsunami’s destruction and from poverty.
This project benefits 2 categories of patients:
- Community members in Yayawatta, who lost their livelihoods and loved ones in the tsunami
- Lower income families that live in the villages and communities around Yayawatta
Full Report
Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
April 2016
10 Days of Free Care
215 patients, 99 male and 116 female, were treated at the Real Medicine Clinic in April.
- 25% of the patients were treated for a fever,
- 25% were treated for back pain,
- 20% were treated for skin diseases,
- 20% were treated for hypertension, and
- 10% were treated for worm infestation.
May 2016
10 Days of Free Care
218 patients, 100 male and 118 female, were treated at the Real Medicine Clinic Yayawatta in May.
- 25% of the patients were treated for viral gastroenteritis,
- 25% were treated for hypertension,
- 15% were treated for rheumatoid arthritis,
- 15% were treated for ischemic heart disease,
- 10% were treated for skin diseases, and
- 10% (especially children) were treated for a viral cough and cold.
June 2016
10 Days of Free Care
220 patients, 102 male and 118 female, were treated at the Real Medicine Clinic in June.
- 30% of the patients were treated for viral influenza,
- 20% were treated for hypertension,
- 15% were treated for arthritis,
- 15% were treated for ischemic heart disease,
- 15% were treated for viral gastroenteritis, and
- 5% were treated for other diseases.
Background
& Objectives
Background
After completing Real Medicine’s immediate tsunami relief efforts at the Mawella Camp Clinic, a second clinic was opened in Yayawatta in October 2006. The clinic is open for 10 days each month to provide free healthcare services to the community of Yayawatta and Seenimodera in Tangalle, Sri Lanka, and the surrounding villages and communities of Palapotha, Kadurupokuna, and Seenimodera. With no resources to hire private transportation and no access to public transport, the clinic provides the only locally based medical care within the community, easily accessible and within walking distance of most villages and beneficiaries. To expand our reach to the surrounding communities, our primary health care clinic staff conducts off-site clinics at local schools and community centers to provide poor rural children with free checks-ups, and medicines.
Objectives
- Support the community with free, high quality healthcare services
- Approximately 94 tsunami-affected families and the surrounding communities in 4 villages: a population of 4,000.
- Help to create a healthy community, especially amongst the younger generation
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Numbers
Served
Direct Beneficiaries
A total of 653 patients were treated at the Real Medicine Clinic during this reporting period.
Indirect Beneficiaries
Approximately 4,000 people
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