Sri Lanka: Primary Care Clinic Yayawatta
Consistently Providing Care: Q2 2015
July 31, 2015
Stephney Minerva Fernando
Summary of Activities
The clinic was open 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.
Patients received treatment for:
- Conjunctivitis
- Hypertension
- Viral Influenza
- Viral Gastroenteritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Joint Pain
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Worm Infestation
- Skin Diseases
Full Report
Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
April 2015
10 Days of Free Healthcare
214 patients were treated at Real Medicine Clinic in April.
- 50% of the patients were treated for viral influenza,
- 20% were treated for rheumatoid arthritis,
- 10% were treated for ischemic heart disease,
- 10% (especially elderly patients) were treated for hypertension, and
- 10% were treated for skin diseases.
May 2015
10 Days of Free Healthcare
217 patients were treated at Real Medicine Clinic in May.
- 50% patients were treated for viral influenza,
- 20% were treated for joint pain,
- 10% were treated for hypertension,
- 10% were treated for ischemic heart disease, and
- 10% were treated for worm infestation.
June 2015
10 Days of Free Healthcare
214 patients were treated in June.
- 20% of the patients were treated for conjunctivitis,
- 20% were treated for viral influenza,
- 20% were treated for hypertension,
- 15% were treated for viral gastroenteritis,
- 15% were treated for rheumatoid arthritis, and
- 10% were treated for ischemic heart disease.
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
645 patients were treated at the Real Medicine Clinic during this reporting period.
Indirect Beneficiaries
Approximately 4,000 people
Success
Stories
Shehani
Age: 18
Shehani, from Yayawatta, is a direct beneficiary of Real Medicine Foundation.
Treated for conjunctivitis.
Madubhasha
Age: 11
Madubahasha is an indirect beneficiary of Real Medicine Foundation.
Treated for conjunctivitis.
Rashini
Age: 6 months
Rashini had a high fever and she was screaming when she was brought to the clinic. We examined her and suspected that she was experiencing some abnormality of which the fever was merely a symptom. We immediately referred Rashini to the Base Hospital in Tangalle, where she underwent several tests and investigations.
Medical consultants at the hospital found that Rashini had meningitis. She was immediately admitted to the hospital and given intravenous treatment of antibiotics. Now Rashini is out of danger; thanks to the immediate referral from Real Medicine Clinic and the quick response of Base Hospital staff, Rashini’s life was saved.
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