CONDUCT OF MEDICAL CAMPS

• Treated more than 3000 persons in various health camps
• Health check up for heart diseases and cancer to a few thousands of people
• Referred more than 2500 people to Government Hospitals for treatment of various diseases

Training On Naturopathy And Yogic Science

Under the Department of Ayush Programme, the Organisation trained forty women SHG members mobilised from rural areas equipping them with knowledge and skill on naturopathy treatment and yogic sciences in Kalapatti Town Panchayat in the year 2002-2003.
IMPACT: Trained SHG members are practicing naturopathy in their villages.

HIV/ AIDS Prevention, Control, Care And Support

• COODU has provided Care and Support services through its 10-bedded facility for People Living with HIV/ AIDS (PLHAs) covering a wide spectrum of activities including basic services – food and nutrition, shelter; education services - treatment literacy and treatment adherence; psycho-social services - counselling and referrals;
• Medical services – diagnosis and treatment for Opportunistic Infections and drugs/ medicines and referrals for Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART);
• Recreational services – resource-cum-documentation centre for PLHA with facilities such as television, DVD, audio players and indoor games;
• Bereavement services – assisting in funeral of PLHA;
• Psychological support to PLHA and their families. The project focused on reducing stigma and discrimination and enabling PLHA lead better quality lives through proper care and support.
• Focus was on Yoga. Meditation and Psychological counselling for improving life span and reducing mental agony faced by PLHA.
• Among the project personnel appointed in COODU Community Care Centre, most of the staff are People Living with HIV/ AIDS (PLHA), thus adhering to the principles of Greater Involvement of People with AIDS (GIPA). This indicates that PLHA are being empowered by COODU and integrated into planning and making decisions that have a direct influence on PLHA.
• PLHAs living smoother lives without suffering.
• 1134 male and 940 female totaling 2074 PLHAs treated at care home.
• Psycho-social support to 2074 families of PLHAs.
• Yoga training to 174 PLHAs.