JRDT ( Joseph Rural Development Trust } is a small charity working in Tamil Nadu, Southern India.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

A successful eye and dental camp, 26/01/2012 (pics)




Eye and Dental camp on 26 January 2012 (report)

Eye and Dental camp at Manampathy Kandigai on 26 January 2012



JRDT organized a free eye and dental camp held in the main school building in Manamapthy Kandigai village. It started at 10am and went on till almost 2pm when lunch was served to the, by then, tired volunteer doctors. The hard working medical team did check-ups for 340 people from Manampathy Kandigai and the 6 surrounding villages.



The majority of the patients were of retirement age and beyond, and of this age group 34 people were booked in to undergo cataract surgery on 4th February. All patients designated for surgery would be provided with free transport from Manampathy Kandigai to the hospital in Chennai and returned safely thereafter.



160 people were diagnosed with the need for glasses, these are also provided free of charge and are to be distributed on the morning of the 8th of February at the church in Manampathy Kandigai once they have been tailor made to suit each individual’s needs.



JRDT would like to thank all workers and volunteers involved for making it possible for this day to go ahead with such success.



Most of all a big heart felt thank you is given to the sponsors A-S-B and SISTER from Germany and of course The Singhvi Charitable Trust for all their hard work, essential expertise and contributions without which the event would not be possible.

Friday, January 27, 2012

We hope to have some new posts soon. Work is proressing well.

Watch this space!