Every Second Counts: Quick Responses Matter! Mobile Clinic Programme of BREADS

Recently, the mobile clinic team from the Don Bosco Centre for Social Action and Movement in Bidar had an impactful encounter at a time of emergency.  

On the way to Jambagi village in Bidar taluka for their field visit, the team chanced upon an accident in Kandgoal involving three individuals from Soraly village, who were waiting for an ambulance to arrive. The victims had been informed that the ambulance would take an hour to reach them. Understanding the urgency, our trained medical team quickly provided first aid to the injured and then transported them to the Brims Hospital in Bidar for additional treatment.

Thanks to the team’s prompt professional response, the injured could access the medical treatment they required at the earliest. As they left the hospital, the accident victims expressed their heartfelt gratitude to our Mobile Clinic team, praising our efforts and commitment to serving the community. As the incident establishes, health services are very hard to access in certain parts of rural Karnataka. BREADS-supported mobile clinics in Bidar, Kalaburagi, Davanagere and Devadurga in Raichur districts address this very issue; currently reaching 85 remote underserved villages and thandas with primary community health services. Each month, 600-1000 sick individuals benefit from this initiative in each district.  Medical camps are organised in collaboration with Primary Health Centre (PHC) centres and taluk-level hospitals. Advocacy is a key component, promoting government health services and educating villagers about public health care options. These efforts raise awareness of government services for prenatal and postnatal care, free vaccination and immunisation programmes, nutrition support for malnourished children and adolescent health support. As a result, communities are better empowered to seek proper medical care rather than resorting to superstitious practices.

Health education promotes awareness on the prevention of diseases and the importance of personal hygiene and clean surroundings. Awareness about HIV/ AIDS and the impact of addictive habits is created among the community.   Volunteers from the villages are trained to be paramedics to assist the Mobile Clinic team and the villagers. They also contact the team in emergencies.

Thanks to our dedicated teams for their invaluable service! Supported by BREADS, they take healthcare to the peripheries, serving thousands of underprivileged villagers.