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Other Health Related Activities and Achievements
- Immunization Programme in 10 hamlets.
- Curative care and care of the handicapped children. No person
suffering from any kind of sickness is neglected. Manageable
sicknesses are treated with herbal medicines and magnets, some with
alopathy.
Care for Handicapped Children - seven handicapped children were taken
to the right place for proper treatment. Children of 8 to 10
years of age were crawling on the ground. It is a pleasure to
see them looking happy, walking on their legs now.
- Health education, individually as well as in groups. Linkages
developed with Government and Community for Health Care Programme:-
a) Government hospital, Purnea - for preventive vaccines,
medicines, articles and curative care of different sicknesses.
b) Bihar Voluntary Health Association; Catholic Hospital
Association, India; Catholic Hospital Association, Bihar, India.
c) Child Rehabilitation Centre - Pakur and Calcutta Centre of
handicapped children.
d) Civil authorities' blocks, Heads of Departments for
information and help.
Sister Cecile made the group of village women her target, walked great
distances to meet them on time. The local villagers accept and
respect her as a member of thekir families due to the recognition she has
been able to establish in their hearts with her affectionate dealing with
each and everyone. A hard working and enthusiastic, Sister Cecile,
always in pleasant disposition, is committed to render services to the
people. Since she is so close to the people, they seek her advice
concerning family problems as well. This is the way Saint Angela's
spirit is alive in our midst.
At Kundli, Sahebganj, her contribution towards the treatment of
patients suffering from Kalazar has been great. Once at a seminar of
VHAB while speaking about the miseries of the people, she became so
emotional that the Chief Director of the Health Department, who was
present there decided at once to visit her area. He took along with
him the highest authority of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases
and Dr. C.P. Thakur. People of Kundli have benefited enough from her
efforts.
As a successful social worker she has empowered the women in
recognizing their identity. We hope that all of us social workers
will receive inspiration from such a personality committed to the service
of humanity.
Sr. Cecile used to come to Purnea from Barhara-Raniganj to see the
hostel children as there was no nurse at U.C.Purnea from 1991. She
started vaccination in Raniganj, Purnea and Basantpur Schools. She
extended her services to other schools also when she came to Purnea -
Satmi, Gopalpur and Kisanganj. She was treating sick children as
well as people from outside.
Sister started to visit villages also. In the beginning she
contacted the headman of the village first in order to introduce her
programme of vaccination to pregnant mothers and children below 5.
This was the entry point to enter into the village and establish
relationship with them. She also gave medicines to the sick people
in the village.
After struggling 5 years, she obtained vaccines from the Government
hospital. Now there is no problem of getting medicines from them as
well as their services.
The Project areas under her supervision are the following:
- The School Health Programme.
- Instruction on Health - Personal Hygiene, N.F.P., Naturopathy to
individuals and groups.
- Taking care of the Handicapped children - at present there are 16
children.
- Taking part in the National Health Programme like Polio Eradication.
- Collaborating with Health activities in the diocese.
- Preparing village women leaders by means of introducing saving
schemes.
Achievements
- Confidence of the people gained in the villages.
- Financial support from the Health Board.
- Obtaining of vaccines from the Government.
Ursuline Sister Doctors
- Sister Dr. Ursula George: M.B.B.S. in R.M.C.H., Ranchi, from
1969-1975.
P.G. - M.S. (General Surgery) from Banaras Hindu University, U.P. from
1978-1981
practice in Obstetrics in Banaras and Holy Family Hospital, Mandar.
- Sister Dr. Mary Grace Kujur: M.B.B.S.,
D.G.O. from St. John's Medical College, Bangalore from 1975-1980
P.G. - Obstetrics and Gynaecology from General Medical College and
Hospital, Vienna (Austria) in 1994.
- Sister Dr. Jessy John : M.B.B.S., from St. John's
Medical College, Bangalore from 1973 to 1979.
P.G. - Obstetrics and Gynaecology from General Medical College and
Hospital, Vienna (Austria) in 1994.
- Sister Dr. Jacinta Baxla: M.B.B.S., from Rajendra
Medical College Hospital, Ranchi from 1978 to 1983.
P.G. - Paediatrics, Rajendra Medical College Hospital, Ranchi, from
1988 to 1990.
- Sister Dr. Pushpa Kujur: M.B.B.S., from Rajendra
Medical College, Hospital, Ranchi from 1982 to 1989.
P.G. - Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Rajendra Medical College
Hospital, Ranchi from 1997 to 19999.
- Sister Dr. Eileen Kujur: M.B.B.S., from St.
John's Medical College, Bangalore from August 1986 to January 1992
P.G. - M.S. in General Surgery from P.M.C.H. from June 1996 to June
1999.
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