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VISION:
ESAF HEALTH CARE seeks to build a just, fair and healthy society by making world-class HEALTH CARE services available, accessible and affordable to the rural and semi-urban poor.
MISSION:
ESAF HEALTH CARE delivers excellent HEALTH CARE services to the poor through health education, counseling, health insurance and a chain of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, diagnostic labs, Ayurvedic treatment centers, and training centers in locations with least HEALTH CARE facilities.
Our Projects in HEALTH CARE:
Santhwana Project:
A project to love people living with HIV/AIDS
- Home-based care and counseling.
- Medical support.
- Educational support for Children.
- Get-together for families.
- Income-generation projects.
ESAF Hospital and Research Centre, Thachampara, Palakkad:
Deenabandhu is a 42 years old, 100-bedded hospital which is the only hospital with like facilities betweem Palakkad and Perinthalmanna(a stretch of 70 km).
Specialty Departments:
- General Medicine-General Surgery.
- Orthopedics.
- Obstetrics &Gynecology.
- Pediatrics-Pediatric Surgery-dermatology.
- Dentistry.
- Physiotherapy.
- Ayurvedic Centre.
X-Ray Service, ECG, Automated Laboratory,24 hours Ambulance services.
Community Health, Health Insurance plan.
School of Nursing-KNC and INC approved -GNM course
This hospital, which has been a blessing to thousands of people in and around Thachampara including the tribal communities of Attappadi, was on the verge of closure due to poor management. ESAF HEALTH CARE took over this hospital in April 2007 with the intention of developing it into a multi-specialty rural hospital.
Unity Hospital, Kozhinjampara, Palakkad:
Unit hospital is a 50-bedded hospital at Kozhinjampara (a small town 35km. south-east of Palakkad on the Palakkad-Pollachi road) has all the basic facilities. A population of more than one lakh living in 4 panchayaths, depend on this hospital for their medical needs. ESAF HEALTH CARE has taken over this hospital in April 2008 with a plan to develop it into a multi-specialty rural hospital.
Primery HEALTH CARE Centers:
Currently, ESAF HEALTH CARE manages three Primary HEALTH CARE Centers where poor patents get special discounts in consultation, lab fee and medicines. Each centre has a general clinic, specialty clinic, diagnostic lab and pharmacy.
ESAF Health Care plans to open more primary health Centers to provide better medical facilities to rural poor.
Move to North India:
ESAF HEALTH CARE is in discussions with the Health Ministry of Jarkhand regarding the take over of a newly built hospital building at Kathikund in Dumka district of Jarkhand. Other than the Government hospital, there is no other hospital in Dumka district which has a population of 11, 06,521.
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ESAF Launches IInd Phase of Nirmal Jeevadhara
ESAF Launched second Phase of Nirmal Jeeva Dhara in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in partnership with Water.org, USA an organization supported by PepsiCo Foundation.
The 2nd phase launching ceremony was organized in Chennai. Mr. Rich Thorsten, Director of International Program, Water.org was...
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ESAF donates Cooking Gas Stove
ESAF donated a cooking gas connection and stove to Snehasanthwanam, an organization of people living with HIV. In a function held at the Snehasanthwanam center at Palakkad on Aug 24, 2011, Jacob Samuel, Director-Healthcare handed over the stove and the accessories to the office bearers of Snehasanthwanam. Biju E.J, Are...
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ESAF sponsoring newspapers to Police Stations
As part of 100th anniversary of Kerala Kaumadi, ESAF joined hands with the daily to sponsor newspapers to selected Police Stations in Thrissur and Palakkad. The launch of the program was held in Thrissur City Police Commissioner’s Office. K. Paul Thomas Managing Director, ESAF Microfinance inaugurated the program by ha...
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MFIs visit ESAF to understand Producer Company
In order to gather awareness on Producer Company, authorities of different South Indian based MFIs - BSS, Samasta and Apex Abhisek visited ESAF along with Ramanathan, Retd. CGM, NABARD. K. Paul Thomas, Managing Director, ESAF Microfinance welcomed the gathering and expressed his happiness on the Producer Company model ...
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ESAF Celebrates Independence Day 2011
ESAF branches across the country celebrated the 64th Independence Day with great zeal and gaiety on Aug 15, 2010. At the Head Office, K. Paul Thomas, Managing Director, ESAF Microfinance, hoisted the National Flag in a colorful ceremony organized at the premises of Hepzibah Complex, Mannuthy. During his Independence Da...
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ESAF Livable Cities Project gaining momentum
ESAF in association with Health Bridge Canada has initiated advocacy and networking with local Governments in Nagpur and Bangalore to make these cities child and pedestrian friendly. Shrinking spaces in the cities, growing pollution and lack of free spaces such as parks and playgrounds are making children in the urban ...
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ESAF Central Zone organizes 'Arogyam'
ESAF Central Zone organized a 2-day training program (Arogyam) on Women's Health on July 9th and 10th, 2011. 18 staff members of ESAF participated in the TOT session led by K.S. Rao & Dr. Somitra Dutta. The program focused on topics like Hygiene, Child birth, Nutrition, Precaution at the time of pregnancy and Steps...
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ESAF, Implementing partner for Home Herbal Garden project
ESAF was selected as an implementing partner for Home Herbal Garden Project in the districts of Kottayam and Eranakulam. On behalf of ESAF, ESAF Swasraya Producers Company Ltd (ESPCL) is responsible for implementing the project, which is sponsored by State Medicinal Plant Board and Dept. of Health and Family Welfare,...
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ESAF, implementing partner for National Amla Mission project
ESAF was selected as an implementing partner for National 'Amla Mission in Palakkad and Eranakulam districts. The mission is aimed to propagate the importance of cultivating Gooseberries (Nelly). On behalf of ESAF, ESAF Swasraya Producers Company Ltd., (ESPCL) is responsible for implementing the project sponsored by St...
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ESAF Celebrates 19th Foundation Day
ESAF celebrated 19th Foundation Day on March 11, 2011. The Program held at Ollukara Society Hall (Mannuthy, Thrissur) was inaugurated by Dr. K. Mohandas, Vice chancellor, Kerala University of Health and Allied Sciences. ESAF Eye Donation Forum was also launched on the occasion.
K. Paul Thomas, Founder and Exec...
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