‘Adarsha Gramamu’ Program

‘Adarsha Gramamu’ is Sanskrit for Ideal Village. Our aim is to integrate health care in the village with its unique culture, environment, water, land and livestock: provide training and skills for mother and newborn care, early identification and management of communicable and non-communicable disease, and optimize nutrition based on local culture and produce. These services are delivered in remote tribal areas while maintaining local values, traditions and cultural sensitivities.

Pilot Project

Village in Mahbubnagar District, Telangana — completed

Up-scaling

240 villages in Paderu District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Education and Training

  • Train traditional birth attendants in mother and child care, especially
  • Appropriate referral of pregnant mothers for delivery
  • Provide appropriate tools for safe childbirth if needed emergently
  • Education in managing land, water and environment for optimal health
  • Education in optimal nutrition based on local produce
  • Education in health maintenance for diabetes and hypertension

Fixed Day Services

  • Weekly fixed day health monitoring by trained visiting nurses and health personnel
  • Routine medications and nutritional products for health maintenance and common illness
  • Monitoring of non-communicable disease — ‘BP and Sugar’
  • Early recognition of communicable disease and early warning system
  • Monitoring the health of livestock and environment

How can we work together to implement this program?

Cover 240 villages in Paderu District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

What we will do

  • Use your donation to run the program in India
  • Connect you with your sponsored village
  • Display your name and picture at the FDS center
  • Provide you with pictures and baseline data of your sponsored village
  • Provide periodic (4–6 month) updates of the progress
  • Facilitate a visit to your sponsored village if desired
  • Make this program a success to be replicated all over India

What you can do

Adopt a village

Commit to donating $100/month for 1 year to make it an ‘Adarsha Gramamu’.

DONATE HERE ONLINE

On the donation page, set the amount to $100, tick Make this a monthly donation, and choose Adarsha Gramamu under “Use this donation for” so the gift reaches the village you sponsor. Or scan the Zelle code and put Adarsha Gramamu in the note.

Mail check to: Medical Education Resources Unlimited, P.O. Box 370143, West Hartford, CT 06137, USA. Please make checks payable to Medical Education Resources Unlimited (Adarsha Gramamu in the memo).