ANNUAL REPORT 2005 - 2006
1.It is with great pleasure that I place before you the 48th Annual Report of this
institution. This report covers the period 1st April 2005 to 31st March 2006.
2.REFERRAL HOSPITAL :
About 550 Leprosy patients are staying in the campus, which includes about 200 patients requiring special attention for conditions like reactions, ulcers and those who required reconstructive surgery and other medical and surgical treatment. During the year under report 552 surgical operations were performed 4248 orthopaedic appliances and 610 pairs of special new sandals have been supplied. More than 17600 leprosy patients were treated and cured and 7172 major reconstructive and orthopaedic surgical operations have been performed to enable the patients to resume their normal activities to rehabilitate themselves and to live with dignity among the general public.
Total number of out patients under treatment at the end of March 2006 are 1840.
3.TUBERCULOSIS UNIT - (covering 0.5 million population) :
Initially, a Microscopy Centre (0.1 million population) under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme was taken up in October 2002 and since our performance was reaching the various expected targets under this programme we were encouraged to increase the area and population to 0.5 million in April 2004. During the year under report 2596 sputum smears were examined and 391 smears were found positive amounting to 15.06% . During this period Cat : I – 326 cases, Cat : II – 115 cases and Cat : III – 172 cases were treated. The sputum conversion rate and the cure rate has kept up to the expected norms and our performance is rated high in the District.
4.RAMDEV RAO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL :
The performance of the hospital has shown a perceptible increase in the Inpatient admissions 1022 during the year under report compared to 740 of the previous year. There is an increase in the Outpatient section 4345 during the year under report compared to 3,623 of the previous year.
5.REHABILITATION SCHEMES :
Vocational training and occupational therapy is imparted to the patients in tailoring, weaving, candle making and in plastic/jute bag making. About 25 Handlooms are in operation and clothing for the inmates and uniforms for patients are produced in the weaving section. Candles are in great demand.
A mechanical rehabilitation workshop with facilities for arc and gas welding, machining, spray painting, carpentry, plumbing, transport and electrical works has been set up which serve the purpose of rehabilitation by training the patients in these trades. Certain hospital equipments like trolleys, washbasin stands, steel cots etc., are manufactured in the workshop. During the year we have supplied 416 garbage rickshaws to various Municipalities and residential colonies.
Excluding the administrative staff, doctors, physiotherapists, lab technicians and nurses, the entire maintenance staff of the hospital like nursing assistants, ward and physiotherapy aides, shoe makers, laboratory assistants, cleaners, sweepers etc., comprise of the patients / ex-patients as well as the electricians, plumbers, carpenters, gardeners, watchmen, cooks, washer men etc.
I would like to present the progress of other projects taken up by our institution :
The De-addiction Ward for alcoholics with facility for 10 inpatients was started in our campus. During the year under report 139 patients were admitted. After counseling and treatment 8 patients required re-admission.
6.CARE & SUPPORT CENTERS:
i)Children’s Home: An offer by the Government to establish a Children’s Home for 20 HIV infected orphans was accepted. The existing school building was renovated and suitably modified to house 40 children. The Hon’ble Chief Minister and the Hon’ble Finance & Health Minister Andhra Pradesh inaugurated the Children’s Home in October, 2005. We have reached the sanctioned capacity of the orphanage. Since we have adequate infrastructure we propose to take in an additional 20 orphans.
ii)A 10 bedded Care & Support Ward was started in March, 2006 with a grant –in-aid from the State Government. 6 In-patients and 33 Out-patients were treated in March, 2006.
7.G E N E R A L :
The German Leprosy Relief Association & Aussaetzigen-Hilfswerk Oesterreich have been extremely generous in their continuous support to this institution from the year 1979 for which I am highly grateful.
I look forward for the same kind of support and encouragement from them in future years also.
Due to the rapid escalation in the cost of Medicines, Food Stuffs, P.O.L. etc. we are looking forward for more financial support from the present donors as well as from the future donors.
From 1975 Dr.August Beine, a German Orthopaedic Surgeon was visiting the SRH every three months to perform Reconstructive Surgery. In 1981 he was appointed as Chief Medical Officer on a permanent Residential status. He is of immense help to the patients. With the Reconstructive Surgery of the deformed hands and feet he performs, he totally transforms their lives and brings new hope to them.
With great pleasure I would like to inform you that this year we celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Dr.August Beine’s dedicated service at the Sivananda Rehabilitation Home.
I thank Dr.Beine for his selfless service to the destitute leprosy patients and for training our Doctors in Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Beine has a number of publications to his credit.
I would like to mention here that Dr.Srinivasan, formerly Honorary Editor of the
Indian Journal of Leprosy, has in his recently published an “Atlas Of Corrective
Surgical Procedures Commonly Used In Leprosy” included Dr.Beine’s procedure
Extensor Pollicis Brevis (EPB) Deviation Operation.
I also place on record my high appreciation for the dedicated services rendered to the leprosy patients by the Sisters of Nirmala Dasikal congregation since 1975.
I also thank all the staff members for their continuous dedicated services to the institution.
