Outreach Clinical Services
This is an essential part of LIPs service which helps communities living in the remotest areas of Ladakh (some of which are cut off from the main town for up to six months during the winter season) to have access to a doctor and a medical check up as there are negligible healthcare facilities in these areas.
It should be noted that these outreach clinical services (health camps) are not designed to solely carry out health checkups however there are clear multi-lateral objectives with specific goals. Hence, these camps involve using well designed questionnaires aimed at developing individual health and socio-economic profile thereby building a database for future references.The database is utilized for:
- Identifying prevalent diseases
- Generate Hypothesis for probable cause, conduct planned study to test hypothesis
- As well as inform the local authority both at village and district level, about the incidences, precaution, prevention and cure.
These health camps are complemented with health promotional activities (evening presentations) which are arranged with the co-operation of village committees. Some of the key topics include:
- Healthy Eating
- Tobacco Smoking Awareness
- Alcohol Awareness
- Occupational health
- High Altitude Related Health
Forthcoming Health Camps/Clinics
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Neuro-cardio-vascular epidemiology in Ladakh and follow up action project will be carried out in 2008 at Nubra subdivision (a rural population) of Leh district.
Update on Health Camp Activities
As per the commitments the institution has started fully with the initial efforts on health awareness activities. The table below enlists the places with year and the number of villagers examined, during those medical camps.
| Location | Year | People Examined |
|---|---|---|
| Chuchot, Shey, Saboo and Stok survey on respiratory health | 1989-90 | 150 + 149 + 150 |
| Dha Hanu | 2003 | 175 |
| Hanley | 2004 | 200 |
| Resurvey in Chochot Gongma | Oct-2004 | ~150 |
| Initial survey in Marchelang | Oct-2004 | |
| Tha Tsang kuru and Sumdo | 2005 | 102 |
| Sakti village | 2005 | 126 |
| Panamik – Tongstat – Nubra | 2005 | 87 + 78 |
| Sojourners (Labors) visiting ladakh as road constructors – survey for Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) | 2006 | 252 |
| Korzok (CMS) | 2006 | ~190 |
| Leh and adjoining areas | 2007 | 444 |
Latest outreach clinical services
Date |
Subject Title/Activity |
No. of Subjects studied Urban/Rural |
| March 2007 | TATA/TISS grants sanctioned – appointment of research officer, office assistant and driver cum orderly. | Approval granted by working committee and general body of LIP |
| March and April | Enlisting of the demographic particulars of families in Leh town – their age & sex strata and randomization procedures. Arranging laboratory reagents – agreement with Ranbaxy etc. | IRB approval of LIP obtained |
| Feb- April every Sunday 2-5 pm | Training of LIP volunteer members, pharmacists, community health worker, volunteer Doctors on study topic with particular emphasis on using hard and soft measurements to be used in the study. |
25 volunteer participants |
| May 18 & 19; 2007 | Dry run of the whole procedure and calibration of the instruments. |
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| 20-5-07 | Epidemiological study takes off:-Housing Colony, Leh |
21 subjects |
| 21-5-07 | Housing Colony, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 20 subjects |
| 22-5-07 | Housing Colony, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 10 subjects |
| 23-5-07 | Housing Colony, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 16 subjects |
| 10-6-07 | Skalzangling, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 27 subjects |
| 11-6-07 | Skalzangling, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 8 subjects |
| 30-6-07 | Korzok (Changthang) (Epidemiological study + Clinic+ Health education) |
36 subjects (Rural) |
| 22-7-07 | Horzey, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 6 subjects |
| 23-7-07 | Gonpa, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 23 subjects |
| 24-7-07 | Gonpa, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 8 subjects |
| 29-7-07 | Gangles, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 10 subjects |
| 30-7-07 | Khakshal, Leh (Epidemiological study) | 21 subjects |
| 1-9-07 | Merak/Man/Spangmik (Epidemiological study + Clinic+ Health education) |
16 subjects (Rural) |
| 2-9-07 | Merak/Man/Spangmik (Epidemiological study + Clinic+ Health education) |
31 subjects (Rural) |
| 25-9-07 | Sankar / Chubi (Epidemiological study) | 15 subjects |
| 26-9-07 | Sankar / Chubi (Epidemiological study) | 10 subjects |
| 27-9-07 | Sankar / Chubi (Epidemiological study) | 27 subjects |
| 28-9-07 | Sankar / Chubi (Epidemiological study) | 15 subjects |
| 30-9-07 | Yurthung (Epidemiological study) | 6 subjects |
| 14-10-07 | Skara (Epidemiological study) | 19 subjects |
| 15-10-07 | Skara (Epidemiological study) | 10 subjects |
| 21-10-07 | Skara / Shenam (Epidemiological study) | 18 subjects |
| 22-10-07 | Skara / Shenam (Epidemiological study) | 13 subjects |
| 28-10-07 | Karzoo (Epidemiological study) | 26 subjects |
| 29-10-07 | Skara / Tukcha / Zangsti (Epidemiological study) | 10 subjects |
| 4-11-07 | Skara (Epidemiological study) | 18 subjects |
| 5-11-07 | Tukcha / Chubi / Katpa (Epidemiological study) | 4 subjects |