70th Free Multidisciplinary Child Care Camp For Children With Disability & Mental Health Problems

Report on 70th FREE Multidisciplinary Child Care Camp for Children with Disability and Mental health problems

Date: 17th February 2019

Venue: Spandan Holistic Mother – and – Child Care Hospital, Deonar

Introduction

1. M.B. Barvalia Foundation, since its establishment, has been catering health services to the community, especially women from low social strata and children with disabilities and mental health problems. On 17th February 2019, M. B. Barvalia Foundation organized 70th FREE Multidisciplinary Child Care Camp at Spandan Holistic Mother and Child Care Hospital, Deonar Municipal Colony, Govandi. 

Event Details

Camp commenced at 9.30 am. with registration procedure after lamp lighting by chief guests & delegates which included Mr. Mahesh Bhai Gandhi (Industrialist and social worker), Yogesh Zaveri (Ex-President Rotary Club Ghatkopar), Mr. Arjun Khandelwal (Co-founder Samanvay Foundation), B. K. Pramilaben, B. K. Dr. Jaiswal and Sandeep Jain (an entrepreneur and a philanthropist).

The child care camp saw a footfall of 98 children suffering from disabilities like Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, ADHD, Slow Learners, Learning Disability, Epilepsy etc. Children patients were screened by Homoeopathic Doctors right after the registration. Further, they were sent to the appropriate consultants and specialists for evaluation. 

Children with behavioral problem & education difficulties were screened & evaluated by clinical psychology team under guidance of Dr. Purnima Thacker and Ms. Geeta Behera.

Psychotherapist Dr. Taral Parekh evaluated the children with their behavioural issues.

Children with physical disabilities were examined by Paediatric Surgeon Dr. Hemangi R. Athawale, Paediatric Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Mudit Shah and appropriate physiotherapy was also provided.

Children with educational difficulties were evaluated by special educators by Mrs. Ajanta Iyer, Mrs. Deepmala Nikam and Mr. Suresh Maruti Narbhat while sensory issues were tackled by occupational therapist.

Ms. Moni Shukla evaluated children with speech difficulty & guided about further treatment.

Dr. Rekha Udani examined infant children & explained importance of nutrition, vaccine to parents. Also guided other children’s, parents for further treatment.

Clinical Psychologist Ms. Anita Chitre accompanied by 6 students from MIT university provided psychological counselling.

At 11.00 am, inauguration of the campaign was done by our chief guest Mr. Maheshbhai Gandhi, an industrialist and a social worker, by lightning the lamp, which was supported by various guests of honour like B. K. Pramilaben, B. K. Dr. Jaiswal, Shree Sandip Jain, Mr. Arjun Khandelwal (Co-founder Samanvay Foundation), Dr. Praful Barvalia (Chairman, Barvalia Foundation & Spandan Institute), Shree Anil Barvalia, Dr. Mrs. Alka Barvalia and other eminent dignitaries. Mr. Gandhi appreciated the foundation’s efforts and the help it provides to the society at large by organizing such camps. He further requested the crowd to continue to support the noble cause. The Chairman of the foundation, Dr. Praful Barvalia informed about the number of children with Autism who have been rehabilitated in mainstream and also felicitated 6 children who cleared SSC in spite of this disability and a past student of Spandan who successfully finished his graduation. He also mentioned about the expansion plan of the organization of setting up a super-specialty operation theatre, neuro muscular rehabilitation center as well as advanced therapy centres like aqua therapy and sensory park for children in 2019.

The team of ‘Doctors for You’ – Ashrandra Kumar, Manisha Mhatre, Usha Rayappa Jananvaru, Rabiya Sayyed, Naina Jadhav, Nikita Kasbe and Sadaf Shaikh, provided malnutrition screening and nutritional counselling. They also advised parents about de worming and soaps and hand washing techniques. 

We joined hands with ALIMCO, a Govt. of India Undertaking organization which works with an objective of benefitting the persons with disability to the maximum extent possible.  The Corporation produces 355 different types of quality aids and appliances required by orthopedically, visually & hearing handicapped. During the camp, 44 children were benefitted by registering with ALIMCO to receive respective mobility aids.

Mr. Suresh from Janta Seva Kendra, Authorised Common Service Centre, also visited the camp and provided his valuable services. He was very enthusiastic with the execution of the camp and also expressed his interest to collaborate with Spandan for upcoming projects.

For the last 20 years, M. B. Barvalia foundation has been servicing the community and conducting free camps for underprivileged people. These camps have brought out a number of special children from slum areas who had never received any kind of intervention or evaluation.

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