Medical Mission
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| " To reach Narayana we must serve the Daridra Narayana, the starving millions of the land. Feel for them, pray for them. Strive for the relief and uplift of the suffering and miserable brethren." |
| May all be healthy |
Special Clinics
SICKLE CELL DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND COUNSELING CENTRE set up with the help of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, where screening of the whole tribal population is in progress and Treatment and Counseling are given to those affected by Sickle Cell Disease.
PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE CLINIC functioning since May1998 with the assistance of the Pain and Palliative Care Society of the Calicut Medical Collage and serving the patients suffering from terminal cancer and acute pain, with the aim of reducing their misery.
MICROSCOPY CENTER under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme.
DENTAL CLINIC The monthly Dental Clinic functioning in the hospital since June 1997 is found very helpful to the poor and needy tribal patients who are not able to reach the Dentists in the towns.
OPHTHALMOLOGY CLINIC A monthly Ophthalmology Clinic is functioning in the Mission Hospital since March 1999. This is run by Comtrust Eye Care Hospital, Calicut on the second Sunday of every month.
PEDIATRICS: A child specialist examines the children who require special treatment on every Saturday.
SKIN CLINIC This clinic also gets the services of a specialist once a month.
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC An Orthopedic Clinic has been functioning in the hospital since May 1999 and it is proving a boon to the poor patients who are not able to reach the specialists in the cities.
GYNECOLOGY A gynecology specialist lady doctor visits the hospital once a month.
SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA DIAGNOSTIC AND COUNSELING CENTRE The Medical Officer of the Mission who started detecting and diagnosing the cases noticed the incidence of Sickle Cell Disease, a disorder of hemoglobin found among the tribal people of Wayanad. This lead to detailed studies by the experts from the Calicut Medical College and finally from the Genetics Department of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi. As a result the AIIMS prepared a three year project “Control Program for Sickle Cell Disease in Tribal Population” which with the approval of the Government of India is implemented in Wayanad for the first time in India by a co-ordination committee with the District Collector as the Chairman and the District Medical Officer and Dr.Sagdeo of the Mission as co-coordinators. The Mission’s hospital is the Monitoring Cell and the medical officer of the unit is Dr.Anuj Singhal of the Mission. The Centre has so far screened 60,980 persons and found that 1,838 persons were suffering from the disease and 8,328 persons were carriers of it and laminated reports and cards are issued. A counseling center is conducted on every Saturday. We have 4 cases of prenatal diagnosis also have been done to prevent the birth of affected child.
PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE CLINIC A Pain And Palliative Care Clinic has been set up in the hospital with the help of the Pain and Palliative Care Centre of the Calicut Medical College to translate the available knowledge in the area of Palliative Care into practical methods of supporting patients with chronic pain on account of advanced cancer, Sickle Cell Anemia and other such conditions. This clinic is functioning on all Thursdays since May 1998 with an average number of 20 patients.
PREVENTION, CONTROL AND TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS As the incidence of Tuberculosis is found in large numbers among the tribal people special attention is being given for the prevention, control and treatment of the disease. Under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme. This hospital has been recognized as a Microscopy Centre and is fully engaged in the diagnosis and treatment through DOTS .(Direct Observation Therapy).
ENT doctor attends to the patients who require specialized attention in the ENT once in every month.
CHEST CLINIC A chest specialist visits the hospital once in every month.
GASTROSCOPY CLINIC A specialist visits once every month .
PSYCHIATRY CLINIC is run by Wynad Mental Health Program of Govt on the second Tuesday of every month.
NEUROLOGY CLINIC this is the only neurology clinic in the Wynad district. It is conducted on the fourth Saturday of every month.