Building Medical Camps for Mineworkers in India
SummaryUnsafe working conditions in the mines of Rajasthan lead to high numbers of silicosis and tuberculosis. Often fatal, the building of medical camps is critical to the survival of the mineworkers.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Health care has always been a neglected issue among mineworkers. Extreme climatic conditions, hard physical labor, the presence of occupational health hazards in the mines, and the lack of safety equipment lead to widespread health problems among mineworkers. The rural communities of the Thar Desert are plagued by dust-born diseases, such as silicosis and tuberculosis, and their isolated location and poverty deny them access to health care. Without treatment, the diseases often prove fatal.
Activities
In Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, there are over 70,000 marble and sandstone mineworkers. Funding will ensure the building of 15 medical camps in the region. Patients will be provided diagnosis and treatment, including low-cost medication.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $732
Funding Policy: partial
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $732 as of May 12, 2004. The original project funding goal was $3,125.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Mineworkers and the children of mineworkers will have better access to healthcare.
Project Message
These rural mining communities are very isolated. Access to medical care is considered a luxury. In reality, due to the health hazards of working in the mines, medical care [and camps] is a necessity.
- Balu Iyer, IDEX Asia Program Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Balu Iyer
IDEX Asia Program Director
IDEX
827 Valencia Street, Suite 101
San Francisco, California 94110
United States
415-824-8384
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (Gravis)
3/458 Milkman Colony Pal Road
Jodhpur,
Rajasthan
342001
India
91-291-2741317
http://www.gravis.org.in/
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
India
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 16, 2003
