Health and Preventive Care for Mineworkers, India
Summary
Unsafe work conditions in the mines lead to high numbers of accidents and lack of preventive care for silicosis and tuberculosis. Health and preventive care is critical to mineworkers' survival.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $102 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti (Gravis) That You Can Help
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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. Rural communities of the Thar Desert are plagued by dust-borne diseases, such as silicosis and tuberculosis; their isolated location and poverty deny them access to health care. Without treatment, the diseases often prove fatal.
Activities
In the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, there are more than 70,000 marble and sandstone mineworkers. Funding will provide health and preventive care in the region. Patients will be provided with diagnosis and treatment, including low-cost medication.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $102
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 $102 . The original project funding goal was $5,500.
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
The health and preventive care for mineworkers will help provide mineworkers and their families better access to healthcare, prevent common illness, raise awareness on health issues and build a cadre of village health workers.
Project Message
Mining communities are isolated and access to medical care is a luxury. Preventive care services save lives and promote health. Training workers to care for themselves ensures that they stay healthy.
- Balu Iyer, Asia Program Director, IDEX
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Balu Iyer
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
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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 October 13, 2005
Latest Update from the Field
Mining Op-Ed
By Hayden Kantor - GRAVIS, December 12, 2005 10:25 AM
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