Jain Center Los Angeles CA 2008 09 Pratishta Souvenior

Author(s): Jain Center So CA Los Angeles
Publisher: USA Jain Center Southern California

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Vijay Chheda
Shree Bidada Sarvodaya Trust
Shree Bidada Sarvodaya Trust is a nonprofit charitable organization established in 1974, with the mission to provide medical aid and services to the people of rural Kutch, a coastal region province in the state of Gujarat in India.
'Sarvodaya' means "for the upliftment of everyone." Its basic virtues are "Service, Simplicity, Sharing and Compassion." In this spirit, the Bidada Sarvodaya Trust has helped more than 3.5 million people during the past 34 years. The Bidada Sarvodaya Trust has a permanent 80-bed hospital in Bidada, a small village in Kutch. Daily, approximately 300 people receive treatment on an outpatient basis and five to ten patients are admitted for required surgery at this hospital. It has an Eye Hospital, Dental Clinic, Medical Dispensary, Gynecology Department, Naturopathy Hospital, Pathological Laboratory, X-Ray and Sonography Diagnostic Center, Homeopathy Dispensary and Jaya Rehabilitation Institute and Research Center. The Bidada Sarvodaya Trust also manages the charitable Maru Hospital in Mumbai that provides affordable health care services to approximately 300 patients in 30 different medical specialties everyday.
In addition to the ongoing medical services and disaster response efforts, the Bidada Sarvodaya Trust organizes an annual 3-week medical and surgical camp providing ophthalmic, dental, and pediatric services at Bidada every January for the past 34 years. During this camp, more than 30,000 patients from Kutch and neighboring areas are examined and treated by more than 300 doctors and supporting staff of volunteers from India, United States, United Kingdom and other countries. The patients receive free healthcare, including medical diagnosis, treatment, medications, counseling and preventive care education. In addition, all patients are provided meals and lodging at no cost during their stay at the camp.
The Bidada Sarvodaya Trust has earned international recognition for its excellent record in providing the required services to the patients during these camps. This recognition includes visits by prominent international dignitaries interested in public health and humanitarian work. They include - Angus Simmons and Michael Owen, US Consulate Generals in India, and Michael Carter, the World Bank Country Director in India. The Bidada Sarvodaya Trust was featured in a BBC documentary, and has received awards for humanitarian medical services from American Association of Physicians (AAPI) and various Indian medical and social associations.
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