Jain Digest 2000 07 Vol 16 No 03

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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Bhagyoday Tirth Hospital: A temple of health in the service of the "poorest of poor"
A brief on free surgical and medical camp held during 16-20 February 2000
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1. Introduction: Bhagyoday Tirth Charitable Trust was established in the year 1993 with the blessings of great Indian Jain Saint Acharya Shri Vidya Sagar Ji Maharaj for setting up of a charitable Human welfare hospital and Research Centre at Sagar in the service of the 'Poorest of the Poor'. The endeavour of the Research Centre would be to carry out integrated research in various branches of Medical Science, besides stablishing Allopathic, Ayurvedic and Naturopathy hospitals.
Considering that adequate medical facility is not available within a radius of about 200 km of Sagar, Acharya Shree envisaged a modern centrally located hospital where people of all races and creeds, however rich or poor would have access to medical Aid for asking including diagnostic services like Pathology Lab., X-ray, Ultra Sound and Operation theatre etc.
Towards this goal 108 Bedded Allopathic Hospital, Ayurvedic Aushadhalaya, Naturopathy Hospital since October 1998 and Artificial Limb centre are already functional. An agriculture scientist has been appointed for growing medicinal plants in the farm house of the Trust for ensuring purity of the Ayurvedic drugs.
2. Surgical and Medical Camp - Achievements: With generous financial Assistance from JAINA, U.S.A. a free Surgical and Medical Camp was organized at the Bhagyoday Tirth Hospital, Sagar during the period 16-20 February 2000. JAINA, U.S.A. donated an amount of US$ 21014.18 cents for the Hospital. In the light of the preachings of lord Mahavir - "Whoever serve the poor and sick serves me best", the camp was meant basically to provide succour to the 'Poorest of the poor' who could not other wise even think of receiving such an excellent medical aid.
Dr. Mahendra K. Pandya Staten Island, N.Y., 718-816-0083
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JAINA, USA is planning to have second free Surgical Camp at BTH, Sagar (M.P.) India, for the needy in Jan-Feb. 2001. Generous donations for the camp are solicited. Please contact for details:
Dr. Ishwarlal Bhuta
Montgomary, AL, N.Y. 334-263-1026
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The patients were provided free Bed,Diagnostic facilities, Operation, Medicine and food without their having to spend even a pennny for it. Free food was provided to the patients for the entire month of February 2000 out of donations received from Dr. M. K. Pandaya & Mrs.Asha Rani Pandaya for the purpose.
Dr. M. K. Pandaya, Cardiologist and Dr. Ishwar Bhuta Vascular Surgeon from America attended the Camp. In addition Dr. Mohan Tankwal, Professor & Head ENT Department, Medical College, Bhopal; Dr. Rajeev Choudhary, M.S (Retino Vitrial Surgeon), Indore; Dr. Vidyut Jain M.D. Cardiologist, J. Choith Ram Hospital, Indore and Dr. Deepak Jain, Neurophysician, M. D. D. N. B. Apollo Hospital, Indore, participated in the Camp besides BTH doctors and local doctors and Surgeons of Sagar. In all 1116 patients were examined and 55 operations were carried out i.e25 (general surgery); 22 (Eye surgery); and 8 (E.N.T. Surgery). Cataract operations were carried out by Phaco Emulcification System.
The benefit received by the poor patients from the Surgical Camp could be judged from the facts of few operations which could be carried out nearest to Sagar at Mumbai alone. Shri Prem Narain Vishwakarma (Age 24) of Bijoura was suffering from Haemingeoma of fore head; Shri Mukesh Patel (Age 5) of kanera from Haemingeoma of leg; Shri Rakesh Raikwar (Age 22) of Sagar had the problem of Blood collecting in Blood vessels of leg; Mrs. Sia Bai (Age 45) had stone in gal Bladder. All these patients were operated by Dr. Ishwar Bhuta successfully and the patients have fully recovered from their disease. Such an endeavour in future is certainly likely to benefit more number of 'poorest of the poor' patients when those benefited in the camp talk of their experience.
Lighting Lamp in front of photo of Acharya Shri Vidya Sagar Ji Maharaj
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