Jain Digest 2005 01

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

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TSUNAMI'S MIGHT V/S -WAVE OF HOPE-SPIRIT
On 1st of January at SHIVA-VISNU Temple at New Year's puja, Dr. Jaya Shah announced that A.I.P.N.O. has decided to take a team of willing and caring doctors to India to help the victims of Tsunami. With support of Balu Subramanian and Kamala Raghavan, we did locate a host family- V.V. Sundaram- in Chennai, willing to host, help and make necessary arrangements locally. Sundaram and his brother Chellappa also made working arrangement with SEVA BHARATI.- very resourceful, and willing NGO. - This is the beginning of Medical Mission with Professional and Spiritual Component
TOGETHER.
Our TEAM consisted of four physicians: Dr. Vibha Parikh (OB/GYN), Dr. Neela Adhvaryu (Ped.), Dr. Jaya Shah (Ped.) and Dr. Usha Mehta (Emergency room- Chicago). We did recruit Dr. Rammanan a medical graduate from Ramchandra Hospital, VV Chellappa- Interpreter and liaison, Hasu Vaghani and Daksha Sheth to dispense medicine and to do dressing etc. and Neetha Shetty, a young lady to triage patients and keep daily diary for our work..
We organized 16 separate camps, but NOT in Clinics but in Temples, Community Halls (Temporary Housing), Villages, on Island, even in private homes. Plhysicians did see 1,390 children, 1,410 women and 1,110 men and provided immediate relief through medicine and medical supplies and also healing through touching, good listening and counseling.
To overcome obstacle of language barrier, we did have bi-lingual interpreters who could speak Tamil and English. Everywhere lines were long and many a times uncontrollable. People told that Government doctors did care and just show up for a short time and consider each patient as a part of stastical number game.
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We saw lots of cases of open infected wounds, bad impetigo, diarrhea, dehydration, cough, cold, pneumonia, aches and pains of Tsunami and after effects, injuries, and emotional distress. We also discovered a couple of cases of chickenpox and reported to a local collector to prevent epidemic.
We made first house calls in a boat without any life jackets to the island of SATHNA KUPPA. Boat was overloaded with 25-30 people and SEVA BHARATT's volunteers. Every place we visited, most of people had lost somebody from their family and fishing nets and boats, their livelihood and huts or houses. Dr. Vibha Parikh and Dr. Neela Adhvaryu also made a house call on motor bike to deliver a baby. Mother asked AIPNO doctors to name, and they named her Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and happiness.
Nagapattinam, village very hard hit by Tsunami is about 300 km south from Chennai. There we held camp at The Municipal Elementary School. Many students are afraid to come back to school. AIPNO Team has agreed to sponsor this school. Each child will be given a pair of uniform and school bag; the school will be provided with new benches & chairs; new note books and pencils will be provided. Principal V. Kalyani, teachers and students were happy and elated and they sung a lot of happy songs to celebrate.
Ramesh Shah, MAYFIELD VILL., Ohio jshah6138@aol.com
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