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Eye Camp follow-up this week
All of GDL is getting together to organize the follow-up to the eye camp this week. The camp was held March 9th, and the follow-up is being held 30 days later this Wednesday, April 9 2008. The major logistical challenge will be to remind the 59 patients from far-flung *dhaanis* (and no phone connections) to […]
Read More..>>BDWI – Up and running with a few leaks
Things did not go exactly as planned last week. Due to some unforeseen circumstances (mechanical malfunctions, hiring of employees, etc.), the BDWI distribution center launched on Friday instead of Monday. The launch itself revealed leaks in our system – literally speaking. Parts of the tank system have sprung small leaks and we are now facing […]
Read More..>>BDWI – Filter Installed
After a week of running around, the filtration unit has finally been installed. We are still missing a high pressure pump, but that should be installed by the end of today. Operations will begin on Monday morning.
With the plant’s installation complete, this week is going to focus on identifying potential entrepreneurs to run our distribution […]
Read More..>>BDWI – Completion of Renovation and Looking Forward
Renovation on BDWI’s first distribution center is nearing completion. The renovation has taken longer than expected, but the result has been worthwhile. The building has gone from a defunct shack to an acceptable storefront. I have also managed to secure a charity classified three phase power connection from the Jhunjhunu district government. The infrastructure […]
Read More..>>BDWI Renovation Update -
Renovation work on the Bagar Drinking Water Initiative (BDWI) facility is coming along nicely. The masons have just finished tearing down all the old plaster walls which were falling apart. They are now working on putting up new walls. Already the atmosphere inside has changed – it now feels like a newer, cleaner building.
Next, we […]
Read More..>>Starting the Bagar Drinking Water Initiative
So we are starting construction on the Bagar Drinking Water Initiative after a long wait. The first BDWI plant needs to be up and operational by the 15th of January which does not leave me too much time. The biggest hurdles I’m facing right now is obtaining a three phase electricity connection on a charitable […]
Read More..>>Developing a plan of action for the Water Filtration Project
The goal of this week was to develop a plan for the implementation of the GDL’s new water filtration project that will serve the Bagar area. Here is a little background on the project: India’s contaminated water is responsible for a large percentage of illnesses faced by both rural and urban populations. Bagar’s water is […]
Read More..>>Introduction and Mobile Medics
Hi, my name is Naman Shah and I will be pursuing healthcare focused work here at the GDL. My main project involves innovation of the Mobile Medics service based out of Pilani, Rajasthan. Mobile Medics is a for profit business model to bring healthcare services to underserved rural India. Much of rural India is unable […]
Read More..>>Anemia awareness…part deux!
My goal for my first week in Bagar was to understand the work Lisa did in Jhaatavas and to assess the effectiveness of the tests done and medicine distributed before. Lisa tested 123 people overall. The average women’s HB count was ~9.5 and 89 of the women had an HB count ˜10 and were anemic. […]
Read More..>>Anemia project wrap-up
I was aiming to accomplish three main goals this week: 1) to retest all the women in my group to see how much higher their Hemoglobin counts are after taking iron pills for two months; 2) to put an ad in the local paper outlining the successes of this group in Jatavas; and 3) to […]
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