TKM Report 2021

Community healthcare TKM’s social interventions in the field of health comprise of strengthening existing village level primary healthcare systems, by supporting with the required supplies and healthcare infrastructure. TKM has initiated a school-based health monitoring programme – Shaale Makala Arogya, as a part of its interventions towards ensuring a healthy and disease-free childhood. The programme primarily focusses on early detection of malnutrition, anemia, and conducting eye tests. We further emphasize on bringing out behavioural change in the students towards health and hygiene. A need assessment study undertaken in the communities provided insights for the need of additional healthcare infrastructure. To address this need, TKM started a pilot project of the constructing a Primary Health Center [PHC] at Byramangala, Ramnagara district, as per the the guidelines of the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS). Additionally necessary equipment were procured and installed at the PHC ensuring smooth access to health care services by the communities. In FY 2020-21, TKM initiated the construction of Community Health Centre Ongoing 2018 19,550 students from 159 schools. FY 20-21, 5302 students from 50 schools Health programme focused on eye, malnutrition and anemia covered Annual Report 2020-21 28 1, 20,000 benefitting through health infrastructure facility 1,00,000 Individuals benefitted from TKM’s initiative of constructing Community Health center in FY 2020-21.