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Free Homoeopathic Clinic
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Milk Distribution
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Calcutta Milk Project & Mobile Medical Unit |
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Bengal Allen Medical Institute, Calcutta (India) and Allen College Of
Homoeopathy, Essex (England) are pleased to be associated with the Kamala
Benerjee Memorial Fund, which is a charity supporting the poorer people of
Calcutta by providing free homoeopathic treatment in the slums and free milk to
orphans and slum dwelling children, since 1986.
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The mobile van has been operating since 1992. All these projects are entirely
supported by donations.
Currently approximately 250 people benefit from the services each week. Please
see the photographs of the project below.
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THE
CALCUTTA MOBILE CLINIC PROJECT
'
Bringing Homoeopathy to the Slum Dwellers of Calcutta '
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The
mobile homoeopathic clinic is the realisation of a vision shared by
homoeopaths Carol Boyce and Linda Shannon on a visit to Calcutta in
1986. Being overwhelmed by the poor living conditions and
deprivation, they decided to do something practical to assist the
people of the slums. As a result they raised funds to regularly
provide milk for the children and organised fund raising events and
standing orders to buy a van, which now provides a regular free
homoeopathic clinic to various regions in Calcutta.
Dr. Subrata Kumar Banerjea is the Director of the Charity with his
brother Joy who runs the project on site. Our project co-ordinator,
Janet Robinson, writes:
" We visited the site in South Calcutta where the van goes each
Thursday. It was pouring with rain but this was no deterrent to the
bare footed slum dwellers who either queued for milk at the rare of
the van or at the side for homoeopathic prescriptions. Patients with
all kinds of problems came for treatment, and because it was the
rainy season, acute diarrhoea, tonsillitis and asthma were common.
Many of the chronic conditions presenting were due to 'wet weather
aggravates' so there were plenty of patients with rheumatic symptoms
and on this day a fair proportion of women's ailments such as
dysmenorrhea and vague abdominal pains. There were many new patients
and follow-ups which was encouraging. About forty patients were seen
in this session and about thirty children given milk."
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WE NEED
YOUR SUPPORT TO KEEP THE VAN ON THE ROAD"
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To keep up
the good work we need your help. Funds will be used to pay for the
van maintenance, petrol, milk and staff payments (we employ a
local woman to distribute the milk and a local female homoeopathic
doctor). With your support we will be able to expand the project
to more of the slum areas and to some of West Bengal's remote
villages where the people have no access to any form of medical
treatment.
Your contribution we will get right to the heart of the project.
Only essential expenses are taken from the donations such as
postage and stationery.
Cheques can
be made payable to:
Kamala Banerjee Memorial Fund, Alliance and Leicester plc.
Ref. number: 217 103 160 41 Sort Code:72-58-10
All cheques and standing order forms can be sent to:
Kamala Banerjee Memorial Fund
"Sapiens"
382 Baddow Road,Great Baddow,
Chelmsford CM2 9RA, Essex, England.
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Please click here for save and print the Standing Order Form
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More information can be obtained from:
Janet Robinson-Banerjea,R.S.Hom.
Sapiens
382 Baddow Road,Great Baddow,
Chelmsford CM2 9RA, Essex,
England.
Tel. No: 44 (0) 1245 505858
E-Mail:
allencollege@btinternet.com
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Bengal
Allen Medical Institute is a registered charity.
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