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Maharashtra Arogya Mandal (MAM)

VISION: "MAM is a Non Governmental organization working for the overall upliftment of the living standard of the socially and economically weaker classes of the society."

Motto

Go to the people,

Work with the people,

Work for the people.

OBJECTIVES:

To create awareness amongst people for social & economical upliftment

To educate people about health care, sanitation & the advantages of small family.

To take care of parentless and destitute children who are neglected, undernourished and seek resources to grow into rightful citizens.

To provide training and credit facilities for self employment.

To build up a community of villages by providing equal rights to women on the firm pillars of justice, equality, love and educate people to eradicate social evils such as dowry, untouchability etc.

To enhance livelihood conditions of tribal community by creating avenues for increasing income based on local resources.

IMPETUS FOR FOUNDING:

MAM was founded by 5 young Medical Practitioners inspired to work in rural area for upliftment of poor rural people.

They were infused with the spirit of social service by the teaching of Late Sane Guruji - The Great Social Worker.

There was no Doctor residing at Hadapsar in the year 1960, a village 12 Kms. away from Pune City.

Non availability of medical services in rural areas was the main concern

Work Area

HealthCare

Education

Rural/Tribal Development

Background:

What started as a modest health service providing "Sane Guruji Arogya Kendra" through the initiation of 5 medical graduates, Dr. Dada Gujar being the prominent amongst them. Today MAM has become an integral part of all the developmental activities in and around Hadapsar. This was small & humble beginning named " Maharashtra Arogya Mandal", established as a Charitable Public Trust on the 10th death anniversary of Sane Guruji (11th June 1960).

The work that started with a small OPD, has now acquired a multifarious character. Even the area of operation that was restricted to 9 villages around Hadapsar increased, beyond the limits to villages of 2nd phase and the Bhimashankar Tribal Development Project. It was not the part of expansion programme but the felt need that prompted MAM to expand. Such expansion was not allowed to affect the quality of the work; discipline for excellence was attempted and achieved.

MAM was involved in health services, preventive medicine, but instead of restricting to these areas, it also realized the need to work in support areas like waste water, sewage disposal and sanitation, school children health monitoring and nutrition. The multifarious activities included improving the communications by building approach/ interconnecting roads, construction and running of schools, development of water resources by construction of small percolation dams and many more. MAM today is involved in three main sectors Health, Education, Tribal/Rural Development.

Sane Guruji Arogya Kendra:

Monetary gains never being the objective, the 250 bedded Sane Guruji Arogya Kendra treats more than 12000 inpatients and more than 1 lac out patients annually, with in-house staff and all up-to-date facilities with active association of Honoraries renowned in their field of specialization. It is remarkable that the quality of medi-care being comparable with any other modern hospital, more than half patients receive treatment either free or at a substantial concessional rate. Hardly ever has a patient had to go away without treatment because of poverty - since the day one till date. The charges are lowest and concession is given to needy patients.

Hospital has the following Outdoor Patient Departments:

Kaumarbhritya (Pediatrics)

Shalya Tantra (Surgery)

Kayachikitsa (Medicine)

Physiotherapy

Rasashastra, Dravyaguna, Samhita and Swasthavritta

Strirog Prasuti Tantra (Gynecology and Obstetrics)

Shalakya Tantra (ENT, Ophthalm & Dental)

Casualty

Special OPD for Diabetes

Panchakarma

Kayachikitsa Atyayik (Emergency Med.)

Following essential facilities are available in the hospital :

Intensive Care Unit

Well equipped Pathology Laboratory

Mother and Child Welfare Centre

District TB Centre

Full fledged state of the Art Panchakarma unit

Well equipped State of Art Operation Theatre

Radiology Dept. - X-Ray, Sonography, E.C.G., 2-D Eco & Color Doppler

Physiotherapy Unit

24 hrs emergency services

AIDS Counseling Centre

De-addiction Centre

NICU

MAM is running following institutions and projects till date.