KHEJRI SARVODAYA GENERAL HEALTH
AND EYE CARE CENTRE
Todiramzanipura, Jagatpura,
Jaipur-302025, India
School Health and
Health Education Programme
Meeting with Principals
and Teachers of the following schools on 11th September 2013 at 2pm:
- Government Secondary School, Bhurtal:- teacher Nanakram
- Arpit Children Academy
Senior Secondary
School, Kanadwas:- principal
Murari Lala Sharma
- Bal Bharti Senior
Secondary Public
School, Dantli:- teacher Puran Singh
- Ideal Senior Secondary
Public School, Khonagoria:- principal Abdul
Ghaffar
- Ganpati Public School, Khonagoria:- principal Lachhu Ram
Mauriya
- Navjyoti Public School, Udaipur Gilaria:- principal Sadhu Ram Choudhary
- Manju Secondary Public School, Kundanpura:- principal Ramnath
Udenia
- Bal Vidya Mandir
Senior Secondary
School, Khatipura:- principal Giriraj Prasad Sharma
- Digantar School, Bhavgarh:- health coordinator
Ranjeet
- Digantar School, Ratwali:- teacher Imran Khan
- Government Primary School, Khatipura:- teacher Seema Gupta
- Humana People to People India
School, Jagatpura:-
principal Ashok Sharma
- Government Secondary School, Kundanpura:- teacher Vimla Meena
- Government Secondary Schoolo,
Khonagoriah:- teacher Prahlad
- Ramdas Public School, IG Nagar, sector 6, near Goner Road:
principal Basant Pushpa
- Govt. Primary School, Udaipur Giladia and Rajasthan Girls
Senior Secondary, School, Jagatpura were invited, but could not attend.
Introduction:After welcoming the principals and
teachers details of the free Khejri
Health Centre’s programmes with and for the schools were given regarding the School Health check-ups by doctors and
supporting staff. Since January to September 820 children were examined
in 5 schools – where necessary treatment was provided and 17 children were
identified for follow up – mainly because of severe underweight. In the School Health Education programme during
this period 384 children were given 10 lessons in health education in 7
schools. Also we conducted some special sessions for adolescent girls and
general health for several classes together. We conducted Hemoglobin tests in 4 institutions for 298 adolescent girls. For
anemic girls we provided follow up and treatment.
The Khejri Health Centre has given prime importance to school
health; first from 1999 to 2006; again we started a full programme in 2010.
(Due to demolition of our main building by the govt. for road widening purposes
in 2006/7 we had to restrict our various programmes). In our discussions with
the school representatives we stressed the importance of health in relation to
education (no child can learn optimally without proper health) and the great
need for preventive health. It is our experience that many unnecessary
accidents occur and many times children get unnecessarily ill due to neglect of
minor symptoms. Proper vaccination has also not taken place. Children should be
referred for free treatment to the Khejri Health Centre when some illness is suspected. Referral slips are provided to
the schools.
Coordination: for effective implementation of this
important programme the need for proper coordination with the individual
schools was stressed. It is very helpful, both for the school and the HC, if
one teacher is made the Health Coordinator. Schools promised to do so.
Follow up: Children identified with extreme low
body weight, eye and teeth problems, low hemoglobin , pain abdomen and more
serious deficiencies often do not come to the HC for follow up. Schools are
requested to take care that the child is given proper treatment. Parents are
often either not able to come to the HC with the child or do not take this
seriously. Poor nutrition is a major problem.
Major suggestions
from the schools: for involvement of the parents the school principals requested the HC to
address parents meetings at the schools in order to explain the importance of
paying more attention to the children’s nutrition and health. The day of amavashya (dark moon) was suggested,
when labour is free and fathers can also attend. The first meeting shall be in Govt. School,
Burthal on next dark moon (October).
Future programmes: a time table is to be prepared for
the period September – March for School Health Checkup Programme and School Health Education Programme. A separate programme for First aid classes for school children
in the following 6 schools also has to be planned:
Bal Bharati School Dantli (17th Sept.), Manju
Public School, Bal Vidya Mandir, Khatipura, Govt. School, Khonagoria, Govt.
School, Bhurtal and Ideal Public School,
Bhurtal.
First Aid Boxes: at the end of the meeting all
schools were provided with a First Aid Box, which can be replenished as and when
(courtesy: Children of Tomorrow, The Netherlands).
We are grateful to: Doctors Rajvanshi, Prem Shekhawat,
Sunita Sharma, nurses Asha, Mamta, Prasanna, lab. Technician Babu Raj and above
all Bhanwar Lal Kumawat, School Health Coordinator, as well as all the
cooperating schools.
For financial support
to Children of Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. L. Koster, and Jasper Fund of The
Netherlands.
Gerda J. Unnithan Bhanwar
Lal Kumawat
Hon. Director (Adm&Fin) School
Health Coordinator
15.09.2013