Health Awareness and Promotion

Tirunelveli Social Service Society and its Siddha health wing by name Veeramamunivar Tamil Hospital functioning at Sankarankovil caters to the health related needs of the target people. The health team members consisting of qualified Siddha doctors and health assistants deliver health awareness, care and treatment to the target people.

The following table indicates the services rendered by health team members during the reporting year starting from April 2016 to March 2017

S.No Month & Year Outpatients treated in Tamil Hospital,Sankarankovil Outpatients treated in city clinic, Sankarankovil
New cases Old cases Total Cases Total amount in INR New cases Old cases Total Cases Total amount in INR
1 April 2016 68 90 158 59346 10 22 32 7670
2 May 2016 100 103 203 72770 07 21 28 5830
3 June 2016 109 107 216 85793 12 20 32 7945
4 July 2016 77 126 203 74332 06 19 25 4250
5 Aug 2016 86 124 210 86840 02 18 20 3820
6 Sep 2016 100 116 216 79469 13 33 46 11890
7 Oct 2016 92 130 222 80130 08 18 26 7570
8 Nov 2016 72 129 201 78495 10 31 41 10790
9 Dec 2016 63 111 174 61290 07 18 25 5432
10 Jan 2017 65 147 212 64460 09 22 31 5255
11 Feb 2017 68 113 181 69313 12 37 49 11403
12 Marc2017 69 146 215 82110 11 39 50 10732
Total 969 1442 2411 894348 107 298 405 92587

Other Health Related Activities of TSSS:

Cancer Awareness programmes and detection camps :

Cancer awareness programmes and detection camps had been organized to identify the patients who are affected by cancer at the initial stage particularly the patients who suffer with oral cancer, breast and cervic cancer in the district of Tirunelveli. TSSS conducts camps in the grassrooots villages in collaboration with Nellai Cancer Centre. Awareness programmes have been delivered with the support of women and men organizations at the grassroots villages.The following table gives the details related to cancer awareness programmes and camps organized at the villages and the number of people benefitted from the camps by way of awareness and testing.

S.No Date Village Number of Participants got awareness Number of persons underwent testing.
1 20-05-2016 Sankaralingapuram 83 34
2 18-05-2016 Ramanathapuram 55 37
3 04-06-2016 Keezhavayali 64 45
4 07-06-2016 Athipatti 81 33
5 08-07-2016 Chinnavagaikulam 67 42
6 27-07-2016 Thevarkulam 76 41
7 10-08-2016 Therkku Chatram 82 34
8 27-08-2016 Agarakattu 77 43
9 06-09-2016 Saminathapuram 85 38
10 16-12-2016 Mela Ilanthakulam 60 31
11 11-01-2017 Avudaiyalpuram 63 28
12 10-03-2017 Naranapuram 75 41
13 24-03-2017 Rajagopalaperi 77 43
Total 945 490

TSSS conducts seminars and awareness programmes in schools and colleges in order to sensitize the youth regarding tobacco use and cancer infections.The list of the same is given in the below table.

S.No Date Name of the school/ Institution Place Number of participants
1 10-05-2016 Saranalayam Nellai Junction 80
2 11-08-2016 Arulanandar Higher Secondary School Agarakattu 720 students + 20 teachers
3 14-10-2016 St.Joseph Higher Secondary School Javahar Nagar-Palayamkottai 300 students +10 teachers.
4 20-10-2016 Saratha Govt.Higher Secondary School Nallatinpudur 160 students + 05 teachers
5 26-10-2016 AVRMV Rani Higher Secondary School Ambasamuthiram 1200 students + 30 teachers
6 13-11-2016 St.Joseph Higher Secondary school Kovilpatti 200 students + 5 teachers
7 06-10-2016 Muthumalai Govt.Higher Secondary school Veeranam 300 students + 10 teachers
8 06-10-2016 Veeranam Govt.Higher Secondary school Veeranam 300 students + 10 teachers
9 07-10-2016 Deaf and Dumb School Sivasailam 100 students + 12 teachers
10 25-11-2016 Govt.Higher Secondary School Poolankulam 300 students +

15 teachers

11 12-01-2017 Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School Melaillanthakulam 450 students +

7 teachers.

Eye camp and General Health awareness camps had been conducted by TSSS in the following villages.

S.No Date Name of the Place Number of participants
1 04-09-2016 Therkuchatram-Eye camp 75+
2 07-09-2016 Vengalapottal- Health camp 150+
3 14-09-2016 Thirupanikarisalkulam-Health camp 100+
4 15-09-2016 Vettiyapanthi-Health camp 50+
5 16-03-2017 Keelakottai- Awareness program to NREGS workers 200+
6 21-03-2017 Manthithoppu- Awareness program to NREGS workers 200+
7 12-07-2016 K.Kailasapuram-TDTA High school-Awareness to school pupil 150+
8 09-08-2016 Kamanayakanpatti-Govt.Higher Secondary School- Awareness to school pupil 400+