Incredible recoveries

roap map, Nagaon Assam

Dharani Saikya

Area

Fluoride endemic area of NagaonDistrict Block No of village

affectedFluoride level(mg/L)

Fluoride mitigation scheme(PWSS)

Hojai Binakandi 216 1-15 17 (Till intervention of FMSC it was 5 schemes)Hojai Jugijan 73 1-2.38

Nagaon Kathiatali 132 1-2.41 0

Nagaon Pachim Kaliabar 37 1-13.59 4

Total 458

Fluoride affected area at Lutumari

Few affected child

Aim and objectives

1. To provide safe drinking water2. Free treatment3. Livelihood4. Compensation

Fluoride Mitigation Initiative in Nagaon

1. Survey2. Advocacy3. Treatment4. Save drinking5. Livelihood6. FMSC

Survey

1. Patient2. Water & urine tested3. School survey

Fluoride affected village at Akashiganga

Abstract of fluoride affected villagers under Akashiganga GP, by- Hojai PHE division, March 2013

Name of village

Nos of household

Present population

Affected person in age Total %

0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20+

Niz Parakhowa

279 1634 19 36 52 51 185 343 21

Tapatjuri 464 2959 32 113 106 70 242 563 19

Dikharumukh

194 1288 3 42 34 31 51 161 13

Gangadisha 69 393 0 4 3 0 24 31 8

Veroni 39 252 0 1 2 1 6 10 4

Total

1045 6526 54 196 197 153 508 1108 17

Survey

Fluoride Affected people and household at Akashiganga GP

Total population Total household0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000 6529

10451108545

Advocacy

1. With PHED2. Social welfare3. Forest4. School administrative

Treatment

• X-ray• Urine tested• Free medicine• Free health checkup

Health checkup

Fluoride level decrease in urine

0

10

20

30

40

50

6059

46

23

43

19

52

30

19

41 2 4 3 1

19

4

Fluoride in urine(ppm),2012Fluoride in urine(ppm),2015Column1

Improvement

Furhan Sabina

Improvement

Improvement

Save drinking water

1. From river 2. From ring well

Livelihood

1.Establised Disable Institute2. Training on candle making

Disable institute

Formation of FMSC1. At Hojai2. At Kaliabor

FMSC

Convergent meeting

FMSC

Central finance secretary Mr Sribastave at FMSC

FMSC

Observe IPHE Day

FMSC

Candle making training

FMSC

Group meeting with water uses comity

FMSC

Village mapping

FMSC

Matrix ranking through focus group discussion

FMSC

Free health camp

FMSC

Plantation

Publication 1

Use of water in the no fluoride effected area

Bathing and cleaning (At no fluoride effected area)

At fluoride effected area

At fluoride effected area

At fluoride effected area

Zahir, Akram and ZakirFrom left Zahir Hussin(8) SO-Manna Husain; Akram Husain(9)SO-Abdul Husain; Zakir Husain(8)SO-Abutahu Husain, Tapatjuri Photo on 8-7-12