Are you interested to volunteer your medical skills for children from needy backgrounds?

Are you keen on being part of transforming the struggling public health system?

Here is an opportunity for you…..

PROJECT: Doctor-at-School

Calling Doctors to Volunteer in government schools

• Screen children in a nearby government school once or twice a week, during school hours for 2-4 hours until all children are covered

(Duration: June to Sep 2013)• After the initial screening is completed, visit a nearby school for

consultation once in 15 days (Duration: Sep to Dec 2013)• Donate medicines which can be used in the government schools• Waive consultation charges at your clinic for children from a nearby

needy school• Conduct awareness talks in a nearby school or community

Connect other doctors who are willing to volunteer by forwarding this message or getting them in touch with us

Ways to Volunteer

About us: Doctors for Seva

• A project of Youth for Seva, an NGO which works to promote volunteering

• Started in 2010, DFS comprises a team of medical and non-medical professionals who volunteer their time and skills in areas of need

• 165 doctors, 43 hospitals and about 300 non-medical volunteers volunteered their services in 2012-13

• Doctor-at-School is a program at DFS wherein a voluntary doctor and non-medical volunteers are mapped to a needy school nearby for an entire year to undertake screening and referral treatment

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• 45 doctors, 20 hospitals and about 300 non-medical volunteers were involved in 50 government schools across Bangalore in 2012-13

• The program reached out to 8800 children from government, government-aided and corporation schools

• Nearly 80% of non-dental treatments were followed up and completed by the non-medical team, specialist doctors and hospitals volunteering their services

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Highlights: Doctor-at-School (2012-13)

Why should YOU volunteer?

• Timing is flexible and the program can be planned according to your convenience

• This is an opportunity to get connected to the community where you live or work, as you will be involved with the government schools, children, their parents and the nearby Primary Health Centre (PHC)

• Such an experience will give you exposure to different type of cases and living conditions

• You will have an opportunity to directly impact the lives of needy children around you

• You will be able to work on prevention of commonly found ailments in the nearby school/community

Doctors who create change…

Dr. Sangeetha Swaminathan , PediatricianWhen commitment rules…

Every Tuesday, the students of Geddalahalli Govt. School would wait outside a particular classroom, somewhat unsure of what will happen next. Once inside the room, however, their apprehensions would vanish with the kind gaze and encouraging words of Dr. Sangeetha, a Paediatrician who has not missed a single working Tuesday in the entire academic year 2012-13 to volunteer at the school. She has volunteered on at least 22 days and around 44 hours of her skill and expertise has been made available to around 380 children, despite having to run her own private practise at her clinic in R.T Nagar…

Dr. Jyothi Lakshmi, General Physician Doing more than her bit…

When we first met Dr. Jyothi, a General Physician, she enthusiastically agreed to volunteer and we mapped her to one govt. school in Gubbalala. However, by the end of the year, Dr. Jyothi inspired us all by screening and treating around 580 children from 3 government schools near Konankunte. She is not new to social work, and for her, such service is part of her life and personality. She often goes out of her way to help needy children by sponsoring medicines & extends her service free of cost at her clinic for any child from the schools where she is mapped. She has volunteered on nearly 15 days and about 45 hours…

Dr. Mohan chose to volunteer continuously in each school until he completed the screening over a period of 2-4 weeks, dedicating around 24 hours to voluntary service. Despite having to travel around 4kms to be at the schools, Dr. Mohan is never one to complain, ask for assistance or expect any form of appreciation or recognition for his service…

Dr. Mohan, Pediatrician Where there is a will, there is a way…

With a soft-toy hanging from his stethoscope and a charming way of engaging children, Dr.Mohan, a Paediatrician, ensured that around 268 children from the Hosahalli Govt. school and Attiguppe Govt. school received quality healthcare.

Dr. Harsha J.N, General PhysicianNo time to be busy…

It was much later when we found out that Dr. Harsha, a General Physician, who volunteered once a week at Konanakunte school, is an extremely busy person, who undertakes night duty at various hospitals, runs his own clinic and still takes time out to volunteer at the nearby school in the morning! He made sure that nearly 350 children from this school have access to free, quality medical care through his service. He has volunteered on about 11 days, and nearly 20 hours, despite his hectic schedule…

Get Started

Write to us – doctoratschool@yahoo.com or info@doctorsforseva.org

Call our coordinators:Vyjayanthi – 9886816494Shashikala – 9738251369Sinu – 9342578862

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THANK YOU!