Velemegna Hospital :: Current Activities

Current Activities

Velemegna is a registered charitable non-profit organization serving the blind, the leprosy patients, the poor and the needy in and around Bidar district since 1968. Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Salins founded Velemegna in 1968. In 2002 Dr. Salins passed away and soon after in 2003 Dr. Mrs. Salins passed away too. In Sep’ 2002 Dr. Mrs. Sybil Meshramkar, the eldest daughter of Dr. Salins was appointed as the director of Velemegna. She has ever since aimed at carrying on the vision set by my parents giving it a new direction with modern outlook. She is running the base hospital in Bidar, as a 50 bedded eye hospital. Renovations are going on to improve the present facilities, which is 30years old. The other activities of Velemegna are

Navjeevan Leprosy Centre at Chatnalli village (20 kms from Bidar town) where 60 leprosy families reside. In the center 10 women are undergoing training in sewing. 7 children are in residential schools in Bidar town and the 3 acres farm is being looked after by the residents

Peerappa a farm worker being looked after by his neighbours in the Leprosy center

healed leprosy patients

the children of leprosy patients in the hostels

Rural health center in Baridabad village (20 kms from Bidar), a 50 bedded hospital and farm (10 acres of land). The produce of the farm is given to the residents of the Leprosy village as regular ration.

Rural hospital and farm in Baridabad village

A Bible school. 2 batches of 10 students each have passed out and are having home churches in their villages in Bidar and Gulburga districts.

We also support 5 widows and 7 evangelists locally

Eye work:

We have 50 bedded base hospital situated at Bidar town. This hospital was a maternity cum general hospital when Dr. Salins was alive. On an average we see 40 - 50 patients in our O.P.D daily from Monday to Saturday. We do about 150 to 200 eye surgeries (mainly Cataract) per month. 60% of our work is charitable. On an average we do 4 - 5 camps per month. This involves screening of patients of various villages (Bidar Dist. has more than 600 villages) of Bidar district. These patients are then transported to the base hospital in Bidar in a mini - Bus. They undergo surgery the next day and they are transported to their villages on the third day. The patients are given free food and medicines during their stay in the hospital. The eye team is headed by Dr. Sybil and consists of 30 staff members. The hospital is equipped with modern eye equipments. "CBM International" supports this work.^

Hospital

home going advise given by sister sunita

dark glasses given to a post-op patient

post-op patients

Patients after surgery going back home

Leprosy work

We are looking after 60 families (about 150 people) at Navjeevan New Life Center at Chattnally village (situated 20 Km from Bidar town). A Church cum community hall was built for them in 2003. Our endeavor is to see that they return to normal society, as it was the older generation who had Leprosy. The present generation and children are disease free. Presently 10 women are learning tailoring and sewing classes. 7 children are in a residential school. We have helped the village head to start a grocery shop. 3 acres of land is being developed. Simon Peter, a Pastor looks after the spiritual activities of the residents. Most of the residents have their own small businesses. "The Leprosy Mission" supports this work.

Christmas program in Leprosy center

Baridabad Rural Hospital

50 bedded rural health center belonging to velemegna society is situated at Baridabad Village (20 kms from Bidar town). The hospital is within a 10 acres land, 6 acres of rich cultivable land, the food grains grown in this farm is use to feed for residents of leprosy center. The hospital has 10 beds meant for Leprosy people. Due to the lack of doctors we only run weekly clinic here. This place has a potential to become multi - specialty hospital, poor children home, or a residential school.

- Rural hospital and farm in Baridabad village

well in Baridabad farm

ginger grown in the farm

sunflower in the farm

Evangelical work

We have a Bible school training program (Institute of Community Transformation, ICT). This program is sponsored by "Seva Bharath India". So far we trained 20 pastors and we are supporting 12 of them in their ministries. These pastors have house groups in their villages. In addition we support 7 evangelists, these evangelists spend time with our patients and also show them Jesus Film. Every Sunday 20 blind children from Asha Deep School for the Blind and 30 sighted children come for Sunday school.

Bible students

Velemegna Good News Society Hospital

Current Activities

Eye work:

Leprosy work

Baridabad Rural Hospital

Evangelical work