OBI India sets new medical record
Over 55,000 people were treated at 100 Operation Blessing medical camps held throughout India during the month of September.
Using a network of pastors, doctors, and local volunteers, Operation Blessing teams spread out geographically to provide healthcare to thousands across poverty-stricken areas of India.
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INDIA - For the rural poor living in India, medical care is a luxury.
"India lives in its villages," said Kumar Periasamy, director of Operation Blessing India. "Over 70 percent of our population lives in rural India. But of an estimated 700 million rural Indians, about 300 million live in abject poverty with an income of less than 50 rupees a day."
Such poverty keeps the majority of this rural population from obtaining much-needed medical care.
But thanks to an effective strategy, OBI India and its medical staff are able to spread out geographically and utilize an ever-expanding network of pastors, doctors, and local volunteers.
During the month of September, OBI India held 100 one-day "Medical Camps," in which over 55,000 people were treated - surpassing July's record of 43,000 patients served in a single month.
At the camps, medical services included eye exams, distribution of prescription glasses, dental procedures, and distribution of medicine.
Operation Blessing teams based in Hyderabad and Chennai are fully-equipped with an ECG machine, portable x-ray equipment, laboratory testing kits, and dental units.
Periasamy anticipates the current monthly average of over 30,000 recipients will increase to match July and September's record-breaking results.
"Operation Blessing medical teams travel far and wide in India and surrounding countries to provide the much needed health care to people who will otherwise have to suffer in silence," he said.
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