Mumbai Bottom Up Development Flashcards
1
Q
What happens when you’re ill in Mumbai?
A
India has no national healthcare service, if you need healthcare you have to pay for it
2
Q
What is the aim of Lok seva Sangham and who are they?
A
( a registered charitable organisation)
To bring better health and education to the under priviledged
3
Q
3 ways in which they will/have achieved this
A
Health related work - in 1980’s there were 4000 cases of leprosy in 2007 there were 216, 75% people cured of leprosy
Education - people educated on symptoms of leprosy, employ 5 teachers to survey and detect cases of disease
Community - use street theatre which uses drama to show symptoms, DVDs played in community groups about healthcare
