The principal aim of this organization is "health". Pursuing our belief that only by providing treatment facilities and medicines the problems of the villages cannot be solved unless awareness through health education is successfully created, the Sangha has laid utmost importance to this aspect. Though it is a long term programme but we are happy to note the appreciable changes already brought about in the villages through health education bringing benefits of health habits and healthy living.
  
An important aspect of the preventive services is the Home Visit Programme by village-level workers or Community Health Guides. Each of the trained Community Health Guides (CHGs) are entrusted to make at least 50 home visits to the families in their own villages, once a month, as per a framework. Their primary goal is to make the visited families health conscious through training and personal guidance. They enquire and update their knowledge about these families, provide necessary councelling and keep watch wether the instructions are carried out or not. Non-compliance owing to various reasons are reported to the local supervisors and from there to the Headquarters. Regular refresher and orientation courses are held at all local centres. In this way, the Sangha develops an understanding of the real difficulties faced by villagers and their needs.
  
For imparting training to CHGs, a Special Cell has been formed by the Sangha with several experts and professionals. The Cell moves out to different village centres for imparting of training. The work of training is carried on systematically throughout the year. The 8-point guideline of W.H.O. is taken to be the basis of training of the Health Guides thus bringing in a modern outlook keeping with international standards. In the year 2009-10, 214 health workers have visited 14,635 homes i.e. 77.4% of the total homes in the coverage area of work of the Sangha have been covered under the Home Visit Programme.
  
| Home Visit Data ( 2010 ) |
| Components |
Somsar |
Khanpur |
Gopalpur |
Naora |
Bhangar |
Panitras |
| Family Planning : |
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| Number of able couples |
1,880 |
1,411 |
1,574 |
614 |
527 |
2,749 |
| Couples adopting permanent family planning methods |
60.9% |
52.6% |
56.2% |
30.5% |
57.3% |
88.7% |
| Couples adopting temporary family planning methods |
30.1% |
34% |
26.5% |
61.4% |
28.8% |
4.4% |
| Couples unwilling |
1.5% |
2.6% |
3.2% |
0.9% |
0.2% |
3.4% |
| Not necessary |
7.5% |
10.8% |
14.1% |
7.2% |
13.6% |
3.5% |
Number of Health Guides |
54 |
33 |
34 |
18 |
13 |
60 |
Report of home visit in respect of diseases by CHGs & MHCU : |
Prevalence of diseases |
number |
percentage |
| Dysentry & Enteric |
1,020 |
2.34 |
| Cough & Cold |
10,093 |
23.20 |
| Skin Disease |
3,388 |
7.78 |
| Helmanthic |
1,766 |
4.06 |
| Source : Annual Report 2009-2010 |
Health exhibition in villages is the best way of mass awareness. Every year health exhibitions or health fairs are organized for this purpose. The villagers are immensely benifited with various health related posters, charts and leaflets displayed and distributed during these exhibitions. Aspects on the subjects of healthcare, mother and child care, prevalence of diseases, sanitation and hygiene are shown with the help of slides and explained to the villagers in simple language.
  
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