means

 

MEANS

 

MEDICAL  EDUCATIONAL  AND  NATURE  SERVICES

ESTD:  1994     Regn. No:  5621/1994

 

Moula-Ali:  #5-277, Krishna Nagar, N.F.C. Main Road, Moula-Ali, Hyderabad - 500040

Tarnaka:  H.No. 12-5-23, Vijayapuri, Tarnaka, Secunderabad – 500017

Nagaram:  Plot No: 56, East Gandhi Nagar, Near Sai Baba Temple, Nagaram, Keesara Mandal

Uppal:  Plot No: 850&856, Sai Sri Aishwarya Colony, Parvathapuram, Uppal, Gatkesar

 

Phone: Office :  Moula-ali:  040-27242528  Tarnaka:  040-27006424

                           Nagaram:  040-20080333   Uppal:  040-20050330

Website: www. means.org.in                                 E-mail:  admn@means.org.in

 

ABOUT  US

 

MEANS, MEDICAL EDUCATIONAL AND NATURE SERVICES, is a non-profit, non-religious, and non-political Voluntary Organization formed with the sole aim of serving the marginalized groups with a smile and professional touch.  The literary meaning of the word ‘MEANS’ is “a way to achieve or source”.  A group of dedicated and qualified group of social workers decided to prove the meaning of this word.  The path chosen was the medical field and the result, a role of Senior Citizen’s happiness, followed by an Old Age Home (for the dying destitute), Health Camps, Awareness Camps etc. are put into action for poor and needy.

 

MEANS is committed to make a difference in their lives with best services like round-the-clock Medical, Attender Support for bedridden, providing Food & Accommodation and memorable experience since a decade.

 

MEANS was established in 1994 at Moula-Ali (Kapra Municipality) and has become a landmark for Dying Destitute for Aged and Disabled for over a decade.  We have placed our best capacity and capability with our heart and soul at the service of about 190 inmates spread over four centers at Moula-Ali (Kapra) (Capacity of 70), Tarnaka (Capacity of 30), Nagaram (Keesara) (Capacity of 40), and Uppal (Gatkesar) (Capacity of 50).

 

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

 

1.  To function purely as a non-political organization serving the people without prejudice to their caste, creed, sex and religion.

2. To improve social, educational, economical and cultural capacities among the neglected people.

3. To remove illiteracy by way of starting schools for children and adults in Urban/Rural Areas.

4.  To open vocational training cum production centers for adolescent girls and women and train them in different fields for their progress.

5.  To establish and maintain homes for the Aged, Disabled, Orphans, Widows, Destitute and such special social groups who are vulnerable to exploitation. 

6.  To take up relief and rehabilitation services to the victims of cyclone, floods, earthquake, fire, epidemics and endemic situation. 

7.  To organize awareness camps on T.B., STD, Leprosy, HIV/AIDS, and Immunization and against superstitions. 

8.  To conduct Legal Education Camps and Medico Legal counseling services in Urban/Rural Areas.

9.  To establish Health Centers, Diagnostic Centers, Forensic Labs, Pathology Lab, Blood Banks, Organ Storage, Oxygen Bar, Biopsy Centers, Bio-Technology Research in diseases.

10.  To provide medical care to the aged, and provide nutrition, clothes and shelter services to the sick and terminal cases.

11.  To establish rehabilitation centers for the sick suffering from chronic diseases.

12.  To promote advanced research study in gerontology.

13.  To promote human rights and organization of women for equality and social justice.

14.  To start counseling centers in the slums to settle family problems and to provide family life education. 

15.  To help the family members of prisoners in education, health, skill training for self-reliance.

16.  To set up ambulance service and mobile medical care for the aged.

17.  To protect environmental degradation by planting of medicinal plants.

 

MEANS Services

 

HOME FOR AGED AND DISABLED/BED SIDE MEDICATION

 

24-HOURS DOCTOR SUPPORT

 

PHYSIO THERAPY CLINIC

 

REFERRAL SERVICES

 

ACCOMMODATION (SINGLE / SHARING / DORMITORY)

 

NUTRITION SUPPORT

 

HIV / AIDS CARE & SUPPORT under AP SCAS at King Koti Govt. Hospital

 

LAST RITES ACCORDING TO THE RELIGION 

THE FOUNDER:

 

MEANS is the outcome of the desire of Dr. O. Gnana Prakash who was born in a poor marginalized family in Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh.  He lost his mother when he was still a little boy because she was suffering from serious illness and there was no medical care available at that time in their remote village.  She died while being taken to a hospital.  This made a great impact on his life and he decided to become a doctor to serve people in need as he understood what it means to be a DESTITUTE.  During his student life, he had to work hard to earn money to pay his own school fees.  He has drawn inspiration from Dr. David Werner’s concept “Where there is no Doctor”.  The factors such as his mother succumbing to sickness as there was no doctor or medical facilities in their village and his experiences in the slums of Hyderabad,  motivated him to initiate MEANS to serve the sick and the needy who could not afford to pay for medical care.

 

After completing his medicine (BHMS), he started practicing in the slums of Moula-Ali and he earned a reputation as “Poor People’s Doctor”.  To fulfill his life ambition of serving the poor and the destitute, he started a Home for the Aged (Home for the Destitute) with the concept of providing medical care to the old and needy.

 

VISION:

 

MEANS envisions a just society where the poor and the weak fully enjoy basic needs, rights for a dignified living based on values of co-operation, participation, sharing, mutual concern, equality and belief in respect of human beings.  MEANS believes that the poor and needy can be empowered to build themselves through a process of health education which promotes human dignity and motivating collective action in order for basic health needs for all poor and needy would eventually transform themselves, their communities, and society at large where justice, peace, equality, and co-operation will prevail as a creative force for the development of the people.

 

MEANS wish to play an active role  in working towards a just and equitable society where the human beings are not segregated as rich and poor, strong and weak, and able and disabled but all share opportunities equally and live their lives with dignity.  We wish to organize a network of Mobile Medical Care, Mobile Diagnostic facilities/Pathology Labs, and Rehabilitation Care Centers.  We wish to promote research in areas like Gerontology, Tuberculosis, and Oncology.

 

OBJECTIVES:

 

To establish and maintain home for the aged, hospice center, disabled orphans, widows, destitute, and such special social groups who are volunteer able to exploitation.

To organize awareness camps on T.B, S.T.D, Leprosy, HIV/AIDS, and Immunization etc.

To provide medical care for the aged people and provide nutrition, clothes & shelter services the sick and terminal cases.

To establish rehabilitation care for the sick and chronic diseases.

To setup ambulance services and mobile medical care for aged.

To improve social, educational, economic, cultural, capacities among neglected people.

To promote research in gerontology, T.B, Oenology, reach in diseases and to establish health centers, diagnostic center, Forensic labs, pathology labs, blood banks, etc.

To improve the society with educational programs for children and adults vocational training cum production centers for adolescents girls, human rights, equality and social justice for women.

 

MISSION:

 

MEANS mission is to work with the poor and the needy for a just, poverty-free, responsible and compassionate society by overcoming the injustice and inequality that cause it.  MEANS strives to protect the health of the vulnerable people and environment, by providing health education, improving their living condition and above all by strengthening their families and communities.  MEANS will help the people address the major problems of individuals and community by ensuring their participation in every aspect of the activities to promote fundamental changes in their lives and promote programs that can be continued by them even if MEANS withdraws its presence.  We are providing as a Hospice Center/Life Care Organization which can provide full life care for residents who are in their old age by giving psychological, emotional, and physical well being to each of them with quality accommodation, health care, amenities, healthy food, and other support services to make them the feeling of they are “wanted, loved, and cared for”.

 

A DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY "MEANS" :

 

Role of Senior Citizen’s happiness, MEANS presently running with 250-bedded and occupation of about 190 inmates spread over four centers at Moula-Ali (Kapra) (Capacity of 70), Tarnaka (Capacity of 30), Nagaram (Keesara) (Capacity of 40), and Uppal (Gatkesar) (Capacity of 50) with Poly clinic, Physiotherapy, Cerebral Palsy, HIV/AIDS, Care and Support Center (limited).

This center actively and dedicatedly involved in working for elders, serving the needs of the health services for aged people. Presently, there are 190 inmates under the care of the home. Over 50% percent of them are now discarded by their family members. It is seen that mostly the aged people who came for medical help stay to recover.  Although our home is intended for elders, we also have cases registered for woman in the age group 35-39 who are destitute and are discarded with severe depression problem.

Organized Medical/Health Camps, HIV/AIDS awareness camps, T.B. DOTS treatment camps, Pulse Polio Camps, Dental camps, and Eye camps.

Disabled children supportive activities with other institutions and children are identified with various disabilities are referred to Lions Club, for treatment and supportive services.

Organized Dental Camps and distributed Vitamin-A capsules among the rural children age between 0-6 years.

Distributed Belladonna Capsules for eligible patients in rural and tribal areas on the prescription of Qualified Doctor.

Implementing “Community Health Care Programme” in 25 villages.

Implemented “Awareness Generation Campaigns on Prevention of HIV/AIDS”.

Implemented "Quiz, Essay Competition & Debates among the College Students on subject of "HIV/AIDS/STD Prevention".

 

 

VALUES

 

To promote basic health needs for common persons that helps develop, nurture, and maintain socio-economic group of further common masses of the country like BPL and Marginalized Communities in particular, children and aged group for good human hood in state of health in binding the motto. 

 

 

SUPPORTING HANDS

 

Eleven ways to get involved:

 

By volunteering in service or support to Organization.

By linking and engaging us in your programs.

By joining in MEANS Resource Team (MRT).

By sending us materials like Nutrition, Medicine, or Admn. Support.

By participating and partnering in our programs.

By sending your donations in cash or in kind.

By sponsoring a Granny.

By sponsoring a person/family living with HIV/AIDS.

By affiliating your Organization with us.

By affiliating your Income Generating Programs (IGPs) with us.

By becoming Annual or Life Member of MEANS.

By giving beloved care of fulfilling for your parents as MEMORIAL.

 

LAW ABIDING FACTORS

 

MEANS has obtained all the statutory requirements like registration under Foreign Contribution regulation Act (FCRA) and Income Tax exemption (under section 80G (5) & (VI) of the Income Tax Act) to enable the Income Tax payers to donate to MEANS.  Permission for Help Line for older persons is also availed from the State Government.

 

APPEAL

 

We are confident that you would enable us to extend your support to continue our efforts in Hospice Center for dying destitute. We hope you that you will respond in kind favor. We are looking forward to hear from you in positive.

 

CONCLUSION

 

We are happy that MEANS was able to contribute to the society whatever possible in addressing the health and medical needs of the people and dying destitutes.

 

FUTURE GOALS

 

The project which we have started now mainly divided into 3 parts ie:

 

HOSPICE CENTER  of 500-bedded and 2000-bedded Multispecialty Hospital, 100-bedded with bedside medication for each district with Primary Health Care.

Crematorium Plant for last rites.

AWARENESS PROGRAM, MEDICAL CAMPS, TRAINING PROGRAMS.

ONLINE COUNSELING CENTER.

Hospice center

 

This is a center for dying destitute and HIV/AIDS victims. Care and support is given to the inmates by the staff members in the home.

 Awareness program, Medical camp, Training.

Awareness camps and medical camps are been conducted in the slums, communities in and around Hyderabad. Awareness is created in the people about the contagious diseases that are widely spread and the deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS and teaching about the preventive measures of the diseases. The awareness is not just limited to the communities and slums but it is extended to the crucial places like dhabas where awareness is given to the truck drivers through which HIV/AIDS is widely spread. The effort is extended in giving awareness at schools, colleges and various institutions in the city.

Online counseling center

Online counseling center is a source through which counseling can be done. This is a center where counseling is done through the automated system which responds to the caller on phone.