V Ravamma, a widow, who is living with her daughter after her son abandoned her, is suffering from hypertension for the last 25 years along with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). The old age has also come with severe joint pains for her.
Ravamma is getting Rs 1000 as old age pension, but that is not enough to take care of her health needs.
Suffering from multiple disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, joints pain, hypercholesterolemia and lower respiratory tract infection, D Lakahamma got major support from MHU in terms of free medicines and regular tests. All this was not possible with Rs 7000 that her son earns monthly.
There are many in Gudulur block villages who came to know about their other medical conditions other than the existing ones much later. Lakshamaiah is one of them. Initially diagnosed for lower respiratory tract infection, Lakshamaiah learnt that he is suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes too at later stage.
Sixty two-year old Dhayamma suffered Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) 17 years ago. CVA is a medical condition when blood flow to a part of brain is stopped either by a blockage or the rupture of a blood vessel. If left untreated it can lead to many physical abnormalities.
Till two years ago, Kondamma would travel to Nellore, almost 90 km from her village for the treatment of cerebral vascular accident (CVA). Her other medical conditions -diabetes, hypertension, joints pain, gastritis- made it almost difficult for her to go that far.
The monthly expenditure including travel was Rs 2,800 which was huge given the fact she is dependent on the old age pension of her husband who also works as a daily wage labourer.
Venkat Rao is bedridden since he suffered brain stroke four months ago while working at a construction site. Diagnosed with CVA with his right side completely paralysed, Rao is getting the major treatment in a nearby hospital, but still needs a routine check- up which is a huge challenge as the hospital is almost 16 km away.
