FIELD SERVICES
FIELD SERVICES AT GREMALTES
Field Services: The hospital’s field services include the involvement of nurses, doctors, and various specialists who provide diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. These services are designed to extend healthcare beyond the hospital premises, ensuring that medical care reaches underserved populations.Hospital is committed to generating awareness in the community regarding leprosy and other stigmatized diseases. They promote sound healthcare practices through educational programs, aiming to inform the public about prevention, early detection, and treatment options.
Medical Camps: Our Hospital organizes outreach programs and camps as part of its services. These medical camps are designed to provide healthcare services to communities that may lack access to regular medical facilities, offering services such as screenings, consultations, and health education.
Field Visits to Patients: As part of their field services, Gremaltes Hospital conducts field visits to patients, ensuring that individuals who are in need of assistance and support to receive necessary medical attention. This approach helps in early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and care.
HEALTH EDUCATION
Health education is a social science that draws from the biological, environmental, psychological, physical and medical sciences to promote health and prevent disease, disability and premature death through education-driven voluntary behaviour change activities. Health education is the development of individual, group, institutional, community and systemic strategies to improve health knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviour. The purpose of health education is to positively influence the health behaviour of individuals and communities as well as the living and working conditions that influence their health. Health education improves the health status of individuals, families, communities, states, and the nation. Health education enhances the quality of life for all people.
The Health Education department has been conducting regular health education activities on Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Eye care, Ortho care, HIV/AIDS in collaboration with volunteers and other NGOs with relevant audio visual aids (Exhibition materials, posters, panel boards, booklets and hand bills). Public relations work carried out by the health include personal meetings and visits to institutions with specific objective of organising health education programs etc.
INFORMATION EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) is a strategic approach to improving health and social outcomes through the dissemination of knowledge, awareness, and the promotion of behaviors that contribute to positive health changes. In the context of Gremaltes Hospital, IEC activities play a pivotal role in ensuring that the community is informed about available healthcare services, preventive health measures, and the importance of seeking timely medical care.
Integrating IEC strategies with field services at Gremaltes Hospital significantly enhances the hospital’s ability to reach a broader population, especially those in remote or underserved areas. By combining the use of digital media, printed resources, and direct community engagement through field services, the hospital ensures that health education and services are accessible, timely, and impactful. This approach empowers communities, reduces preventable diseases, and ultimately improves the health outcomes of individuals in the long term.
