Health Centers
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These Centers came into existence in 1965. Health Centers in three different areas are for the benefit of the leprosy patients and the poor people of the slums.The following are the center
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Camillus Health Center
This Center is situated in the Beatitudes complex itself. This Center sees to the health care of the 30 and more slums in and around Vysarpadi. It also takes Care of the health of the aged people, the Aged at St.Thomas Home, RUA Center, children in the special Homes and the children in the many schools in the campus. The Sisters of Maria Auxilium are in-charge of this Center.
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Memisa Clinic
Memisa Clinic is a dispensary while treating a host of common illnesses [like fever, cold, headaches] specialises in the treatment of Leprosy, chronic ailments like Psoriasis, Eczema, Fungal infections, hair loss, and all kinds of skin sores. It is a Center that caters to the health care of the leprosy patients at the Pope John’s Garden. It also treats outpatients with leprosy and as well with various sicknesses. The inmates of the leprosy colony are trained to dress up the wounds of the patients. Total health programme is carried out for the leprosy patients and the poor people around the leprosy colony. The Salesians with the collaboration of the sisters of St. Charles Borromeo run this center.
The effectiveness of the healing that takes place at this clinic can be guaged from the fact that over 36,000 patients in 2006 and 40,000 patients in 2007 from different walks of life have walked-in to be healed. Sr.Shanti combines effectively her medical experience and the touch of the divine.
The clinic can be reached at:
Memisa Clinic
Pope John's Garden
64 Kudhirai Kuthi Thazhai road
Madhavaram, Chennai - 600 051.
Ph: +91-44-25941146
Email: director@dbbeatitudes.org
Geetha Health Center
This Center is situated at the Beatitudes’ leprosy patients rehabilitation agricultural farm, which is 12 Kms away from Vyasarpadi. ANAT farm is an agricultural farm for the rehabilitation of the leprosy patients. This Health Center serves the villages around. The sisters of the Maria Auxilium take care of this center.
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