We all are aware of the importance of medical treatment and health care. But how expensive it is nowadays! Even many semi-middle classes and middle-class people can hardly afford satisfactory medical treatment, what to speak of the downtrodden and poor. In India the downtrodden and poor people prefer to die of their diseases rather than going for medical treatment which entails huge expenses beyond their means. It has been observed that Preventive Health Care saves the family members from a lot of expenditure. For example, if Cataract is detected timely and it is operated successfully, the Senior Citizens (aged persons) in a family can carry on their daily routine without depending on other family members. As the proverb goes - 'A stitch in time saves nine'... a small routine checkup like Blood pressure checkup, Blood Sugar checkup, normal checkup for old-age ailments and other problems, some minor treatments can give a lot of relief to the ailing people, especially the downtrodden and persons living below the poverty line.

With this objective in view, Free Health Care Programme for the slum people, especially the children and aged has been undertaken under our Integrated Community Development Programme. At our Sister Nivedita Swasthya Seva Kendra, the patients are treated by a team of qualified doctors both in Homoeopathic and Allopathic disciplines (Allopathic - ENT, Eye, Endocrinology, Gynaecology, Pediatrics and Medicine etc.).