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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Paalana Institute of medical sciences |
| Street 1: | Kazchaparambu |
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| City: | Palakkad |
| Province: | Palakkad |
| Post Code: | 678701 |
| Country: | India |
| Phone: | 0491-2520901 |
| Email: | Paalana1@gmail.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.paalana.com |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developing Country NGO |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Faith-based organization (FBO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | National |
| Organization Description: | |
| Paalana is the dream child of Malabar Medical Mission Trust which is constituted by the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Palakkad and Coimbatore , seven Catholic Religious Congregations of sisters belonging to Syro Malabar and Latin Rites, and 4 institutions of Carmalites of Mary Immaculate men congregation Devamatha Province, Devamatha Social Department, St. Thomas Monastery, Paverty, and Amala Cancer Hospital and Research Center, Trichur. The Department of Pulmonary Medicine was begun functioning in the year 2008 under the guidance of Dr. Sunitha Sunil. The department specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with illnesses that affect the lungs, breathing and sleep. The diseases managed in the department include; Chronic Obstructive Lung Diseases, Bronchial Asthma, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Pneumonia and other respiratory infections, Lung Cancer, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension, Sleep Disorders, acute and chronic respiratory failure. Services offered through the Pulmonary Medicine department include: Outpatient clinics for evaluation and treatment of various lung conditions.Hospital inpatient services for evaluation and treatment of various lung conditions.Intensive care services for management and treatment of the critically ill including both non-invasive and invasive ventilatory support.Sleep disorders evaluation and treatment.Bronchoscopic diagnosis and treatment.Pulmonary Function Testing.Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program Special emphasis is laid on pulmonary education and rehabilitation as this decreases complications of COPD and increases patient well being. Emphasis is laid on helping patients to stop smoking to achieve disease free state. The out patient services are offered to patients on all days except Sundays from 9:30 a.m to 1:00p.m. Regular free medical camps are held to help the needy patients. The hospital conducts health awareness programmes on all national days. Apart from this various medical camps and TB awareness programmes are conducting in various i |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $1,001-$5,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Other partners |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Network with other partners |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| We have got a DMC in our hosptial and we are conducting regular Community meetings with SHGs, PRIs, VHSC etc | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | India |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | South East Asian |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
India |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Advocacy, communication and social mobilization | India |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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DOTS Expansion and Enhancement: We are conducting regular community meetings at the grass root level and also we have a DMC in our hospital |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | May 4, 2012 |
| Last updated: | February 20, 2013 |