Spectrum of illness in rural areas of Ahmednagar District.
At Pravara Medical Trust (PMT), Loni, Ahmednagar, multidiagnostic and treatment camps (MDTC) are organised by PMT every month in remote villages with active participation of villagers, to provide health care to needy and deprived population. From January 1987 to April 1992, 58 camps have been organised and 60,856 patients availed various medical and health services rendered by PMT. Average attendance of patients per camp was 1049, 48.36% being females and 51.64% males. According to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) patients were broadly grouped. A total of 21,603 (35.5%) were referred to the Pravara Rural Hospital and 15,700 (72.67%) of them availed the indoor and outdoor services there.
Pravara Medical Trust, Loni.
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Sachdeva
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Mhaske
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D005260:Female; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D012423:Rural Health