Shanthibhavan Palliative Hospital’s “Early Medical and Cancer Detection Project” was conceptualized upon witnessing the painful condition of bedridden terminally ill young patients and the pathetic plight of youngsters reaching our free dialysis centre. It was implemented in August 2023 at the Thrissur collectorate by the Hon. Collector of Thrissur with an aim to prevent or detect such grave diseases at a treatable stage thereby serving and saving our fellow beings and their families from the clutches of such deadly diseases. This project, which aims to create panchayats (local administrative units) free from dialysis and cancer. This initiative has been successfully implemented in Thrissur and Ernakulam. Our mobile health caravan offers free health check-ups, including: Ultrasound Scans, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Oxygen Level Checks, Pulse Rate Monitoring, Digital ECGs, Doctor Consultations, Dental Check-ups, Portable Digital Dental X-rays and Nonprofit Lab Tests. Early detection camps have identified cancer and thyroid-related diseases.
This project is being run by Shanthibhavan Good Samaritan Medical Centres at Aranattukara, Thrissur Sakthan Thamupran nagar, and Aluva, a non-profit initiative of Shanthibhavan, offer comprehensive care at no cost. This includes ultrasound scanning and non-profit lab tests to facilitate early medical and cancer detection.
Our Service Track Record:
From August 2023 to March 2024, Good Samaritan Medical Centre, a unit of Shanthibhavan Palliative Hospital conducted a total of 222 free medical camps in Panchayats. These camps included 135 ultrasound scanning and general practitioner camps, 109 dental and lab camps. Through these initiatives, 10,025 individuals benefited from free services including: 5,251 consultations with doctors, 3,036 free ultrasound scans, 2,174 free dental check-ups, and 301 free portable dental X-rays.