CDR's Interventions in Healthcare

CDR is promoting preventive healthcare, complete freedom from ill health, in all the identified tribal villages in Maredumilli and Y. Ramavaram mandals. The Self-Help Groups in each village have formed a community action group to discuss, understand and take timely action for preventing ill health in every household in the village. Particular attention is given to aged people, children below 5 years, pregnant and lactating mothers. Health and personal hygiene practises particularly for menstruating women and adolescent girls are part of the discussion. Existing practises have been identified and accordingly village health plans are drawn using a participatory approach involving the women health self-help groups and local health workers.

Every household is encouraged to grow sufficient vegetables round the year in its backyard using natural farming practises. Cooking of a nutritive curry or preparation of pickle or a snack with locally available material is also demonstrated during the monthly health festival.

• Food Processing Units.
• Millet Processing.
• Apparel Making.
• Bamboo products.
• Honey bee farming.
• Selling high value grafted fruit plants.