Margadeepthi Charitable Trust was formed four years ago with
the prime object of promoting the general welfare of the mentally ill persons of
all caste, community, sex, race, religion etc so that they live independently
like any other person in the society
Our first and foremost priority project has been helping the
mentally handicapped persons by providing free treatment and free medicines to
all such poor patients of Palakkad District, Kerala State. Since January 2007
this noble and most needed programme started functioning by reaching out to the
patients spread over all the 91 Grama Panchayaths and 4 Municipalities of
Palakkad District. The number of patients benefited from this novel scheme
steadily rose from a mere 250 to almost 3387 patients within 24 months to say by
the end of 2008. The services of two qualified Psychiatrists have been utilized
together with a team of paramedical staff and volunteers for dispensation of
medicines and smooth conduct of Psychiatric Mobile Clinics at all the above
Centres. Two well equipped mobile vans with all the necessary medicines and
other required arrangements have been pressed for this purpose and continue to
function as per pre notified schedule every month.
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