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History of the hospital

The hospital was founded in 1899 by two British Missionaries and the hospital was turned over to Indian management in around 1952. This hospital which is built on 9.4 acres and has 16 existing buildings has a lot of history. The hospital was visited by Mahatma Gandhi and his wife in 1930. This hospital also helped the leper society in many ways, and also aided the people with education, and a better life.  Since it was founded the hospital has served thousands of Leprosy patients free of charge.  Patients were given free treatment, free medicines, and free surgeries to develop movement in their limbs (reconstructive surgeries).  Since leprosy is in decline in India the organization is selling the hospital to invest the money in other projects in other parts of India where ever needed. 

ANCER plans to purchase the hospital and restore the existing old buildings and furnish them to meet the present needs.  The aim of ANCER is to make this hospital a multispecialty hospital to serve rural women, children and infants.  It plans to provide cost effective, and affordable healthcare to all who are in need.  ANCER also intends to continue the work with leprosy, HIV/Aids, Malaria, and T.B.

Information on rampant ailments claiming many  lives in IndiA.

Infants

Over 400,000 newborns die within the first 24 hours of their birth every year, the highest anywhere in the world. An estimated 1.2 million babies die in India each year during the first month after birth, making up two thirds of the nations infant mortality of 55 per thousand live births. Ninety percent of these deaths occur due to easily preventable causes like pneumonia and diarrhea. 

Children

There are over one billion people in India of which 400 million are children.
Two million children under five years of age die-one every fifteen seconds- each year in India, which is also the highest anywhere in the world. The under five mortality rate is estimated at 75 per 1,000 live births.
75 million children a year suffer from malnutrition in India.

Women

Indian women have high mortality rates, particularly during childhood and in their reproductive years. The high levels of maternal mortality are especially distressing because the majority of these deaths could be prevented if women had adequate health services(either proper prenatal care or referral to adequate health care facilities). In fact the leading contributor to high maternal mortality ratios in India is lack of healthcare.

37% of all pregnant women in India received no prenatal care during their pregnancies. Nearly half of illiterate women received no care compared to just 13percent of literate women. Women in rural areas were much less likely to receive prenatal care than women in urban areas (42 percent and 18 percent respectively)

Women in poor health are more likely to give birth to low weight infants. They are also less likely to provide food and adequate care for their children.

HIV/AIDS

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in India is spreading rapidly and increasing day by day. A recent study estimated that 2.5 million Indians are currently infected with the HIV/Aids virus. India is now the third worst affected country in the world after South Africa with 5.5 million and Nigeria with 2.9 million.

Leprosy

Leprosy is the worlds oldest known disease. India reports over 50% of the worlds leprosy cases. One of Mohandas "mahatma" Gandhi's effort was to destigmitize the disease.

Malaria

Malaria is a significant health problem in India with more than two million cases reported every year. Malaria continues to be a major threat to the lives of millions of poor Indians through premature deaths, disability, and unnecessary suffering.

Tuberculoses

Tuberculoses is a leading cause of mortality in India. Each year nearly two million people in India develop Tuberculoses, and an estimated 330,000 Indians die due to tuberculoses. India accounts for one-fifth of the global Tuberculoses incident cases.

CONCLUSION

The above statistics provide us the evidence that India needs quality healthcare system, and hospital's that will give proper healthcare. ANCER is privileged to make a difference in the healthcare in India.

(Information collected from the 'World Health Organization', 'UNICEF', and statistics from The Government of India)

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