NMCT–AMM Community Health Empowerment Project

The NMCT–AMM Health Project aims to improve access to basic healthcare services for underserved communities through outreach medical camps, free medicines, health screenings, and awareness programmes. The project also supports dialysis patients with nutritional guidance and assistance, and promotes children's physical fitness and discipline through the Silambam Skill Training Programme.

The NMCT–AMM Health Project, implemented by NMCT NGO in collaboration with AMM Arunachalam Hospital and AMM Foundation, focuses on improving community health and well-being.

Key activities

• Outreach Medical Camps: Conducts medical camps in villages and urban communities to provide basic healthcare services, medical consultations, and health screenings.

• Health Awareness and Screening: Promotes awareness of diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), encouraging early detection and treatment.

• Free Medicine Support: Facilitates access to free medicines for eligible beneficiaries through the project.

• Dialysis Patient Support: Provides nutritional awareness sessions and coordinates nutrition-related support for dialysis patients.

• Disability Support: Identifies eligible persons with disabilities through field visits and case studies and facilitates wheelchair distribution to improve mobility and independence.

• Silambam Skill Training Programme: Provides traditional martial arts training to children to promote physical fitness, self-discipline, confidence, and self-defence skills.

• Community Coordination: Works with local authorities, healthcare professionals, community leaders, and other stakeholders to identify needs and deliver services effectively.

Verified Impact Figures

• Silambam Training: 36 students completed the second batch and received participation certificates.

• Wheelchair Distribution: 10 wheelchairs were distributed to persons with disabilities during the Independence Day programme in Nellikuppam Municipality.

• Dialysis Patient Support: Three dietitian-led nutrition awareness sessions covered 60 dialysis patients, as recorded in the programme update.

• Outreach Medical Camps: Camps have been conducted in multiple locations to provide medical consultations, health screenings, and awareness.

• Community Health Screenings: Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings were conducted during outreach medical camps.