MILESTONES
2013
Starting out
- Total Health conducted a household survey in Aragonda, documenting the health and economical needs of the residents.
- A vocational training centre was set up, initiating about 30 women into tailoring.
2014
Health & hygiene take priority
- Mobile clinic services began, ensuring doorstep medical care for villages in the Thavanampalle Mandal.
- Nutrition centres for mothers and children were established.
- A kitchen garden was set up at the Total Health complex and saplings distributed from it to the community.
- Aragonda got Total Health’s first potable water plant.
- A yoga programme for the community was started in Aragonda.
2015
Health infrastructure is put in place
- Total Health conducted a pioneering household survey in Aragonda, documenting the demographic, economic and health status of the residents and assessing their needs.
- Our medical camps branched out to school health, cancer screening, and eye screening.
- The AYUSH wing of Total Health began its services.
- The jute bag manufacturing unit at the Total Health complex was started.
- The Geriatric Nutrition Centre was initiated, to feed senior citizens in need.
- Rural electrification was taken up by providing solar street lamps to Aragonda gram panchayat.
- The distribution of family health cards for residents began, so they could avail themselves of 30% discount in treatment.
2016
We find recognition
- The second satellite clinic was established in Thavanampalle.
- Bags, books, and desks were distributed to Aragonda zilla parishad high schools.
- Total Health bagged the Best CSR Solution of the Year at the Indian ISV Award, 2016; the Indywood Excellence Award for CSR, 2016; and Making of Developed India Award, 2016.
2017
Small additions go a long way
- The 2 flagship skilling programmes were started: apparel training for women and refrigeration and air conditioning training for young men.
- A diabetes detection drive was conducted on the people who had been detected with prediabetes in the first survey, and a portion of those who tested with diabetes brought under care.
- A school beautification initiative was undertaken by white washing walls of 3 government schools in Aragonda gram panchayat.
2018
Innovative solutions to local problems
- Under the AP Horticulture Department, Total Health started a polyhouse in Aragonda.
- An Elderly Day Care centre at Aragonda was inaugurated with facilities of indoor games, TV, and a newspaper reading room.
2019
Setting up collaborations
- Total Health came under the Arogya Rakshak programme, with support from Reckitt, to contribute to the Dettol Banega Swasth India campaign.
2020
Awareness and expansion
- Total Health expanded its healthcare model to the Amrabad Tiger Reserve.
- Covid awareness and hygiene awareness drives were carried out and rations were provided to those in need.
2021
Involving the community
- Total Health set up Covid isolation centres.
- Total Health held free vaccination drives for both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in Aragonda.
- The Total Health satellite clinic was inaugurated in Mannaur.
- In Amrabad, Arrjava Warriors were trained from the Chenchu community so they could provide basic first aid deep within the forest.
- A skill centre was set up in Amrabad to provide employment and alternative sources of revenue for the Chenchu tribespeople.
- Maps of the Amrabad Tiger Reserve were drawn up to identify the resource patches, wildlife corridors and activities triggering forest degradation.
