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Slide Presentations on Asha Vihar given by Claudia Zechel in Singapore between 5 Sep and 10 Sep 2007
More information can be found in the following pdf-document av_singapore_09_07_new.pdf
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Our email-addresses are reactivated |
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10th orthopedic OP-Camp
On February 8 the operating team returned to Germany again after an intense eight day mission in Asha Vihar.
The unresting working team (see picture on the right) performed 51 partly very complex operations with a total of 38 children of an age between 1 und 8:
43 club-feet, 2 achillotenotomies ,1 hip correction, 1 polio-knee, 4 osteotomies
Without this surgical intervention the children would, according to our standards, all their life be handicapped on the heaviest. So however they all are now able to walk into a healthy and happy life.
During the OP-Camp the supply of the medical sector with solar energy became improved: a solar fridge used for important pharmaceuticals and sera comprising a photovoltaic module area of 6 m² were installed and taken into operation. The fridge can keep a temperature below 0°C at an environmental temperature of +40°C for at least 2 days without any power supply. |
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A click onto the image leads to some more pictures of this year's OP-Camp
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January 26 till February 8, 2007 / 10th OP-Camp
On January 26 the physician and assistant team will fly to the 10th orthopedic OP-Camp to Asha Vihar. Here the orthopedist-team of the "Fachklinik für Orthopädie Stenum" near Bremen (Germany) will operate a total of 37 patients, all children under 10 years, in the time of January 29 till February 6. The complete planning and controllership is again in the hands of Dr. H.-G. Zechel, chief physician of the "Fachklinik Stenum" and his wife Claudia Zechel. Mrs. Zechel is, accompanied by her little son Richard, already since the beginning of January in Asha Vihar, in order to settle all necessary formalities and preparations for a smooth operational sequence.
As always all participants will do their work also this time free of charge. The physicians pay beyond that their travel costs themselves, while the flights of the nurses and attendants are financed by donors. All team members sacrifice a part of their vacation for the mission in Asha Vihar, some of them even already quite a lot of years.
At this point a cordial 'Thank you' to all of them. |
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Deactivation of our mailboxes
Since several weeks our e-mail addresses are used by criminal elements, probably via so-called "anonymization servers" standing abroad, to get accounts by the offerers of internet casinos, gamblings etc. The bills for this are sended to us and each time we have to enter an objection. In view of the quantity of such criminal procedures a lot of work.
Therefore we have decided to deactivate all our mailboxes for the time being. Telephone and fax are naturally kept functioning. |
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For information about lectures given by Claudia Zechel hit the button "lectures" on the menu-bar |
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Coordinates of Asha Vihar to use e.g. with Google Earth
Owing to our physician team, which just returned from its employment to Asha Vihar, - information follows - we are now in the possession of the accurate coordinates of Asha Vihar (more exactly the Vivekananda house, see interactive plan): 86° 00' 45,68''East / 23° 33' 21,74''North. By input of the coordinates into the free program "Google Earth" interested people can now locate our project in India very exactly. Unfortunately it lies (still?) marginally outside of the zones with high resolution, so that Asha Vihar themselves can not to be seen. |
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September/October 2006 / Gynaecological OP-Camp
For the fifth time, as before each year in autumn, the gynaecological OP-Camp will take place from 25 September to 7 October 2006. In the course of their ten day residence in Asha Vihar the physician team - Prof. Dr. H.-J. Voigt from Westpfalzklinikum Kaiserslautern and his wife Waltraud as well as the two gynaecologists Dr. Monika Nieland from Obrigheim/Pfalz and Dr. Michael Bahrdt from Hamburg - will perform more than 150 gynaecological operations. During their continuous efforts they will be assisted by an inidian anaesthetist.
The employment of our German helpers and friends is as always honorary and free of charge!
We say here to them a cordial 'Thank you' for their commitment. |
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September 30, 2006
On 30th September 2006 the 12th tribute concert in aid of Asha Vihar will take place in the estate of Claudia und Dr. H.-G. Zechel in 28790 Schwanewede. Beginning is 19.00 o'clock.
The artists, Tanja Aspelmeier (voice) and Detlef Bratschke (piano), perform pieces of Debussy, Richard Strauss and Hugo Wolf.
After the break, during which is given opportunity for a drink and a small lunch, there is a film premiere. The foreign department of the hospital Stenum as a sponsor for Asha Vihar shows the film "Americans in Stenum" (if it should come to delays with the production of the German version, alternatively the Asha Vihar film of 2002 is repeated).
Registration (required) with Helga Reyels :
- Phone: 04298 / 467881
- Mail: helga.reyels@t-online.de
Details to the program and how to get there you can find here. |
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February till July 2006
Great support got in this year the occupational field physical therapy in Asha Vihar.
First Monika Braun from Amberg as well as a friend continued in the spring the further education of our physical therapists which started in 2005 (about this will be reported on 20 October at 19 o'clock in a lecture at the FH Amberg ).
By two likewise arrived physical therapists, Alice Lormann from Duesseldorf and ChristianSturm from Cologne, the knowledge of our Indian coworkers could be deepened in particular within the range of neurological illnesses. Special attention was thereby given on the Bobath concept. During the treatment of humans of all ages it is thereby of great advantage that patient and therapist predominantly communicate nonverbal. |
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February 20,2006
On February 19, 2006 after a two-week operating stay, the medical team returned form Asha Vihar. The following surgical intervention could be performed with success:
- Orthopedic operations
Altogether the physicians performed 50 operations with 41 children. Among them 20 clubfoot and 7 hip operations, 11 osteotomies(extreme bowlegs and knock-knees) and 3 other.
- Plastic surgery
Here a total of 24 children was operated. Among them 11 due to cleft lip and palate, 8 because of contractures caused from burns and 5 due to other diseases. 3 children had to be operated orhopedically as well as by plastic surgery.
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February 2006 / 9th OP-camp
For the 9th time the orthopedical operation camp takes place, as usual in February, this time from February 2 till February 19, 2006. The orthopedic team from the " Fachklinik für Orthopädie Stenum" near Bremen/Germany as well as two anesthetists from the University Clinic Vienna/Austria and one plastic surgeon from South-India will be in continuous service in Asha Vihar. The complete planning and controllership is as from the beginning in the hands of Dr. H.-G. Zechel, chief physician of the "Fachklinik Stenum" and his wife Claudia Zechel.
This time are planned ortopedic operations at more than 50 patients (children) mit den main focusses clubfeet, hip and osteotomies. Teh total number of surgical interventions will be higher, as some of the children have to bemultiple operated. The number of patients for the plastic surgery will be in the range of 25. Therefore 5 operating days are foreseen.
The participants will do their work also this time free of charge. Moreover many of them sacrifice for years a portion of their vacation for the mission in Asha Vihar.
Here a cordial 'Thank you' to all of the team. |
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September 2005 / Afresh accretion in the children village
Again our child crowd increased by one head. Since some days the orphan girl Kalyani( 6 years old) is with us.
Pictures follow as soon as available. |
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September 2005 / Sterilizations camp
This year sterilization camp is in full activity again. During one week a gynecologist from the Pfalz region in Germany and another gynecologist as well as an anesthetist both from Hamburg/Germany are in continuous service. They are supported by an Indian anesthetist.
Some pictures |
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Julyi-August 2005 / Construction works
As the required space is increased due to the permanently growing demands for our services by the inhabitants of the region, several our buildings become reconstructed and enlarged (attachemenst and increases).
Some pictures |
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July 2005 / Volleyball
The children of Asha Vihar, who like playing volleyball - and there are a lot of them - are now trained by a professional coach. Otherwise he coaches the team of the Bokaro Steel Company. They rekeased him for the training of our children. By the way, the training happens on the meanwhile completed volleyball field in our children village.
Some pictures |
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July 2005 / The swarm of children is still growing
Since some days Jittendra a five year old tribal boy is with us. His father is dead and his mother can't hardly supply the other four older siblings who are partly already working.
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July 2005 / Wall and well
Because of the many roaming dogs, partly with rabies, which digged again and again under our enclosure when they searched feed, we had no other choice as to build up a wall enclosing completely the clinic area.
By the well, which is digged at dam level outside the enclosed terrain we expect an improvementof the washwater-supply.
Some pictures |
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Beginning of July 2005 / Rain!
Finally - since 1 July it rains, no it's bucketing down, without interruption!
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End of June 2005 / Extremely hot
For weeks it's extremely hot and dry - end of june we had 47°C. The monsoon is late this year too, we sich auch dieses Jahr, we will run more and more into problems with the water supply. |
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June 2005 / Plants pavilion
The construction of a pavilion for the herbal medicine nears its end. After its completion the crop shall by dryed and conditioned herein.
Some pictures |
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May 2005 / Outdoor workings
The workings on the lanes on the clinic-area are meanwhile nearly finished. All primary lanes as well as the main access to the clinic-zone became plastered with the granite which is mined a few steps from here.
Some pictures |
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May 2005 / Children's birthday parties
Very important are the children birthdays in Asha Vihar. They are celebrated as festive day with a fancy cake.
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April 2005 / The children village grows
Again the swarm of our children grew. This time by 4 at once. Also in this case it was again a family drama in a neighboring village, which let the children find themselves abandoned.
The enbtrance to our children village has now got a gate. Through this we developped for the children a region zoned from the residual clinic-arae where they are undisturbed and where they can play and rest.
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March 2005 / Miscellaneous
The freshly operated patients require intensive aftercare operations, which are taken over ever more by native coworkers trained in Asha Vihar. .
Some pictures
Also the advanced training in laboratory activitiesproceeds in the meantime nearly regularly annually, so also this March.
Some pictures
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February 2005 / 8th OP-Camp
During 14 days is now for the 8th time a team of orthopedists coming from the "Fachklinik für Orthopädie" in Stenum/Germany as well as physicians and medical staff of other clinics in continuous service in Asha Vihar. As usual of course free of charge.
This time they performed above all clumbfeet operations by children. Surgeon was again Dr. Zechel ( "Fachklinik für Orthopädie" in Stenum/Germany) together with his team, anesthetics as the last Dr. Konrad Streitberger (Universities Vienna and Heidelberg).Dr. Streitberger compiled a clinical trial on partial anesthesias as result of his participations in the OP-Camps.
As usual all the arrived participants - physicians, nurses and assistants - oerformed outstanding services. At this palce a cordial 'Thank you' to all.
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January-February 2005 / Children village
Our children swarm grew abruptlyby 6 siblingsr (between 1,5 and 9 years of age). Good that the planning for our children village was amply and that the access path is plastered in the meantime as most of the lanes in the project.
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January 2005 / Water supply project(details)
The overfall dam is now finally almost completed how one can see on the pictures.
This major project could only be tackled by us thanks to the generous financial support by the Indienhilfe Kaiserslautern e.V. c/o Dr. Markus Merk.
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