Our Work
Long-standing Health Challenges & Our Solutions (1992–2025)
| Year | Long Standing unaddressed health challenges in the Society | Solutions & Social services offered by Dr.Sarada to combat the problem | LINK |
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| 1992 | Anemia is a critical public health issue in India for long years. No Proper inatke of nutritous food, lack of knowledge about intake of iron & its availability & resistant Anemias are more. Availability of Medicines, Blood banks was very challenging in those times. | Anemia Prevention Programs in the woman since 1992 by conducting awareness programs, deworming, diagnosis of type of anemia & supply of Iron. Worked hard to implement the strategy of Anemia Mukt Bharat in 2024 Received Appreciations from Sub Collector Tenali in 2024 | LINK |
| 2000 | Conducted rural camps in the interior villages along with Satya Sai Volunteers. | Health Camps as a Satya Sai Devotee | LINK |
| 2000 | India faces a severe crisis in healthcare access, particularly in rural areas, characterized by a significant shortage of doctors, specialists, and modern infrastructure. With deficit of specialists in community health centers, citizens face high out-of-pocket costs and poor care quality. | Assisted government health centers for long years 1.Kolluru PHC in 2000 2. PHC Kolakaluru offered free services 3. UPHC Tenali 4.supported Area Hospital Tenali when no gynecologist is available there 5. Helped in the establishment of library for DNB students Introduced Pap smear Clinic strategy 6.Donated PPE kits worth of 3 lakhs to Area Hospital & Kits and face masks to the District Collector Office & Guntur Rural Police Department (nearly 1000 in number ) during covid 7.Donated nearly 200 saplings for GH garden. 8.Donated nearly 1000 saplings for GGH Guntur 9.Established 21 water recharge pits in Guntur Government Hospital Guntur. | LINK |
| 2009 | Many women in rural areas have been suffering from preventble cancers and losing their lives at younger age. | Offered preventive Services in a large scale in Tenali Conducted Cancer Awarenss rally with around 2000 women Conducted Screening tests to Women in rural areas Total bebeficiaries nearly 35000 | LINK |
| 2016 | Low Health literacy (HL) in India is leading to poor disease management, especially for chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes. Low HL drives a rise in diseases through poor adherence to treatment, unhealthy lifestyles, and increased hospitalizations. | To improve Health Literacy among people conducted workshops, exhibitions to create awareness in public, Gave Health education to students senior citizens lecturers ICDS women Ashas ANMs Para medics Patients General Public. | LINK |
| 2016 | India's Disease Burden Shifts From Infectious to Non-communicable Diseases. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in India account for 62% of the total disease burden, causing massive economic losses estimated at $3.55 trillion to $4.58 trillion between 2012 and 2030. Leading causes include cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes, which drastically reduce productivity and strain household incomes. | Conducting Free NCD camps a. Foot Ulcer debridment | LINK |
| 2016 | People in remote areas were facing a lot of issues due to lack of primary health care services | Village adoptions for Disease Prevention a. Adopted Palaparru village, Pedanandipadu mandal Adopted the Pedanandipadu mandal submitted the data and recived appreciations from the State Family Welfare Department. | LINK |
| 2019 | Low Health literacy (HL) in India is leading to poor disease management, especially for chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes. Low HL drives a rise in diseases through poor adherence to treatment, unhealthy lifestyles, and increased hospitalizations. | Known to unknown Program - Health literacy to 12 villages | LINK |
| 2019 | People in remote areas were facing a lot of issues due to lack of primary health care services | Village adoptions for Disease Prevention b. adopted urban slums Amaravathi colony & part of chinaravuru in Tenali | LINK |
| 2020 | In Covid pandemic many patients suffered with lack of basic medical facilities & guidance Administrative system also freezed initially, Dr. Sarada took inititive & encouraged local MLA & Participated a key role in the activities of Sub collector Tenali | During covid, Dr. Sarada personally visited nearly 120 houses and provided online care to 2000 remote patients Distributed Health Education & Adaptive practices Brochures to entire Tenali regarding self care practices & Vaccination. | LINK |
| 2021 | People in villages were facing a lot of issues due to lack of health awareness & gaps primary health care services. As a result there is rise in NCDs & out of pocket expenditure during health emergencies. | Village adoptions for Disease Prevention c. adopted Athota Village and could reduce 18% of the NCDs & received appreciations from Villagers & Dpt DM & HO Tenali | LINK |
| 2021 | Health literacy (HL) in india is very low, leading to poor disease understanding & lack of adoption of preventive health services, especially NCDs & Cancers. Low HL drives a rise in diseases through poor adherence to treatment, unhealthy lifestyles, and increased hospitalizations. | KAP studies to know Public Health .& Para medical knowledge. Proposal of Research on Disease Prevention got ethical approval from Guntur Medical College, Guntur | - |
| 2021 | National Crime Reports Bureau (NCRB) released statistics from 2020 report sexual crimes against children and a rise in cases reported under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In 2020, the maximum number of cases involved kidnapping and abduction, followed by the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 including child rape. Of the total reported child victims under POCSO, 99% were girls in the age group of 12-18 years. | 'DHEERA' - No to Violence Against Women | LINK |
| 2021 | The Urban Health Center in Salipeta Tenali was closed as it was not used in Covid. Every corner was filled with dust, dump, waste perducted, expired medicines, they even refused to clean the UPHC | Dr.Sarada extended her services in cleaning salipeta UPHC, Tenali and helped to restart medical services there, received appreciations from Dpt DM&HO for the initiation to clean UPHC | LINK |
| 2021 | Based on the implementation guidelines and operational framework of the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), several challenges and potential deficiencies in the program's execution have been identified to ensure effective service delivery Sub-optimal Human Resourse : A key challenge is ensuring the consistent availability of OBGY specialists, radiologists, or physicians at public health facilities, particularly in rural or remote areas, to provide specialized antenatal care on the 9th of every month. | Supported PMSMA in a wide range at kolakaluru PHC & UPHC Salipet Received appreciations from PHC doctors Dpt DM&HO Tenali | LINK |
| 2022 | Many women in rural areas have been suffering from preventble cancers and losing their lives at younger age. | Services to Eleiminate Women Cancers in Tenali Women 'screened Municipality workers & "Women Cancer-Free Tenali" drive since, screened 5,000 women—detecting 23 undiagnosed cancers that could have claimed lives unnoticed a. Primary Prevention - Free HPV vaccine to 150 girls b. Secondary Prevention - Screening of Women Cancers Recieved appreciations from Sub collector Tenali & local MLA | LINK |
| 2022 | There is a need to motivate School Children to Participate in Research Programs which would help to build a better society. | Encourged Athota school girls for research Program on Health for All topic & recived consolation Prize in State level competition. | LINK |
| 2023 | The specific disease outcomes most strongly linked with exposure to air pollution include stroke, ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, pneumonia, and cataract. | Planted nearly 6,00,000 saplings for environmental safety in Sub Collector office, DSP office, parks, statdium, schools, colleges in tenali & Athota Village | LINK |
| 2024 | People in remote areas were facing a lot of issues due to lack of primary health care services | Started 'Dharma' Tele health Project which provides TeleMedicines services to the needy a. Golden Hour services b. Physiotherapy Services | LINK |
| 2025 | Wastage of collected blood in India is a significant issue, with estimates showing that thousands of units are discarded annually due to expiry, seropositivity (infections), and mismanagement, despite chronic shortages. Common reasons for wastage include exceeding the shelf life (especially for platelets), over-collection during voluntary drives, and inadequate inventory management. | Authored the book "JEEVA" to promote Blood Transfusion | LINK |
| 2024 | Anemia is a critical public health issue in India, contributing to 20-40% of maternal deaths. It is a significant underlying cause of mortality, with 80% of anemia-related maternal deaths in South Asia occurring in India. Roughly 50% of pregnant women and 67% of children under five are anemic. | Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) with Sub Collector Tenali & recieved appreciations | LINK |
| 2024-25 | The Women in Burripalem, Chakrayapalem were ideal in homes seeking an oppurtunity to learn new skills which would help them improve their financial status. | Skill Development for Women Empowered Yanadi women, burripalem below the poverty line with 5 month tailoring training & donated sewing machines, turning despair into dignity | LINK |
| 2025 | There is a dier need of water restoration in GGH Guntur. People have been facing many isuues regarding the lalck of water. | Built water recharge pits in GGH Guntur | LINK |
| 2025 | There is lot of communication gaps in the Health system from Primary level Care Continuity (Practitioner-to-Practitioner) Lost Information in Transitions: During shift changes or patient transfers, missing or inaccurate documentation of essential information causes delays in treatment and inappropriate care. "Error of Omission": In a review of in-hospital deaths, communication errors were the leading cause, occurring twice as often as errors due to lack of technical skill. Broken Chain of Command: Unclear, verbal-only instructions regarding medications can lead to immediate, life-threatening events like cardiac arrest. | To improve the service from Doctor to Patient Patient Connect App was introduced | LINK |
| 2025 | We observed there is an increase in Thyroid levels in women screened in our Disease Free tenali Screening camps | It is surprizing to notice 560 thyroid cases in Tenali Women to address them, Started 'Thyromates Tenali Club' An innovative approach for the Screening & treatment of Thyroid Disorders a. two major surgeries were done free of cost under Disease Free Tenali, margadarshi of P4 | LINK |
| 2025 | Our persistant services and perseverence achieved Andhra Pradesh pilot project on NCDs for 3 months duration from The……letter | Succesfully implemented the state pilot project "Margadarshi of P4 swarnandhra pradesh 2025" & earned praise from the NCDs committee and DMHO. Our project introduces several good practices like evidence based protocols like Cervicigraohy, labelled ultrasound pictures and tamper resitant documents. Recognision of 4 women cancers in sigle visit. See & treat approaches. Patient satisfaction results and beneficiaries testimonials are in the link posted. | LINK |
