Jodhpur: Pokar Ram, which comes from a village in Barmer Regency, is placed in a fetter since a young age at his own home.
After being dubbed as held, he was at Godman Village for his maintenance, which, however, did not show hope.
In 2000, he reached a free epilepsy camp run by Jodhpur neurosurgeon and underwent treatment, which lasted for more than five years.
“He led a normal life that worked in a salt company in Saurasthra with his wife and two children,” said Nagendra Sharma, whose camps have affected the life of 80,067 patients like that since the beginning of free medical camps in 1999.
This is only one example .
In 22 years, more than 8,000 patients are fully cured and out of ostracization trauma and social stigma have ‘mirgi’, because epilepsy is generally identified as.
Sharma decided to hold these camps by looking at the absence of the right treatment for poor patients and falling into the village village trap because superstitious superstitations connect the disease with ‘ownership by the Spirit’.
Consider the inability of poor rural patients to provide care, which cost around Rs 800 for a dose of a month, he organizes free drugs for them so they can continue treatment.
One of the coordinators of Keman Kishan Prajapat said that in 22 years of this trip, many who were married and settled in life, many began to work to live independent lives and many children were activated to continue their education, which was forced to stop due to fitting attacks.
Sharma said that these camps and success stories have brought major changes in disease perceptions, especially among the villagers and they have begun to visit these camps for treatment instead of approaching Godmen and has recovered.
He also has run a conscious campaign in villages with literature printed for distribution.
He also wrote two books about epilepsy.
His team has also begun initiative for financial independence of these patients, which are usually not accepted by the community.
They have arranged their vocational training too.