Shalom Medical Center
Spreading Healing And Hope
Provision of health care to the rural poor has been the earliest of BOH activities. The beneficiaries of the medical services are women, children and the elderly – most vulnerable and often neglected. Late Dr. Devanandam started centres for primary health care in Gotlam in the late 80s and extended medical services to surrounding villages.
Shalom Medical Centre was inaugurated in January 2008 to bring specialty health care services closer to the community. Started with eye care for the marginalized rural community in Vizianagaram district, today Shalom provides speciality services like comprehensive eye care, child health services, general medical & emergency services. Chemotherapy for childhood leukaemias has been a special focus area for over 7 years now. Through medical outreach, most neglected & vulnerable communities are provided with free medical treatment. Shalom is equipped with basic laboratory, ECG and X-ray facilities.
The ophthalmology unit started by Dr. Sucharitha restores vision to over 800 patients each year. All these patients are provided with free surgery, transportation, food and hospital stay for 2 days. Drs. Anil Benjamin and Santhi moved to Gotlam in 2009 and initiated general medical and paediatric services at Shalom. Speciality clinics for General surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetric have commenced in 2019.
Shalom continues to spread healing and hope to the marginalised rural and tribal communities in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh.
Cost for 1 cataract surgery: 30 USD.
Case Study: Sanyasamma
Case Study: Mokshith Sai
Our Activities
Asha Kiran - Shaping the future generation
AshaKiran is a Ray of Hope to many underprivileged children from different places, cultures, poor financial and diverse religious backgrounds. Established in 2000 to provide opportunities for education, physical, emotional and spiritual development of under privileged rural and tribal children.
Spoorthi - Educate, Equip & Empower!
A day care program providing opportunities for holistic development of children.
Shalom Medical Centre - Spreading Healing and Hope
Health care facility providing eye care, child health, general and emergency medical services to rural communities who otherwise cannot access quality health care services.
Vocational Training & Community College - Learn today, Live tomorrow
Providing job oriented skill training to unemployed rural and tribal girl and equipping them with basic language skills, communication skills & life coping skills.
Disaster Relief
Bridge of Hope has been actively contributing to the immediate relief activities during natural disasters, calamities like Covid-19 and fire accidents in the surrounding areas.
Leprosy Colony
Bridge of Hope continues to enhance their living conditions by developing infrastructure including electricity, safe drinking water, kitchen garden in addition to medical and ulcer care for these patients.
Sujala - Good Water
Our water purification plant is now enabling us to sell clean, safe water to the local community at a highly subsidised price. We have recently purchased a 3 wheeler so we can distribute it to local villages.