Medical Practice and Education
In any nation, women and children are most negatively impacted by poverty and sickness. Around 42 million Indians suffer from thyroid-related disorders, and women make up 60% of those affected. Goiters, or growths in the thyroid gland due to iodine deficiency, are very common in rural villages.
Compelled’s medical ministry has two important focuses: operating the Dayspring Clinic, based in New Delhi, and hosting free, fixative surgical camps in remote villages with no access to health care.
Day Spring Clinic
Dayspring serves the poor, marginalized, at risk teen girls, slum dwellers, refugees, and more. In a country where healthcare is used, to a large extent, as a money-making machine, Dayspring and its Christian healthcare providers are highly trusted by patients to provide “quality healthcare from those who genuinely care.” The Dayspring Clinic is linked to several hospitals for tertiary care purposes. The patients at the Dayspring Clinic are charged on a sliding scale, allowing the clinic to be self-sufficient in managing operational costs.
Surgery Camps
There are more than a million villages in the three nations of India, Nepal, and Bhutan. Sadly, most of these villages have no access to even basic health care practices. Witch doctors and shamans are the first people villagers and tribespeople approach when they are ill. Going to a hospital, which often takes hours of travel, is far from easy. Additionally, the city scares most tribespeople, and costs are prohibitive for poor villagers.
By hosting medical camps throughout the region, Compelled is able to provide medicine and surgeries over the course of 7 days. In that time, our doctors and nurses are able to perform surgeries on approximately 70-100 high-need patients. Each surgery costs $250 to perform.