NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS) The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of the JSS Medical College, Mysuru (A constituent college of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University was inaugurated on 2nd of February at Suttur during Suttur Jathra Mahotsava Celebrations in the year 2011, with a vision to provide service to the community. Since then the unit has come a long way, carrying out various activities for social cause, with great zeal. Rabindranath Tagore said “I dreamt that life was joy; I awoke and saw, life was service; I acted and behold, Service was Joy!” Indeed that is what we at NSS believe in. We take pride in the various social activities we were involved in over the years that have been stated below. Gist of NSS The National Service Unit (NSS) Unit of JSS Medical College, a constituent college of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University (JSS University) has adopted a very unique and Innovative Model of health service, with a motto of “Serving the Under-Served” and mainly focuses on serving the tribal population in and around Mysuru District, Karnataka, India. Aim: To provide comprehensive health care services to tribal population. Objectives: Situation Analysis of the Tribal communities, to identify their felt health needs Provide Health Curative and Promotive services to Tribal Population Strengthen the Community Participation Capacity Building among Tribal Population ‘Involving Youth in Nation Building’, the vision of Mahatma Gandhi, has been adopted by the NSS unit of JSS Medical College. Volunteered Medical students involve themselves in providing comprehensive health care services to tribal population. With this motto, aim and objectives the NSS unit is progressing step by step, covering the tribal settlements of Mysuru district. Health camps, Health Awareness sessions and follow up are conducted in tribal haadis. We have mobilized a team of ten Medical Doctors with varied specialities, five technicians and two educationists who have delivered health care services to a total of seven thousand tribal population in a span of 5 years reaching population in Nagarhole National Park (642 km 2 area), Bandipur National Park (874 km 2 area) and BR Hills (540 km 2 area).If required, free of cost referral health services are provided at JSS Hospital which is a tertiary Care Centre located at Mysuru. One of the major problems encountered was substance abuse among tribal population. And hence we have conducted alcohol de-addiction camps at settlements in association with local NGO's which have seen a success rate of more than 70%. Community participation was encouraged by involving an identified tribal individual during delivery of services. They assisted by mobilizing the tribal population to the services. Because of the pre-existing myths about modern medicine, sensitizing the Tribal population towards modern health care services was the main challenge which was achieved in a gradual manner by being among them. The initial refusals were gradually converted into acceptance
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NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME (NSS)
The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of the JSS Medical College, Mysuru (A constituent
college of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University was inaugurated on 2nd of February
at Suttur during Suttur Jathra Mahotsava Celebrations in the year 2011, with a vision to
provide service to the community. Since then the unit has come a long way, carrying out
various activities for social cause, with great zeal.
Rabindranath Tagore said “I dreamt that life was joy; I awoke and saw, life was service; I
acted and behold, Service was Joy!” Indeed that is what we at NSS believe in. We take pride
in the various social activities we were involved in over the years that have been stated
below.
Gist of NSS
The National Service Unit (NSS) Unit of JSS Medical College, a constituent college
of Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara University (JSS University) has adopted a very unique
and Innovative Model of health service, with a motto of “Serving the Under-Served” and
mainly focuses on serving the tribal population in and around Mysuru District, Karnataka,
India.
Aim:
To provide comprehensive health care services to tribal population.
Objectives:
Situation Analysis of the Tribal communities, to identify their felt health needs
Provide Health Curative and Promotive services to Tribal Population
Strengthen the Community Participation
Capacity Building among Tribal Population
‘Involving Youth in Nation Building’, the vision of Mahatma Gandhi, has been adopted
by the NSS unit of JSS Medical College. Volunteered Medical students involve themselves in
providing comprehensive health care services to tribal population.
With this motto, aim and objectives the NSS unit is progressing step by step, covering
the tribal settlements of Mysuru district. Health camps, Health Awareness sessions and
follow up are conducted in tribal haadis. We have mobilized a team of ten Medical Doctors
with varied specialities, five technicians and two educationists who have delivered health
care services to a total of seven thousand tribal population in a span of 5 years reaching
population in Nagarhole National Park (642 km2 area), Bandipur National Park (874
km2 area) and BR Hills (540 km2 area).If required, free of cost referral health services are
provided at JSS Hospital which is a tertiary Care Centre located at Mysuru. One of the major
problems encountered was substance abuse among tribal population. And hence we have
conducted alcohol de-addiction camps at settlements in association with local NGO's which
have seen a success rate of more than 70%.
Community participation was encouraged by involving an identified tribal individual
during delivery of services. They assisted by mobilizing the tribal population to the services.
Because of the pre-existing myths about modern medicine, sensitizing the Tribal population
towards modern health care services was the main challenge which was achieved in a gradual
manner by being among them. The initial refusals were gradually converted into acceptance
by all the hard work and dedication of the NSS unit. As an NSS program officer I have been
instrumental in taking up the tribal health care initiative and ensuring that the motto is served
the services are mobilized to the most remote areas. The NSS unit has received several
letters of appreciation for the impact that it has created to the society at large and
mainly benefit provided to the tribal population settlements in an around Mysuru. The
tribal settlements are located at sparse locations amidst thick forest reserves where
accessibility is a major challenge but we have reached out to 7000 tribal population and have
also conducted research in collaboration with departmental and institutional colleagues to
understand the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome in the said
population which has been published in reputed journals and is available at