Ghondi is a small Village in Paraswada Tehsil in Balaghat District of Madhya Pradesh State, India. It comes under Ghondi Panchayat. It is located 54 KM towards North from District headquarters Balaghat. This hamlet is dwells by Baiga and Gond primitive tribes, Ghondi local Language is Gondi . Ghondi Village Total population is 786 and number of houses are 196. Female Population is 51.8%. Residents are mainly cultivators.According to Annual parasitic Index Gondi falls under category 3 and is badly affected malaria. Project EMBED is working tirelessly in this village to eliminate malaria.
BCCF of EMBED project visits on regular intervals to do BCC activities on to use Bed nets /LLINs, use mosquito repellents, treating water stagnation, imparting information about symptoms of malaria and if experience any symptom of malaria must visit to ASHA worker of the village or visit community health center. Continues visits and behavior change activities led to community awareness. And people started visiting ASHA worker Rajim Markam. No one is going from the community to chemist or ojha for treatment .All community is now visiting ASHA worker for Malaria testing .
I have heard by BCCF of Embed Project about malaria and its prevention. He also aware about symptoms and treatment of malaria. On the late night of 8th July, 2022. I felt fever with chill. Ignored at night and slept but in morning I have started headache too. When I felt pain on body recalled the words of Punaram the BCCF of EMBED project that headache fever, body pain is some common symptom of malaria. So, I rushed to the ASHA worker as BCCF talked about early detection can minimize the risk. I got tested on 9t July 2022 and got positive.Upon support in diagnosis of my malaria the EMBED team they explained me about how to take complete dose on time. They followed up on my health and regularities of my medicine intake. Followed my testing all my family member were facilitated by EMBED team for testing.
I will always be indebted to EMBED team for treating me like family member
- Shanti Bai, 58 Years, Gondi Badi