KOTHAGUDA (WARANGAL DT): The people in several villages of this mandal inhabited by tribals try their best to appease gods. For, women dying during pregnancies is very common.

The tribals strongly believe that their God would save if properly propitiated. Sarvodaya Youth Organisation (SYO) came to the help of these innocent tribals to protect their women and children.

The villages such as Polaram, Madagudem, Gangaram, Pandem, Kodiselamitta, Pedda Yellapur, Marigudem, Pulusamvari Gumpu, Mahadevunigudem and Andhugudem are very remote and rarely visited by Government officials.

They remain far away from the mainstream with the tribals practicing all kinds of superstitions.

Training locals

The non-governmental organisation, SYO with a view to help these simple folk had chanced upon the idea of training the local women in dealing with their pregnancies and childbirths besides treatment of other minor ailments. It had trained local health vol unteers and gave them delivery kits free of cost.

It had kept at their disposal medicines worth Rs 10,000 each in all the ten villages, what it called health depots. P. Damodar of SYO said several villages are not accessible as there was no proper transport.

The pregnant woman cannot approach a doctor at odd hours. "The health workers are available in the village round-the-clock.

They can help ensure a safe delivery at home wherever there is no possibility of an institutional delivery," he explained.

Negligible fee

The local health volunteers who keep the medicines with them distribute them among the needy charging minimum fee to reimburse the medicines.

"By this way, infant mortality rate and deaths of women during pregnancy can be brought down," Mr Damodar contended.

The services of the NGO has brought relief to several women in and around the district.

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