FOV Home Page
FOV, UK is a charitable organisation that supports the Christian Medical College, Vellore. The charity, which has been operating for over 50 years, is particularly concerned to ensure that everyone can receive appropriate treatment regardless of their ability to pay. FOV provides funds for programmes treating the disadvantaged communities of India through schemes like Person to Person – PTP.
FOV is raising funds for the extension of the Rehab Institute (shown right) which will allow another 35 patients to be treated AND should provide income from private patients that will help provide community based rehab services.
On this page we will:
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Introduce you to CMC very briefly: CMC
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Tell you about our patient sponsorship scheme: Person - to - Person
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Announce the Sept 27th Gathering in London: Indian Lunch
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If you want to know more our Contact information is at the end: More Information?
Primary healthcare:
a blood pressure clinic
held in a nearby village
Dr Suranjan and
Richard Smith
with a young girl
who has lost both legs
who got PTP funding
The social worker, Pushpa,
goes to talk with
patients in the Chatram
Christian Medical College, Vellore
The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore is a large health care provider in South India. They provide primary, secondary and tertiary health care to people from Vellore, the rest of India and her neighbouring countries.
CMC also trains a wide range of healthcare professionals and encourages them to serve within India. From its beginnings in 1900, the driving force has been to serve the poor and marginalised following in the footsteps of Jesus' healing ministry. This includes caring for women, children and in more recent years people with disabilities. The rehabilitation services at CMC were some of the first in the country and sadly they remain one of the few places in South Asia where people with disabilities can be helped.
CMC, Vellore is managed by a council of Indian Christian churches & organisations and is recognised as one of the best hospitals in India. The institution is largely self supporting but receives funds from abroad to help treat the large number of poor patients attending who cannot afford to pay for their own care. Some of the major capital projects, such as the extension to the Rehabilitation Institute that is being built at the moment, are also part funded by donors outside India
Person to Person
PTP is the scheme that enables you to give money to pay for the treatment of poor patients. Departments identify people who cannot afford the treatment and ask PTP to help. The young girl in the wheelchair is unable to pay the fees for her rehabilitation so PTP is helping. She is seen with Richard Smith, FOV director, and Dr Suranjan of PMR.
PTP also provides subsidised accommodation at the Chathram - patients often have to stay at the hospital for many weeks which can be very expensive. The Chatram is shown in the right paragraph.
Coming Soon - 27th Sept
Gathering 2008
A day to celelbrate the work of CMC Vellore, to meet other people linked to Vellore and to have a tasty South Indian lunch
Dr Suranjan will be at
the FOV meeting
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Date |
Saturday, 27th. September 2008 |
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Place |
Hinde Street, Methodist Church in Central London (Near Bond Street). |
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Address |
19, Thayer Street, London W1U 2QJ. Telephone 0207 35 6179 |
The service of thanksgiving will be followed by lunch.
In the afternoon, there will be a presentation on CMC and musical entertainment.
Dr Suranjan is the Director of CMC, Vellore and he will give a talk. Then the performance of konnacol vocal percussion will be given by Dr Joel.
More information on this page:
FOV Gathering 2008
More Information?
Would you like more information about Friends of Vellore, UK or Christian Medical College, Vellore?
Please feel free to browse the pages on this site or the CMC Vellore sites.
Or/ Contact Richard Smith, Director of FOV, UK.
Further contact information can be found on the FOV contact web page: Contact FOV