- Matru Sewa Sangh
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Matru Sewa Sangh is an Indian non-profit organization founded in 1921. It runs a network of sites dedicated to providing health services to the poor, including a maternity hospital, school for mentally retarded, home for the aged, child adoption services, working women’s hostel and family counseling center. It also runs the Institute of Social Work, affiliated with Nagpur University, which provides adult education and development progammes. Matru Sewa Sangh was founded by Kamalatai Hospet (1896–1981) and Venutai Nene (1896–1973).
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Recognition
The leaders of Indian society, such as Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi, among others, recognized Matru Sewa Sangh's work over the course of its existence.[1]
Awards to the organisation and its staff include:
- 1961 Padma Shri, Government of India: Kamalatai Hospet
- 1961 Nalava Best Nurse Award, Red Cross Society: Krishnatai Bhave
- 1980 Jamnalal Bajaj Award, Bajaj Foundation: Kamalatai Hospet
- 1994 Platinum Jubilee Endowment Trust Award, Indian Merchants' Chamber, Bombay: Matru Sewa Sangh, Nagpur
- 1996 Sir Arthur Eyre Brook International Award, World Orthopaedic Concern, Amsterdam: Dr Vikram Marwah
Maternity hospitals
The organisation has 12 maternity hospitals in the states of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Founded in 1921, the original hospital at Nagpur now provides 75 beds and a range of out-patient clinics. It is a government-recognised facility for training house officers and for medical fee reimbursement. Services include family planning, antenatal and postantal care, premature baby care, a well-baby clinic with a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), cancer detection, othopaedics, and homeopathy and ayurvedic clinics. The hospital has an outreach vehicle taking family planning services to outlying areas.
Institute of Social Work
The Institute was founded in 1958 and provides adult education in Nagpur. It runs development centres and programmes in the slums and in rural areas. In conjunction with Nagpur University it grants bachelor's and master's degrees in social work.
Other organisations
In 1971, Kamalatai Hospet also co-founded Vidya Shikshan Prasarak Manda, which now has more than fifty educational institutes.1
References
External links
- "Advancing age does not stop her from serving" Nagpur City NetZine, Vol 2 No 13, 1 September 1999. Retrieved 8 May 2006. Article about Kamaltai Joshi, major figure in development of Matru Sewa Sangh.
- Nagpur District Gazetteer
- Indian Merchants' Chamber
- World Orthopaedic Concern
Categories:- Charities based in India
- Healthcare in India
- 1921 establishments in India
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