| News from Seva |
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| Written by Sheila Ryan |
| Monday, 17 November 2008 00:00 |
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By Sheila Ryan, Seva Coordinator A big thank-you to everyone for your donations to the Ghana Homeopathy Project. In Seva this means we were able to provide a motorbike for the clinic. Emperor and the team can now easily visit the 25 surrounding villages to see patients. Before this, the old truck would break down daily on roads either washed away by the rains or else hard baked into ruts and pits. Fuel costs are down too!
at Seva clinic There are now five homeopaths in training at Seva. They learn together through clinical practice under the supervision of volunteers and supported by weekly phone calls from the UK. I call Emperor at about 7am and hear the cockerels in the background as we decide how best to help the patients. The clinics are now 50% homeopathic and the drug bill has been halved. Homeopathic treatment and conventional treatments such as antibiotics are both used in an integrated way as appropriate to the individual case. People already come from many miles away to see the team and patient fees, small as they are, will also help to make the clinics self-supporting. Meanwhile, the two trainees working with Emperor work very hard to keep the clinics open 24/7! When I visited for three weeks in October, we studied and saw patients every day from dawn to dusk and often through the night too. Six babies were born during this time, three survived including twins who are now thriving. Homeopathy helps the midwives to help mother and child in labour; it helps with retained placentas, with breathing difficulties at birth, with bleeding after labour and much more
Truly, everyday miracles are being worked by the team as valued and necessary workers in the local communities. There is no NHS, no safety net, nowhere else to go. The Seva clinics are a life line. The team works tirelessly to do their best for the people who come to them. It is inspiring to be with them. The phone bill for a year’s telephone support comes to £150.00. To replenish the remedy stocks and update books etcetera costs £1000 a year So little to do so much ☼ |
Acknowledgments: Benefactors of Ghana Homeopathy Project, in alphabetical order: Abha Light Foundation, Alliance of Registered Homeopaths, Gala Homeopathy, Ghanaian International Airways, Helios Pharmacy, Homeopathic Supply Company, Samuel Goodenough Trust, S.E. London Homeopaths, S.W. London Homeopaths, and the many individuals who have given funding, books, remedies, supplies, their skills and their time, without whom this work would not be possible.
Special Mention: We extend our special thanks to the students and staff from the Contemporary College of Homeopathy, Kent Homeopathic Associates, Alternative Training and School of Homeopathy, and the Sheaf Trust for their ongoing support.
Over thirty million people in Europe already benefit from homeopathic treatment. Homeopathy could help you too.
What is Homeopathy?
Homeopathy is a gentle, holistic system of healing, suitable for everyone, young and old. Homeopathy focuses on you as an individual, concentrating on treating your specific physical and emotional symptoms, to give long lasting benefits.
* Homeopathic treatment works with your body's own healing powers to bring health and well being.
* Patients are treated as individuals, not as a collection of disease labels.
* Homeopathy treats all your symptoms - mental, emotional and physical.
* Homeopathic remedies are gentle, subtle and powerful.
To get in touch with a qualified homeopath near you, call The Society of Homeopaths on 0845 450 6611 who will give you a list of professional, registered homeopaths nearest to your home, and answer any of your questions.
How long has Homeopathy been used?
Homeopathy has been used in the UK for over two hundred years, but has an honourable tradition dating back to ancient Greece. It was Samuel Hahnemann, a brilliant doctor working in 1796 who developed the scientific and philosophical foundations of this gentler way of healing. These scientific principles form the basis of successful homeopathic practice today.
What happens when you see a homeopath?
Your homeopath understands that establishing good health involves treating both mind and body, so time is taken to listen to your emotional and physical symptoms. To stimulate your body's own healing process, a remedy closest to your individual symptom picture is prescribed. Healing begins from within your body, strengthening your health and immune system, without any danger of damaging side effects.
Are homeopathic remedies safe?
Homeopathic remedies are a unique, potentised energy medicine, drawn from the plant, mineral and animal worlds. They work by gently boosting the natural energy of the body, and are very safe, even for pregnant and sensitive patients. There is no danger of addiction or toxicity.
What can homeopathy treat?
Homeopathy treats the person, there is some evidence to suggest it can help a person manage the symptoms of acute fevers, sore throats and toothache, to chronic illnesses such as arthritis, eczema, asthma, anxiety and insomnia.
Where can I find a qualified homeopath?
The Society of Homeopaths produces a frequently updated register of professionally trained homeopaths, who work to the Society's Code of Ethics & Practice. You can find one in your area by consulting the register available on this website or telephone 0845 450 6611 and we will mail a copy to you.
(Nothing contained on this page should be taken as individual medical advice or as a substitute for consulting your homeopath or healthcare practitioner. The above information is taken from the website of the Society of Homeopaths, UK)
Other places to turn for info on homeopathy include:
ARH
- Millbrook - Millbrook HillNutley - East Sussex
TN22 3PJ - UK
Tel/Fax: 01825 714506
info@a-r-h.org
HMA - Homeopathic Medical Association
7 Darnley Road, Gravesend
Kent DA11 0RU - U.K.
Email: info@the-hma.org
Tel: 01474 560336
ANM - The Association of Natural Medicine
a-nm@hotmail.co.uk
This last association - ANM, registers people from other disciplines, however, it has many homeopaths such as Tricia Allen, Tessa Jordan, Theresa Partington etc
