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Mr.Vijay Ganpat Naik

he was born on January 8th, 1956 in a small village named Bamani of Karwar District in Maharashtra. Mr.Naik narrates
“ I still remember how my family suffered when doctors assessed a compound fracture and said that it could lead to a permanently disabled foot. This simple incidence set him in his mission to provide succor to the disabled. He was fond of Painting, sight seeing.

After getting Primary & High School education from Karwar, Maharshtra Vijay Naik got his Graduation in Prosthetics & Orthotic Engineering with honors from All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mumbai in 1974-77. He later completed certificate course in Designing & Fabrication of low cost Orthotics & Prosthetics Aids from British High Commission. During 1991-92 he was awarded International Fellowship at Kessaller Institute for Rehabilitation, New Jersey.

PNRS Society for Relief & Rehabilitation of the disabled

This society was started during 1985 with an aim to serve the disabled and the society is engaged in multi faceted activities to help, support and give a loving care to the disabled and enable them to live a respectable life in the society. Their is a largest Society of its kind in India where practically all the disabilities are treated under one roof and each day over 2000 disabled persons are benefited by our activities.

Their objective lies for the upliftment of the disabled both socially and economically by conducting survey, immunization, treatment, surgical intervention, distribution of aids & appliances, education (integrated & special), vocational training, service & self employment. These activities are a part of the UNICEF character.

Shri K. L. Institute for the Deaf is one of the best schools in the country imparting free lodging, boarding & education to over 300 students. The students are treated for impairment of hearing from the tender age. The institute is enriched with medical experts, Para medical staff and specially trained teachers. Rural population is helped through integrated education and free camps for eradication of the deafness. The School runs Degree level course for preparing Teachers and conduct special course for mothers of such children’s.

Shri K.K. School & Home for the Blind is one of the oldest Residential School in the state imparting education to over one hundred children’s up to high school level with free lodging & boarding facilities. Facilities also exist for Home Science classes for girls.

Ankur School for the Mentally Retarded has been functional in its newly built complex having day school with over seventy children’s in the age group of 7 to 18 years. They are categorized according to their I.Q. for School. ADL, behavior etc.

Their motto to eradicate Polio is in its full swing in co-operation with Impact foundation, UK. We have organized over 365camps in a span of 15 years throughout the country through our mobile team which have examined over lacs children’s and operated over twenty six thousands.
They are provided with calipers free of cost in addition to surgery, food etc. which accounts to over Rs. One Crore per year.

They have fledged Artificial Limb Manufacturing Workshop which have created some Artificial Limbs including Cross Leg Lower Limb “Prabha Foot” Which have fetched them world’s attention. For the first time they have launched Miracle Electronic hand and started one year Govt. approached Training Course in this field.

Sir John Wilson CBR Program has been launched here since last two years specially to cover the disabled population in the remote villages of our country. This include partnership program with impact Foundation, UK. The institute has plans to start this program in all 860 villages of Bhavnagar District. We are getting help from both Governmental & Non Governmental bodies and donors to reach the unreached and fulfill our motto to rehabilitate the disabled to the maximum.

Details of Profession:

Prosthetics & Orthotics is an interesting and most essential profession of the Medical field where the development has no horizon. Basically speaking Orthotics is related to the orthopedic appliance which is provided to the patients for the correction, support or aligning any of the body part whereas Prosthesis is the appliance which is a substitute for the lost part of the body. This profession requires a simple work shop with minimum machinery and the supporting staff just require few months training to get qualified in this field for fabricating artificial aids & appliances. Mostly the techniques developed are fast and cost effective. Entire rehabilitation requires just simple diagnosis, prescribing suitable appliance, taking measurement, Fabrication & fitting of the same. The most useful part is the mass rehabilitation within minimum time. This can be seen in the camp activities where 100 to 150 patients are fitted with artificial limbs within four to five days time.

Their motivation is to be useful to the society.