The leader of the project works among a population of around 30,000 who live in remote mountain villages. He sees around 300 patients per week at his health clinics which are largely run in the villages. Medicines are provided by Bethany Hospital in Thane and all medicines are free to patients. Abraham visits 3 or 4 villages each week and many villagers come to his base for assessment and treatment.
Where patients are seriously ill, they are sent by the leader to the main Bethany Hospital in Thane with transport costs being paid for. The leader is held in high regard for his medical skills.
A leper camp of 120 is run every month.
Another aspect of this ministry is the financial provision of help to replace roofs at the end of the rainy season and, on occasion, to replace livestock drowned in the wet season.
The leader and his wife work in the village of Dolkamb which is on the edge of a mountain range. Their work takes in a cluster of tribal hamlets and in the main village of Dolkamb they oversee various community programmes.
The leader has been trained to provide basic health care and education but if further consultation is required, patients are referred to the Bethany Hospital which is based in the city of Thane in the vicinity of Mumbai. This worked started in 1995 and there is no regular financial support linked to it.
