Chief Functionary

Dr. Mrs. P.Prameelamma
                MBBS, DGO
Dr .Mrs. Prameelamma is a renowned Gynaecologist & Obstetrician and Chief Executive of Serve Train Educate People’s Society (STEPS) women led NGO at Srikalahasti Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh state, India. She started her carrier at 1983. She was moved by the appalling sanitary and health conditions and abject poverty breeding, ill health among the people inhabiting the urban slums and rural areas surrounding Srikalahasti. To contribute to the development of these people, she has initially conducted free medical camps. Later on, she quit her private practice and established STEPS in 1993 for providing health and welfare services to the poor and down trodden.
HEALTH

MEDICAL AND HEALTH CAMPS
Till to date she conducted more than 500 Free Medical and Health camps in urban slums and 10 rural mandals surrounding Srikalahasti. When ever there are natural calamities, she is responding immediately, arranging medical camps and involved in relief activities.
  
           Medical Camp in Slum                                        Medical Camp in Village
   
                 Gynic Camp in Village                              Immunization Camp in Village

MALARIA ERADICATION PROGRAMME

Malaria is prevailing in most of the villages surrounding Srikalahasti.  She is conducting Free Medical camps in the malaria affected villages regularly and providing clinical services to them. The District Health authorities have nominated her in the committee to supervise the activities of malaria eradication programmes in this area. She is creating awareness in urban slums and rural areas to keep their surroundings clean and hygiene to prevent breeding of mosquitoes which causes Malaria

                        Clinical examination                                      Child with Spleenomagaly

STEPS URBAN HEALTH CENTRE (STEPS UHC)

To have direct contact and to provide health services to the children, women and aged people, she is working as Medical Officer in STEPS Urban Health centre (UHC) situated in slums of Srikalahasti municipality and providing clinical services and awareness creation among women and adolescents.  She motivated the women and adolescent girls to form Mahila Aarogya Sangams (MAS).These MAS members will work out the guide lines for the functioning of the urban health centre and participate in all the activities of the UHC.

                                                                                           
              Awareness Camp in Slum                               Medical Camp in Slum                 

HIV/AIDS PROGRAMMES

STEPS FRONTIERS PREVENTION PROJECT

In STEPS FPP and AVAHAN Projects as Project Director and Medical Officer she is providing clinical services to the Female sex workers, Male Sex with Male, People living with HIV/AIDS. She is conducting mobile clinics for them at 4 sites. She created awareness among them about STI, HIV/AIDS and their rights. Motivated them to form Community Based Organizations (CBO) for their welfare and safe guarding their rights. She conducted advocacy camps for the Doctors, Police and Lawyers to explain about the rights of FSWs, MSMs, and PLHAS.
      Besides providing clinical services for STI, OI she is safe guarding human rights of Female Sex Workers, People Living with HIV/AIDS when they are deserted by their community or family members

       Advocacy meeting with Doctors                 Advocacy meeting with Police

         Advocacy meeting with Lawyers                                  Addressing World AIDS day Rally

International AIDS Candle Light Memorial                Clinical Examination of PLHA
                        program

 STEPS CLINTON FOUNDATION PEDIATRIC AIDS INITIATIVES  
 As Project Director and Doctor implementing the project in Srikalahasti supported by Clinton Foundation USA providing services to the children

                  With Infected Children                               Examination of infected Child     

HUMAN RIGHTS

LEGAL ASSISTANCE & COUNSELLING CELL FOR WOMEN

As a member of Lok Adalat, Srikalahasti in association with Mandal legal literacy authority and local lawyers organized several legal literacy camps in its target villages with a special focus to provide legal assistance and knowledge to the deprived section.  She solved many complicated cases by arbitration. As a president of women vigilance cell, Srikalahasti solved many problems of women in different situations. The deprived women were provided with necessary guidance and legal assistance. Counseling services were initiated to guide, support and resolve the problems being encountered by the women at home like Violence, exploitation, gender bias, dowry deaths
 
 

 Awareness programme for Women                Legal Literacy programme
                  
   
   With Hon’ble, Mrs. Renuka Choudary                   Donating blood in the presence of     
      Union Minister for Women &Child                             His Excellency Governor of
Welfare during 4 Th APCRSH International            Andhra Pradesh Sri. Surjit Singh Barnala
                     Conference

She contributed to the writing and development of Clinical Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Resource-Poor Settings-A Comprehensive Guide for Clinicians Published by International HIV/AIDS, Alliance, and U.K
 She was awarded the “Global Health Advocate of the year 2007” by the Malaria Foundation International, Georgia, USA
Awarded the “Best Medical Officer” by the Dept of Medical & Health Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh state, India.
Appreciation letters given by Sri Kalahastieeswara swamy Temple for her health services rendered to Pilgrims during Mahasivarathri festivals every year
She attended number of state, national and international level workshops, seminars and training programmes
Other Important roles:
Project Director       -                STEPS Frontiers Prevention Project
Project Director       -                STEPS Clinton Foundation Pediatric AIDS Initiatives
Medical officer         -                STEPS Urban health centre Srikalahasti                                   
President                -               Women Vigilance cell, Srikalahasti

Member                  -              Indian Medical association,

Member                  -              District Committee to Prevent Female foeticide
 
Member                  -              Federation of Obstetric and
                                            Gynecological Society of India

Member                  -              Rotary International club, Srikalahasti
Member                  -              Lok Adalat committee, Srikalahasti

STEPS Representative             Global Health Council, Washington DC, USA

Coordinator                            International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Programme