MEGA HEALTH CAMP ORGANISED AT NABARANGPUR

Thousands attend Mega Health Camp at Nabarangpur. Nabarangpur. The three days Mega health camp being organized by the Orissa State Rural Health Mission at the Nabarangpur Mondei Ground witnessed huge patients from the District as many as 16,630 patients benefited in the Camp. All major pathological tests are being conducted free of charge. After diagnosis of disease, the registered patients are being provided free consultation of experts and free medicines. The Mega Health Camp Was Inaugurated by the Nabarangpur MP, Pradeep Majhi, on Sunday. On the Closing day District Collector, Smt. Roopa Mishra, said it was an attempt to provide free modern specialist health care to the poor living in the district. The patients, who have grave ailments, are being referred to the MKCG, Medical College Hospital for further treatment. Earlier she requested to make all sorts of preparations including wide publicity to make this maiden health camp successful. Banners, posters, loudspeakers are being used to inform the people about the camp, so that the rural peoples will be more benefited in this mela. Forty doctors, including specialists from the MKCG Medical College, SCB Medical College, Manipal Hospital from Visakhapatnam, took part in the health camp. Fifty paramedical staffs from Koraput and Nabarangpur district and over 50 volunteers are helped the physicians. Free Medicines had supplied to the patients free of cost. Around 40 stalls installed for this purpose. There was much enthusiasm for the health camp, as General Physicians, team of Orthopedic Surgeon, Gynecologist, ENT Specialist, Ophthalmologist, Cardiologist, Dermatologist, Dentist, Psychiatrist, Pediatrician, Oncologist & General Surgeon participated in this camp. Team of technicians that included Optometrist, Lab technicians & ECG technician along with GNM staffs worked hard to make this event a grand success. Speaking during the Closing ceremony of the Camp CDMO, Nabarangpur, Jugal Kishor Behera said, “I am thankful to the doctors and para medical staffs for their cooperation in the Mega health cam. A publicity drive was taken up in all slums of the district to attract people towards the camp. The camp was aimed at treating and providing medical attention to inhabitants of remote peripheral villages besides an open invitation to all residents of Nabarangpur district he added. The district administration, city police and Jeypore Pharmacy College, extended support for proper conduct of the mega health camp. .