Kamba- 6529 Patients attends 2 days free health and medical camp
Kamba ( West Saing )
About 6529 patients benefited in two days Free Mega Health Camp conducted on 25th and 26th Nov 2017 at Kamba, in West Siang District.
The Mega Health Camp was sponsored by Lirmoba MLA cum Parliamentary Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs, Nyamar Karbak in collaboration with District Health Society West Siang district, Aalo, R K Mission Hospital & Hema Hospital Itanagar and Military and Paramillitary forces Aalo in grand manner.
The special services provided in the camp including Medicine, Surgery, Child, Physical medicine Rehabilitation (PMR), Ophthalmology, ENT, Neuro-Psychiatry, Obs & Gynae, Dentistry, Dermatology and well equipped laboratory.
during two days camp, 20 patient undergone laparoscopic tubal ligation,15 minor surgical procedure done by a surgeon, 35 patients were given intra-articular injection, 512 patient screened and 333 people were vaccinated against hepatitis-B, 40 undergone Audiometry on 2nd day to detect hearing impairment, 317 patients with near vision were corrected by providing free spectacles, USG done one 215 patient, 334 numbers of minor dental ailments, 6 crutches and free medicines distributed to all the patients in the camp. Beside the above, Blood sugar screening, slide collection for malaria parasites and sputum for TB were carried out by department of NPCDCS, NVBDCP and RNTCP respectively. An awareness on….. was also imparted during the camp.
The camp was conducted successfully under the constant monitoring and supervision of deputy commissioner and district medical officer of the west Siang district. Station Commander Aalo military station Brigadier J S Bhudhwar (SM) visited the camp on concluding day.
MLA Nyamar Karbak however said to the locals to maintain cleanness and so that health remain fit and fine and stay healthier. He also appeal them to remain alert from communicable disease and others and take precautionary measures.
