Health camp held

The Statesman, Dec 9, 2008

Statesman News Service
BHAWANIPATNA, Dec. 8: About 10,000 patients participated in the four-day mega health camp at Dharmagarh in Kalahandi district, which was jointly organised by the zilla swasthya samiti (ZSS) and Dharamgarh rogi kalyan samiti (RKS).
During the camp, different types of treatment like allopathic, homoeopathic, ayurvedic, Magnetic, acupressure and yogic were provided to the patients. On this occasion, tri-cycles, artificial limbs and hearing aids were also provided to the differently-able people.
Various organisations like Red Cross, district health department, Visakhapatnam-based Indus hospital, Burla-based VSS Medical College and Hospital, Chetana International, Gurukul of Amsena, Ayurvedic Anusthan, Marwadi Yuba Mancha, Lepra India and Vedanta extended helping hands.
Inaugurating the camp, Lok Sabha member Mr Bikram Keshari Deo, whose contribution from the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund was used for organising the camp, said that it is one of the first and foremost duty of the government to look after the health of the citizens. Unless doctors, as per requirement, are posted in interior backward districts like Kalahandi, the goal of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) can not be achieved, he noted, while lamenting that majority population of the district are deprived of minimum and quality health service for acute shortage of medical practitioners.
For all those, who can not afford to go to distant places for treatment, these sorts of health camp come as a solace, he pointed out. Attending the valedictory function as chief guest today, chairman of Western Orissa Development Council (WODC) Dr Niranjan Panda felicitated three noted medical experts ~ gynaecologist Dr Suresh Kumar, heart specialist Dr Kabi Prasad Mishra and surgical specialist Dr Dingar Meher.