Free medical camp organized

Members of ‘We Care Welfare Society’ during a free medical camp at Nomain near Katra.
Members of ‘We Care Welfare Society’ during a free medical camp at Nomain near Katra.

Excelsior Correspondent

KATRA, Sept 16: A free medical camp for eye and general health was organised at village Nomain, block Katra, by `We Care Welfare Society’ (WCWS) in association with Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission Charitable Hospital, Ambphalla, Jammu.
Around 400 patients from villages Latori, Sonari, Mehari, Karmal, Dhana, Thandori, Bamiyal, Sumani Phare, Kakryal, Kadmal, Daedal, Drabi, Tikri and Madgal turned up for free medical check up and Doctors consultation along with free quality medicines to the patients.
More than 30 patients were screened out for cataract operation and society will conduct the operation at Vivekananda Hospital Jammu. Moreover, 40 spectacles will be distributed to needy patients. Also blood sugar and BP tests were conducted for the benefit of patients. Dr Chandan Sharma, Sr Physician Specialist, left no stone unturned to provide the best consultation and assistance to the patients.
BMO Dr Gopal Sharma and Govt Community Health Centre, Katra providing all sort of help for conducting this health check-up camp.
A dedicated team from Swami Vivekananda Medical Mission Charitable Hospital Ambphalla, led by Opthamol-ogist Dr Debapriya Chatterjee, Ravinder (Lab Technician), Pawan Sharma (Liaison Officer), Shakuntala Devi (ANM), Anita Tak, Rattan Singh, Varsha Sharma (Refractionist) extended their voluntary services and provided the best eye-treatment to all the patients.
Prof M Sadiq Nargal, Chairman ‘We Care Welfare Society’, Sarpanch Santosh Devi, all managing, executive and working members of the society including President Dr R K Gupta, General Secretary Rajinder Gupta, Treasurer Kuldip Uppal, Organising Secretary Vaibhav Sharma, Executive members Col G C Raina, Nikhil Gupta, Er T K Zutshi, Manjeet Singh, Gulshan Vir Gupta, Bachan Kumar, J S Manhas and members Sanjay Sharma, Harish Gupta, Madan Langar, Arvind Khajuria, D P Saini, Sham Jandyal, Sanjay Chaudhary, A K Kapoor, Romesh Gupta, Naresh Suri, Surinder Singh, Gagandeep, Bachan Kumar, Sudershan Gupta, Shallu Arora, Veenu Uppal, Indu Bhat, Ramni Pargal, Neelam Gupta, Om Prakash Kesar, Vikas Sharma served as volunteers for the smooth conduction of this medical camp.