Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 1: National Health Mission (NHM), J&K in collaboration with Directorate of Health Services, GMC Jammu and Shamaa NGO organized a one-day mega health check-up cum blood donation camp today at Udas Marg, RS Pura, Jammu.
The camp was inaugurated by Mission Director, NHM, J&K, Bhupinder Kumar while Dr JP Singh, Chief Medical Officer, Jammu, Dr Meena Sidhu, Head of Department, Blood Transfusion Services, GMC Jammu, Dr Mohd Shafi Koka, State Nodal Officer, NHM, J&K, TR Bhagat, Chairperson, Shamaa Foundation, BMO RS Pura and others were also present.
The camp was attended by more than 500 people who were screened for various ailments and were provided with free medicines by team of specialist doctors including Physicians, Gynecologists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Opthalmologists, ENT specialists and Dental Surgeons.
Besides screening, special focus was laid on creating awareness among masses about various risk factors of NCDs, health education, hygiene, donation of blood by voluntary non -remunerated donors etc. A large number of people including soldiers from 42 Battalion BSF came for voluntarily blood donation.
TR Bhagat, Chairperson, Shamaa Foundation, presented the vote of thanks.
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