Free health camp in Apihimal, 1,600 benefitted

A free health camp jointly organized by Apihimal Rural Municipality and Kathmandu-based 'Ek Ek Ek Paila' provided various types of health services to 1,592 people.

Chaitra 20, 2082

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Free health camp in Apihimal, 1,600 benefitted

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1,600 people have availed services in the free health camp organized by the remote Apihimal Rural Municipality in the district.

1,592 people have been provided with various types of health services from the free health camp organized jointly by Apihimal Rural Municipality and Kathmandu-based ‘Ek Ek Ek Paila’.

Bhagat Singh Thekare Bohara, the rural municipality chairman, said that the camp, which was conducted for three days in Khandeshwori, the center of Apihimal Rural Municipality, provided health services including specialists. He said that the health camp was organized jointly by the rural municipality and Kathmandu-based ‘Ek Ek Paila’ organization with the aim of providing specialist health services at doorsteps.

457 men and 1,135 women availed health services in the camp. Various health consultations and services were provided 3,19 times during the camp. 433 people have sought services in general medicine, 478 in eye diseases, 311 in bone and joint diseases, and 324 in dental problems. Similarly, 313 people have received treatment in ear, nose and throat, 299 in gynecology and obstetrics, and 128 in pediatrics.

29 successful surgeries have been completed in the camp. Of these, 19 were eye-related and 10 were nose, ear and throat surgeries. Chair Thekare Bohara informed that 491 people were provided with laboratory tests and 214 people were provided with video X-ray services in the camp.

Vice-Chairwoman of the rural municipality, Devaki Bohara, said that the treatment services that would have been available in Dhangadhi, Kathmandu, were available in the camp in the village and those who could not go far for treatment had benefited.

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