National Health Mission, Assam organizes Statewide special health camps

 GUWAHATI: National Health Mission, Assam organized a one-day Swasthya Sewa Abhiyan - Special Health Camp in all the districts of the State on Thursday.

According to a press release, each district identified a particular location in one block in their respective districts to organize the health camp. This special health camp was held under the leadership of Dr MS Lakshmi Priya, Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Assam, with a vision to bring medical specialists, diagnostic tests, medical facilities, especially for mother and child care in one location for facilitating health services for the people, in addition to other specialities like ophthalmic, ENT, dental, dermatology etc.

The health camps were inaugurated by MLAs in some districts, Deputy Commissioners/ADC Health in some and Joint Directors in other districts. People visiting the health camps were screened for common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, hypertension, common cancers (oral & breast) among others. Diagnostic and lab testing facilities were provided for Hepatitis, HIV/STD, urine, RBS among others. Mental health screening, tuberculosis sputum test, leprosy screening among other health services were also done.

Specialists (Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicine and Paediatrics) present in the health camp screened pregnant women and children for high-risk conditions. Any such cases detected were referred to higher health facilities immediately for health intervention and case management.

Besides health screening and diagnostic services, other activities like routine immunization, Covid-19 vaccination, ABHA ID card generation, awareness and wellness activities were also carried out in the health camps.

Till the issuance of the press release, more than 10,000 people visited the health camps and were screened for various ailments, or availed the health services. It may be noted that such Swasthya Sewa Abhiyan - Special Health Camps, will be held in all the blocks of the districts from next month onwards.

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