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Medical camp held

SALEM: The Thulasi Pharmaceuticals Private Limited conducted a free medical camp for diabetes and blood pressure here recently.

Manager of the firm A. Sargunam inaugurated the camp. Blood sugar tests, ECG, diabetic neuropathy tests were conducted. Dr. Porchezhiyan provided consultancy services, a release said.

Free health camp

CHENNAI: AGAL Trust, a non–governmental organisation working in the field of HIV/AIDS, recently conducted a free health camp, in connection with World Women's Day. Over 230 persons attended the camp. The Trust has been implementing Intravenous Drug Users (IDUs) project at Mint, Harbour and Broadway areas of North Chennai, funded by the Chennai Corporation AIDS Prevention and Control Society.

Health check-up

P.D. Hinduja Sindhi Hospital is conducting a six-day free health check-up camp for senior citizens from March 30 between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the hospital premises at Sampangiramanagar. Check-up for blood sugar, ECG, hypertension, will be conducted at the camp.

Call Ph: 22237117 and 22237318 for details.

Free medical camp

A free medical camp was conducted at Nagamalai on Monday as part of the extension activity of Nadar Mahajana Sangam S. Vellaichamy Nadar College. A team diagnosed the people and prescribed medicines for various ailments.

Health mela

COIMBATORE: The Good Shepherd Health Education Centre and Dispensary and the Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Training Academy at Mangarai conducted a Herbal Health Mela at Karamadai.

The efficacy of herbs and Ayurveda were stressed at the camp, a press release from the education centre said.

Free health camp

A free health check up camp will be conducted on April 4 by the Jacobite Syrian Church at Mettuguda and Care Hospital, Banjara Hills at the church premises from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Consultation and advice will be given on diabetes, heart diseases and orthopaedic problems by specialist doctors.

Free heart check up

A free heart check up is being organised by Aware Global Hospitals, L.B. Nagar on April 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., informed a release. For registrations contact 96524 42888.

Free health camps

Vivekananda Medical Trust will conduct free health checkup camps at Pedalabudu, Ganamaguda and Kodipunjulavalasa villages near Araku on April 5. Trust chairman M. Subba Rao will inaugurate the camps. Medical Director D.V.V.S. Kesava Rao will attend to the patients.

Medical camp

CHENNAI: Social work trainees of the Madras School of Social Work, in association with the Juvenile Guidance Bureau, conducted a medical camp for nearly 300 children, at the Government Observational Home on Sunday. Doctors who participated and examined the children spoke on 'Prevention is better than cure', said a release.

Free health camp held

NEW DELHI: A free health camp was organised by Artemis Health Institute in neighbouring Gurgaon on Sunday. The camp was held on a holiday so that the maximum number of patients could avail themselves of the opportunity. The camp was inaugurated by Police Commissioner, Gurgaon, S. S. Deswal. Apart from free consultation with doctors, discounts were offered on various tests such as echocardiography and lipid profile.

The aim of the camp was to spread the message of a healthy and safer tomorrow.

Medical camp

A free medical camp will be conducted by Coimbatore Ladies Circle No. 1 in association with PSG Rural Health Centre, Vedapatti, and PSG Pharmacy College to mark the World Health Day.

The camp would be conducted at Mariamman Temple, Veerakeralam, today from 9 a.m.

IOCL conducts medical camp 

Coimbatore: The Indian Oil Corporation, Irugur Terminal Plant at Irugur, conducted a free eye and general health check up campaign for tanker truck crew and other contract labourers here on March 30.

A release from M. Annadurai, Chief Terminal Manager, said that the free check up covered eye besides blood sugar, blood grouping etc. Medical personnel from Lotus eye Hospital and others associated in the programme.

Medical camp

KOCHI: The Specialists Hospital here would organise a free medical camp on Sunday for people with patches on the skin and those suffering from unwanted hair. A team led by a cosmetic laser treatment specialist will screen the patients. For details call 2395952.

Medical camp

KOCHI: The Specialists Hospital here would organise a free medical camp on Sunday for people with patches on the skin and those suffering from unwanted hair. A team led by a cosmetic laser treatment specialist will screen the patients.

For details call 2395952.

Health camp

HUBLI: Dr. K.S. Sharma Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Hubli, will organise a health camp on "Diabetes" on Sunday at 11 a.m. at "Bendre Kutir" of Vishwa Shrama Chetana on Gokul Road.

Medical camp held

Tuticorin: As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in the field of health, various medical camps were being conducted by Sterlite Industries India Limited (SIIL) in different parts of the district at regular intervals. A medical camp was organized at Nainarpuram village in association with Apollo Hospitals, Madurai, on Sunday.

Around 160 villagers were benefited from the camp and the participants were screened by a team of doctors comprising Dr. Udhaya and Dr. Shankar.

Suganthi Chelladurai, Associate Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, SIIL, and K.Patchammal, president, Nainarpuram panchayat, were present during the camp.

Indian Medical Association to organise health camps for doctors

TIRUCHI: The Tamil Nadu State branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will organise exclusive health camps for the benefit of medical fraternity, its president R. Gunasekaran said.

Speaking after being installed as the president of the State branch of the IMA for 2009-10, here on Saturday, Dr. Gunasekaran said that doctors should keep themselves fit to serve the society.

The IMA has taken up the responsibility of preventing coronary artery disease, particularly among the men doctors at high risk; and cancer -- cervix and breast -- among women doctors.

The IMA's branches would organise special health camps for doctors.

He also said that the specialists in cardiology, gynaecology and other fields would screen the doctors during the course of these camps.

The State branch of the IMA would sanction adequate funds to the local branches for organising these camps.

Dr. Gunasekaran said that the State branch would also focus on the IMA's national programmes, including 'Save the girl child,' 'Anaemia-free India,' and 'Aao Gaon Chalen' (let us go to villages).

Referring to the menace being caused by quacks, he underlined the need for enacting an anti-quackery bill by the State government.

The branches of the IMA would observe "Anti-quackery week" from October 2 throughout the State, with a view to creating awareness among the masses in the larger interest of ensuring a responsible health care to the public.

The State secretary of the IMA, T. N. Ravisankar, in his report, said that the State branch of the IMA had imparted special training through its special courses for para-medical personnel.

Out-going president L.V. K. Moorthy installed the office-bearers on the occasion.

The national president-elect, IMA Headquarters, New Delhi, G. Samaram released a souvenir.

The national vice-president K. Vijayakumar declared open an exhibition.

The honorary secretary general, IMA headquarters, New Delhi, Dharam Prakash, was among those who spoke.

Health camp organised

CHENNAI: About 100 persons were screened at a camp organised by Hindu Mission Hospital on Wednesday. Nearly 30 patients were referred for

free surgery, according to a press release.

Free heart check-up camp organised

NEW DELHI: Artemis Health Institute organised a free heart check-up camp at Jama Masjid at Sohna Chowk in neighbouring Gurgaon over the

weekend. It will be holding a camp on May 22 at the Palam Vihar mosque. These camps are being organised at regular intervals across the city to

spread the message about a healthy heart. The camp offered free consultation with a cardiologist, free ECG, blood pressure and blood sugar tests.

Health camp for senior citizens held

CHENNAI: The valedictory programme of a 10-day master health check up for senior citizens was held at the Government General hospital here on Monday.

The camp was sponsored by the Probus Club of Chennai. Around 30 members were screened every day during the camp period, according to representatives of the Club.

R. Subbaraj, secretary of the Club, said that the programme had benefited the participants as they did not have to pay large sums of money.

"The equipment was placed in one room so senior citizens did not have to go to various departments for the tests."

The master health check up was provided to senior citizens at a concessional rate of Rs. 150 and included ECG, X-ray and ultrasound tests.

Senior officials of the State Government, including Chief Secretary K.S. Sripathi and Health Secretary V.K. Subburaj participated.

There are proposals to extend such subsidised health check up programmes to taluk hospitals and later to primary health centres.

Free medical camp

KORAPUT: A free medical camp was organised by JK Paper Mills at Budni, a remote village near Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district. People, who are purely dependent on the bamboo operation work of JK Paper Mills for their livelihood were given free medical care and medicines.

More than 200 people from Budni, Tentulipadar, Narengtola, Chatikona and Melkajuba villages were benefited by the programme, said M.C. Goel, executive vice-president (works) of the paper mill.

He said more such medical camps would be conducted as part of the company's social responsibility.

M. Ramesh Kumar, vice-president (personnel and administration) and other officials of company were present.

Free medical camp at Aware Hospital

Aware Global Hospital, L.B. Nagar, will be conducting a free medical camp on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. People can get free

consultation for cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology orthopaedics, plastic surgery, nephrology and urology problems and also can get ECG,

2D Echo and X-ray tests done free of cost. For registration contact 24111111 or 9000011772.

Health camp

Nokia, in association with Apollo Hospitals, conducted a comprehensive health camp for all its employees at its Sriperumbudur factory recently. The weeklong activity, "Nokia Good Health," was conducted to create awareness of healthy living amongst the Nokia workforce.

About 5,500 employees participated. A booklet containing tips on healthy living was distributed to the employees, according to a press release.

Health camp conducted

Chennai: Nokia, in association with Apollo Hospitals, conducted a comprehensive health camp for all its employees at its Sriperumbudur factory recently.

The weeklong activity, "Nokia Good Health," was conducted to create awareness of healthy living amongst the Nokia workforce.

About 5,500 employees participated.

A booklet containing tips on healthy living was distributed to the employees, according to a press release.

Free health camp

VELLORE: A free eye and general health camp will be conducted in association with Dr. Agarwal and Aruna Eye Hospital at T.P.K. Kalyana

Mandapam in Pilliar Koil Street in Thottapalayam here from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. It will be held in memory of T.P.K. Ponnammal, wife of

'Caltex' T.P. Kuppusamy Mudaliar and mother of T.P.K. Shanmugam, T.P.K. Natarajan, T.P.K. Jegadeesan and T.P.K. Ramalingam, and in connection

with Mothers' Day.

Health camp

NALGONDA: A free health camp will be held under the aegis of Narkatpalli-based Kamineni Hospital at the Collectorate on May 23. Collector M. Purushotham Reddy said that a mobile medical unit would offer medical services to government employees and their family members.

Health camp

NEW DELHI: The Railway Protection Special Force organised a health camp at its Dayabasti campus here over the weekend. Arrangements were

made for sugar, cholesterol, dental and eye check-up. ECG facilities were also provided at the camp.

Health camp

KOCHI: Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga Meditation Centre will organise a holistic health camp at North Indian Charitable Trust, Pullepady-Thammanam road, Kathrikadavu, from June 1 to 7.

Admission is free. Those who are interested may register at their nearest Rajyoga centre, says a release.

The numbers are: Edapally - 0484- 2346950; Ernakulam - 2367059; Thripunithura - 2783045; Aluva - 2623328; Kadavanthra - 9249301471.

Health camp

KOCHI: Brahma Kumaris Rajyoga Meditation Centre will organise a holistic health camp at North Indian Charitable Trust, Pullepady-Thammanam road, Kathrikadavu, from June 1 to 7.

Admission is free. Those who are interested may register at their nearest Rajyoga centre, says a release.

The numbers are: Edapally - 0484- 2346950; Ernakulam - 2367059; Thripunithura - 2783045; Aluva - 2623328; Kadavanthra - 9249301471.

Medical camp

The Swami Dayananda Jayavarthanavelu Tribal Rural Hospital, a unit of AIM for Seva Trust, Anaikatti, will organise a free medical camp to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the hospital. The camp will be held on June 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the hospital premises in Anaikatti.

Medical camp

COIMBATORE: Isha Foundation, along with Lotus Eye Care Hospital and Ramakrishna Dental Hospital, conducted a medical camp under Isha Arogiya Gramam Plan at Semmedu and Iruttupallam.

Over 500 villagers benefited from the camp, a press release from the foundation said. Patients suffering from cataract would be operated in the Lotus Eye Care hospital free of cost.

A specially trained health awareness team also explained common diseases and prevention.

Health camp

District health authorities are organising a mega health camp for residents of Musheerabad at the Urban Health Post of Bholakpur from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.

The camp is being organised in association with Yashoda and Apollo Hospitals, Indian Dental Association and District Blindness Control Society.It will be inaugurated by Secunderabad MP Anjan Kumar Yadav at 10 a.m., a release added.

Free health camp for Secretariat staff

Over 300 employees of Secretariat here on Thursday availed medical facilities at a two-day, free health camp organised by Care Hospitals in association with A.P. Secretariat Association on Thursday.

The camp will be held on Friday also. Testing will be done for random blood sugar for diabetes, blood pressure, ECG, BMI and 2-D Echo.

Special medical camp held

KRISHNAGIRI: A total of 2,164 physically challenged persons attended the special medical camp conducted at Bargur recently.

A meeting was convened by Collector V.K. Shanmugam recently. It was decided at the meeting that officials from all the departments will assemble at one place to redress the grievances of the physically challenged.

Collector instructed the officials to ensure bus facility to the medical camps. The date and time of the camp should be informed well in advance through proper advertisements.

Equipments to the physically challenged persons should be distributed at the camp itself.Collector said that about 315 national identity cards were distributed.

Order for financial assistance through revenue department was issued to 250 persons and 270 persons became members of the Welfare Board. Bank loans were given to 35 persons for self-employment. District Revenue Officer S. Nagarajan, Additional Collector (Development) Darez Ahmed, District Rehabilitation Officer Manimaran and other officials participated in the camp, says a press release.

Medical camp

UDUMALPET: Ambujam Srinivasan Trust and Kovai Voluntary Health Service will jointly organise a free medical camp at Shri Venkateswara Kalyana

Mandapam, Kozhumam Road, S.V. Puram, on July 5.

Free check-up

MYSORE: Nirjara Skin Care Centre has organised a free check-up camp for college students and teachers from July 15 to 31 at the centre on Narayana Shastry Road here. Call Ph: 9900440724 for registration.

Visakhapatnam: Rotary Club Visakha Port City, in association with Manipal Hospital, is conducting a free health camp at the beach road near YMCA on Sunday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Basic tests like height, weight, blood pressure, blood grouping, ECG and consultation will be made available to the public free.

Interested may contact Venugopal Asopa on 94926 40627.
Symposium

Vignan's Institute of Information Technology and students' chapter of Computer Society of India on Saturday conducted a symposium on generation next technology for better tomorrow.

VIIT principal R. Lasmipathi presided. About 100 students attended. Vice-principal M. Ramjee, computer science department head K. Thammi Reddyand others spoke.
Kaawad Yatra

Marwari Yuva Manch will organise the annual Kaawad Yatra on Sunday. Devotees filling their Kaawads with holy water of Madhavadhara will trek 15 km from Shiva temple of Madhavadhara to Shiva temple at Pandurangapuram. Some 1,000 devotees are expected to take part .

Free medical camp

CHENNAI: About 350 people participated in a free medical camp organised by Lion Club of Metro North East at Apostolic Christian Assembly Church, Kolathur, on Saturday. G.Gajendran, district governor of Lion Club International District 324-A6 participated.

Medical camp

Kozhikode: The Kozhikode branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and the IMA District Task Force jointly organised a free viral fever treatment camp for the economically backward people from the costal region at the Government Fisheries U.P. School at Vellayil here on Sunday. As many as 250 persons were examined at the camp. Medicines were given free. The doctors also conducted an awareness class for the public to prevent spread of viral fever in the region.

Free health camp organised

NEW DELHI: Lions Club New Delhi Shakti organised a free health check-up camp at Laxmi Nagar in the Capital's trans-Yamuna area over the weekend. Besides free consultancy, tests for haemoglobin, diabetes and blood pressure were also conducted by a team of doctors lead by Dr. Deepak Singh. A large number of people availed of the facilities at the camp held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Medical camp held

TIRUCHI: Over 1,000 men, women and children were screened by a team of doctors for various medical disorders in the Varumun Kappom medical camp at the panchayat union primary school, Keezhakunnupatti near Thuraiyur recently. The panchayat president, Nallusamy inaugurated the camp.

Free health camp

Global Hospitals is conducting a free health camp at Primary Health Centre, Bandlaguda on Thursday from 9 a.m onwards, said a press release. For registrations contact: 99897-73446.

Medical camps

MADURAI: The Madurai Zone of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Apollo speciality Hospitals and Honeywell Technologies solutions conducted

a medical camp on preventive healthcare at T. Vaiyathan near Vikramangalam in the district on Saturday, as part of the Madurai District

Development programme drawn up by the CII. At the camp, screening of blood pressure, sugar levels and eyes were done. Another camp was

conducted at Karumbalai in the city on Sunday by the CII in association with Vadamalayan Hospitals. According to the CII, health sector is

experiencing a transformation with more people going to private hospitals. Yet, a large section of people in small towns and villages rely on

government hospitals.

Health camp

Belgaum: The KLE Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre will conduct a health check-up camp for those patients having complaints

of diabetes and kidney-related problems on the hospital premises from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. For details, call Ph: 0831-2473777, extension

1116/1117, according to a press release.

Health scheme

MYSORE: The Central Government Pensioners' Association here has urged the Government to introduce Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in Mysore. T.S. Sathya Narayana Rao, president of the association, said Mysore was home to many Union Government pensioners. Hence, the association's appeal should be considered.

Health camp conducted

Tirupur: As many as 1,572 people were screened at a mega free health camp organised by the Corporation at Gandhi Nagar here on Friday under the government-sponsored Varumun Kappom Thittam.

City Health Officer K.R. Jawaharlal said that five persons who were detected with cataract had been referred to the District Headquarters Hospital situated on Tirupur-Dharapuram road for free surgery.

Services of 95 doctors and paramedical staff attached to Tirupur GH and primary health centres were utilised to check the people.

The camps will be supervised by specialists and able doctors who will conduct assorted medical examinations and accumulation medicines chargeless of cost.


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Health camp

Coimbatore: Larsen and Toubro, in association PSG Urban Health Centre, conducted a free health camp at Panchayat Union Elementary School, Chettippalayam, on August 30 (Sunday).

L&T Vice-President S.C. Sarkar inaugurated the camp. A release said that 315 villagers attended the camp and underwent comprehensive health check-up.

They were offered medical advice and diet tips. Free medicines were also distributed.

The camp was as part of a Corporate Social Initiative of L&T was aimed at benefiting the villagers of Malumichampatti and Chettipalayam panchayats where the company has manufacturing facilities. The health camp would continue till the entire population in these villages is covered.

Free medical camp tomorrow

Coimbatore: Pasumpul Velli Oozhiyangal will organise a free medical camp at Tamil Nadu Boyar Munnetra Sangam Hall, Tatabad, on September 5 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. A special Teachers' Day prayer meeting will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the same premises.

Free dental health camp

CHENNAI: Baskar Dental Foundation conducted a free dental health camp for children at Nellai Nayagam Primary School, T. Nagar, on Thursday.