SINGCHUNG, OCT 3:

A Joint Seva Setu Camp under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and a Mega Health Camp were organised at the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Singchung, on Friday to commemorate the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Thrizino-Buragaon MLA Tenzin Nyima Glow, West Kameng Deputy Commissioner Dr Dilip Kumar, Director of Health Services Dr Marbom Basar and Singchung Additional Deputy Commissioner Murnya Kakki attended the programme along with Zilla Parishad Members (ZPMs), PRI members and heads of offices of Singchung Sub-Division.

Organised by the District Health Society, West Kameng, the mega health camp witnessed the participation of 315 people and provided a range of specialist healthcare services through teams from Zonal General Hospital (ZGH), Bomdila and PHC Singchung. Services included general medicine, surgery, paediatrics, gynaecology, dental care, pathology, tuberculosis (TB) screening, non-communicable disease (NCD) screening and diagnostic services.

A total of 81 Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) cards were generated, while 95 people underwent TB screening through X-ray and 150 underwent NCD screening. The medical teams attended to 51 surgical, 40 paediatric, 50 dental and 41 general health cases. Cervical screening was conducted for 22 women and 15 ultrasonography (USG) examinations were also carried out.

Under the Seva Setu Camp, the public was sensitised to the benefits and provisions of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. (DIPR)