IMPHAL, March 29: The Women Action for Development (WAD) has said that it organized a one day free medical camp at Langathel Shining Academy located at Langathel village under Thoubal District on March 29 to disseminate the importance of the project titled `Humanitarian Support to People Affected by Conflict in Manipur`.
According to a release of WAD, the project is supported by ECHO and ActionAid. WAD aimed to organize several health camps in different villages of Thoubal District in near future.
A day before the health camp, caregivers and volunteer made an announcement through public address system about the health camp. WAD was able to mobilize at least 159 patients including 94 women from Langathel, Phundrei and other adjourning villages. Caregivers of WAD had Screened many patients who might havepsychosocial problems, mental illness etc. during the health camp, it said.
A team of medical officers namely, Medical Officer-in-Charge, Dr. M. Gambhini, Dr. Bikramji and Dr. Brojen including three staff nurse from Primary Health Centre (CHC), Khongjom have rendered their valuable service during the medical camp. Cases relating to back pain, sore throat, fever, dizziness, body ache, headache, general illness, joint pain, cough, stomach burning, loose muscle, chest pain etc. were being reported in the medical camp. Varieties of medicines were also provided to the patients in free of charge. Ayurvedic medicines for H1N1 commonly known as swine flu were also distributed. The health camp also provided general awareness about the psychosocial problems, mental illness and their treatments and methods of prevention, it said.