Sixty-year-old Ram Viswakarma, who had been suffering from prolonged illness and weakness, finally got relief after he was diagnosed and given free medicines by doctors at the health camp organised by Mahan Coal ltd for the villagers of Ameliya village in Singrauli district few days ago.

Similarly, 12-year-old Mukesh who was suffering from stomachache also received free treatment at this camp. “My son was not keeping well for last couple of weeks.  When I came to know Mahan Coal ltd was organising a free camp, I decided to take him along. I am grateful to the doctors and people who organized this camp for treating my son so well,” said boy’s father Kesli Yadav.

These were some of the happy voices that echoed during the day when Mahan Coal ltd organised a daylong free medical camp for the people of Ameliya village as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme. More than 250 villagers from Ameliya were treated for various ailments like fever, cough, stomach pain, renal disorders and eye check-up. 60 women and 70 children were administered vaccines and two patients with serious ailments were referred to the district hospital, Waidhan, Singrauli with support from the company.

Prominent medical practitioners like Dr Ramesh Ratnakar and Dr Dharmendra Krishnan, with their team helped the poor villagers with free medical check up and medicines.

The doctors also spread awareness to control malaria in the village especially during the rainy season. Also, free eye check-up, consultation for cataract, medicine and spectacles were provided to needy patients at the health camp.