As many as 9,212 people have been examined and provided free medicines in the free health camps organised in rural areas of the district on Friday. The doctors have referred 640 patients to the hospitals for better treatment of patients detected in these camps, officials said.
Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Rl Dhritlahre informed that in the health camps organised in different village, as many as 994 patients with fever, 169 patients of malaria, 1124 of cough, 88 patients of diarrhea, 302 with abdominal pain, 363 patients of skin disorders and 213 patients of anemia were detected. They were provided medicines by the doctors after examination.
Dr Dhritlahre said that 3149 women and 851 children were also examined in these health camps.The 291 pregnant women were examined by the gynaecologists and their vaccination was done.Similarly treatment of 208 patients of ear, nose and throat (ENT), eye testing of 967 people and 2114 people with other health disorders was done during the camps.
In addition to this pathology test of 807 patients, urine test of 313 and sickling test of 181 was also done in the camps. Necessary treatment and consultation was provided by the doctors to 18 patients of tuberculosis, 65 possible patients of tuberculosis and 66 probable cases of leprosy during the camps, said Dr Dhritlahre.
The officials said that the district administration has been organising 10 health camps every month in each development block for checkup and treatment of people in the camp and by referring them to hospitals for better treatment.