The healthcare facility available to the people of Baleswar got a huge boost through a free mega multi-speciality health camp organised by AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with the ITR, Chandipur on Sunday on the occasion of the AIIMS’ 7th Foundation Day.
The camp organised inside the defence colony premises near the Central School square was inaugurated by Director, ITR Dr BK Das and Director, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Dr Geetanjali Batmanabane. Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and MSME Pratap Chandra Sarangi attended as chief guest.
An affordable medicine store was also inaugurated on the occasion inside the defence colony.
During his speech, Minister Sarangi appreciated the efforts and initiative taken by both the organisations for providing best in class free healthcare facility. He had high praise particularly for the Director of ITR, Dr Das and his team. Director AIIMS Dr Batmanabane also heaped admiration on the team ITR.
Total 53 specialist doctors, senior residents and interns from 15 super-speciality disciplines of medical science were available at the camp to provide treatment and expert consultancy to more than 2,500 patients who arrived from different parts of Odisha and neighbouring States.
The facility was extended free of cost to all patients along with free distribution of some recommended general medicines and accessories like spectacles.