Over 250 persons got registered for health check-up and took medical advice from doctors for various ailments during a free medical camp organised by the district branch of the Indian Medical Association here on Monday.The organisers of the camp said that not just the people from urban areas but those from the rural areas located around Kankhal also turned up for the free consultation.
Speaking of the camp, former district president of Indian Medical Association Dr Dinesh Singh, said, “Aside from the free medical service provided to those who turned up, a blood donation camp was also organised on the occasion by Indian Medical Association during which 71 units of blood was collected. Besides, a talk was held by the medical fraternity on the need to evolve a right kind of relationship between the doctors and the patients nowadays in view of the lack of trust growing between the two. Dr Vipin Mehra expressed concern over the increasing violence against the doctor fraternity.”
Secretary Indian Medical Association Haridwar chapter Dr Anjul Shrimali said that bones specialist Dr A K Jain, physician Dr Sanjay Shah, Gynaecologist Dr Manpreet Brar and ENT specialist Dr Jaspreet Singh were among the doctors who extended services at the medical camp.