As many as 60 persons with physical disabilities will be operated upon in a free surgery camp to be held here on November 7, 8 and 9.
The camp will be held under the joint aegis of the District Administration, Health and Family Welfare Department, Panchayat Department, Woman and Child Development Department and non-government organizations.
Joint Collector, Dr Santosh Devangan informed that as many as 122 persons were identified from Baloda Bazar development block, Bhatapara, Palari and Sigama in a health check-up camp held in recent past. Out of 122 identified persons , 36 were selected from Baloda Bazar, 26 from Palari, 25 from Bhatapara and 35 patients from Sigama for the operation.
In the first phase of the free surgery camp, 60 persons will undergo the surgery in the district hospital of Baloda Bazar. The patients were admitted in the hospital on Thursday. Besides, adequate arrangements have been made for providing free food and accommodation to the patients’ keen during their stay in the City Building from November 10 to 14.
Specialist doctors from Raipur including Dr Alok Chandra Agrawal, Dr AS Daud, Dr SM Phuljhale, Dr DN Devangan, Dr Santosh Sahu along with Dr Gopendra Dixit, Dr Asheesh Mundada and Dr Bain from Bilaspur will render their services during the camp. Besides, Dr DP Agrawal, the General Secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Viglang Chetana Parishad, Bilaspur and Dr HS Chandel from Champa district hospital with the staff members of Baloda Bazar hospital will serve during the camp. As many as 14 committees have been constituted for successfully organizing the camp.