The Chhattisgarh government has decided to provided free treatment to a tribal girl of Dantewada district suffering from tree man syndrome
Following instruction from Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the Dantewada administration has sent Jageshwari to the Medical College Hospital, Raipur.
An official communication on Thursday said she was detected for the ailment at a health camp in Pahurnar village three years ago.
After that, treatment-related help was regularly sent by the district administration to Jageshwari’s home.
Under the guidance of Collector Vinit Nandanwar, a Health Department team reached Jageshwari’s village Kaurgaon and she was taken to the Dantewada District Hospital where she got first aid. She was then sent to Raipur.
The Health Department team will stay with her and will care for her till the treatment continues. All her medical expenses will be borne by the Chhattisgarh government, said the statement.