Governor Balramji Dass Tandon on Sunday appreciated the medical camp ‘Rahat’ being run by Rotary Club in Jagdalpur district headquarters of insurgency infested Bastar district. The medical camp led by former International Rotary Club President Rojendra K Sabu working in tribal dominated region is a good effort, the Governor opined.
Tandon also visited the Camp jointly organised by NMDC and Rotary Club at Government Higher Secondary School Jagdalpur. He later visited Maharani Hospital. “The Camp is ray of hope as several leading doctors of India leaving back their busy schedule have reached tribal region here. The unmatched medical facility being provided in the camp is providing benefits to thousands of patients,” the Governor said.
Dr Sabu informed the that not only villagers of Bastar region but poor people from neighboring States are also reaching in the camp for availing treatment. He thanked district administration and NMDC for supporting the camp.
Dr Sabu also told the Governor that two heart patients who had reached camp cannot be operated in the camp. They will be sent to Chandigarh for getting operated. All medical, operation and travel expenses of both the patients will be borne by Rotary Club.
likewise two seriously burnt patients would be sent to Coimbatore through Rotary Club. Similarly some serious cases are being referred to Raipur whose complete medical and operation charges will be borne by Rotary Club.
After seeing Rotary Club’s Camp the Governor reached Maharani Hospital Jagdalpur and inspected facilities available in operation theatres there.