After a long wait second capital of Jharkhand Dumka is scheduled to station the 201st Lifeline Express for 18 days. The train making available free medical attentions to the commoners starting from heart ailments, eye, orthopaedic, oral and dental, ENT etc would begin serving patients free of cost from February 20 till March 9.
“The Lifeline Express train at Dumka would be a great help for poor and deprived patients of the State in general and especially from the Santhal Pargana region,” informed Dr Vivek Kumar, Dental Council of India member representing Jharkhand at the apex body at the national level on Friday.
‘Impact India Foundation’ has played its part in association with DCI and representatives from the State in brining the medical assistance on wheels to the people.
The Lifeline Express is world’s first and only fully equipped hospital on iron wheels and is holding its 201st project sponsored by the Aditya Birla Group at Dumka Railway Station.
“The whole objective of these free services is to make India free of cataract and disabilities of hearing, orthopaedic in children, cleft lip, identification oral and breast and cervical cancer and epilepsy. Dental treatment is also given. Education on preventive methods is also given,” said the DCI member.
The Lifeline Express would be having two well-equipped Operation Theatres with five operation tables for the above surgeries. A well-equipped Dental Clinic with two Dental Chairs and all required accessories are available. Modern tools, medicines, spectacles, lenses, hearing devices are all made available without any fee. The DDC Dumka, Station Manager, Civil Surgeon and other officials at Dumka, have been contacted and lined up for successful operation of the Lifeline Express.