A one day free health check up and medicine distribution camp was organised today by the Palamu Chamber of Commerce in the Pdt Deendayal Upadhayay Smiriti Bhavan in Daltonganj.
Around 400 children in the age group of zero to 10 availed of this free medical check up.
A team of doctors from the Rani Children Hospital Ranchi led by its director Dr Rajesh Kumar examined the children and prescribed medicines for them which were also given all free.
Durga Johri the president of the Palamu Chamber of Commerce said this health check up and medicines all are free.
Johri said the visiting director and team of the Rani Children Hospital Ranchi has assured to provide free treatment for those children who on getting examined here, require more specialised treatment outside and Rani Children Hospital Ranchi will provide such examined children of this camp with free advanced medical treatment in its hospital in Ranchi.
The director of the Rani Children Hospital Dr Rajesh Kumar asked parents to first have the birth certificates of their children in the event of availing of the Ayushman Bharat Yojna as this birth certificate will make things easy for them to get treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Yojna.
Another very senior functionary of the Palamu Chamber of Commerce Lallan Sinha said we could not hold health camps for more than two years all due to the Covid pandemic. Lallan Sinha said our health camp for the children is just a service to humanity.
The chief guest of the camp Chandan Kumar Sinha SP Palamu was all praise for the Rani Children Hospital describing it as one destination for all kinds of medical assistance to the ailing kids. SP said once a sick child is brought here, his parents are not to wander here and there as all medical assistance and facilities are available under the roof here.
Civil surgeon Palamu Dr Ashok Kumar and SDO sadar Rajesh Kumar Sah were also present in the inaugural session of this health camp.