Over 100 patients registered for free medical camp in Bishnah village of Jammu

Written by Garima Published On 2019-11-05T09:48:04+05:30 | Updated On 5 Nov 2019 9:48 AM IST

Jammu: More than 100 patients have been registered for different ailments on the opening day of the week-long free medical camp being organised by Shri Onkar Singh Memorial Trust in village Naugran of tehsil Bishnah here on city outskirts.

The camp is organised every year by the trust providing free of cost medical treatment to ailing and needy patients in rural areas.

A 35-member team comprising 12 to 13 specialised doctors including a gynaecologist from Delhi, headed by Dr K S Charak are camping in village Naugran from Sunday.

“On the first day, we have registered around 125 patients including those, who have to undergo surgeries,” Dr Charak said.

He added, “seven cases surgeries including of gall bladder stone, kidney stone and a case of gynaecology will be treated during the camp besides other surgeries.”

The camp will conclude on November 9.

The surgical and medical camp is proving boon for the poor people of the adjoining villages also who cannot afford money for surgical treatment of their various problems.

Garima

Garima joined Medical Dialogues in the year 2017 and is currently working as a Senior Editor. She looks after all the Healthcare news pertaining to Medico-legal cases, NMC/DCI decisions, Medical Education issues, government policies as well as all the news and updates concerning Medical and Dental Colleges in India. She is a graduate from Delhi University and pursuing MA in Journalism and Mass Communication. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751