State Wide Free Heart OPD and Echo Screening Mission- The Third Phase
18th December 2018
Free Heart OPD and Echo Screening Mission at Tamenglong on 17 - 18 December 2018
The Manipur Heart Foundation, in association with State Health Society, Manipur and SKY Hospital, conducted a Free Echo Screening Camp at Tamenglong District Hospital, Tamenglong District on 17th and 18th December 2018 as a part of the Third Phase of the Mission on “State Wide Free Echo Screening of Children below 18 yrs of age under Rastriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) and Adult Cardiac patients under NCD Clinic run under National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS)”
In this two- day long camp, Free Heart OPD was provided to 121patients, Free Echo to 18 patients, Free ECG to 14 patients and 14 patients were found to have abnormal Echo for which free further assessment at SKY Hospital was advised.
Free Heart OPD and Echo Screening Mission at Tamenglong on 17 - 18 December 2018
The Third Phase started with a Free Heart Camp at Churachandpur District Hospital on 22nd July 2018, and continued at Moirang CHC on 20th September 2018, CHC Sekmai, Imphal West District on 24th September 2018 and Sub District Hospital Moreh of Tengnoupal District on 6th October 2018.
The first phase of the mission covered the four districts namely Ukhrul on 20th January 2018,Thoubal on 23rd January 2018, Ccpur on 30th January 2018 and Senapati on 3rd February 2018. The second phase covered three districts namely Bishnupur on 14th March 2018, CHC Wangoi of Imphal West on 21st March 2018 and Chandel on 4th April 2018.
Dr L.Shyamkishore, President , Manipur Heart Foundation and Chief Cardiologist of SKY Hospital expressed his satisfaction on providing such specialised Free Heart Care to the people of Tamenglong District at their door steps. He appealed to the people of other districts of Manipur to avail such opportunity when provided to them in their districts in due course.
Free Heart OPD and Echo Screening Mission at Tamenglong on 17 - 18 December 2018
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Manipur Heart Foundation
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This Press Release was posted on December 19 2018
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