Health camp at Lamdangmei
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 19 2011:
A two-day free health camp was organised at Lamdangmei village in Tamenglong district under the joint aegis of the Voluntary Help Unit Committee (VHUC) RIMS and Lamdangmei Village Authority on August 18 and 19 .
During the camp, a large number of people belonging to Lamdangmei village and surrounding villages like Thangal, Laphok, Sangji, Dolang etc were examined and given medicines free of cost.
The health camp also featured a counselling session on health and hygiene.
The camp was conducted by one Assistant Professor of JNIMS and eight doctors of RIMS, and they were assisted by para-medical staff and volunteers of VHUC.
Lamdangmei village located around 57 Kms from Imphal is predominantly inhabited by Chirus and the village has little health care facilities.
VHUC RIMS president Thongam Ashinikumar said that this was the fourth time VHUC organised such medical camps this year.