Health talk / awareness programme conducted
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 10 2023:
Intern doctors and PGTs of the Community Medicine Department, RIMS organised a "Health Talk cum Awareness Programme" at Tharon in Thangmeiband Constituency, Imphal in connection with "National Deworming Day 2023" which falls on February 10 .
According to a statement issued by Premier Singh, Office Assistant, Community Medicine Department, RIMS, Imphal, the programme was organised under the supervision of Brogen Singh Akoijam, HoD, Community Medicine Department, RIMS and the leadership of M Meghachandra Meitei, health educator.
Senior residents of the Department, Dr Sonarjit and Dr Amrita guided the interns during the programme while the interns spoke at length on the topics "Tuberculosis" and "COVID19 new variant" .
Participants of the health talk were provided with facilities for free health check-ups and free medicines, the statement added.
Aside from this, Y Gambhirsana Singh, Lab Tech, Community Medicine Department, RIMS conducted blood test, blood sugar test and blood haemoglobin test of the people partaking in the programme free of cost.