Sensitisation prog cum screening camp
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, March 16 2019:
National Health Mission Manipur and 26 Assam Rifles C-Coy Yairipok joined hands to conduct a sensitisation programme on different diseases including thyroid diseases, diabetes and cholesterol related ailments, followed by a free screening camp of these diseases, at 26 AR C-Coy Yairipok post in Bishnunaha today.
Bishnunaha Youth Federation Yairipok (BYFY) secretary Bomcha, who participating in the camp lauded the organisers for conduction such camp where people who does not have enough money to get screened for the diseases they fear are getting screened as well as receiving valuable knowledge about the diseases.
He appealed the 26 AR Yairipok to continue organising such camps in the near future while assuring that BYFY will also lend maximum help in making such camps successful.
Medical unit of the Assam Rifles along with the paramedical staff of NHM Manipur attended to around 100 people in the one day camp including security personnel, media persons and locals of Yairipok area.
Free medicines were distributed to the people, reports our correspondent.