Many attend eye screening camp
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, February 18 2020:
A one day free eye screening camp was held at a community hall near Khangabok Part-I Sorokwangma Bali School Tuesday.
Empowerment of Youth Organisation Khangabok (EYOK), Ningol Lup Khangabok, Seven Star Club Khangabok and Shija Eye Care Foundation jointly organised the camp under the aegis of social worker Kh Menjor Mangang.
The eye screening camp was held for the locals of Khangabok in line with 'PM Modi's Ayushman Bharat ' and Chief Minister's Hakshelgi Tengbang after consulting with the Shija Eye Care Foundation, said Kh Menjor lauding the doctors, nurses, other staff and members of the organisations who took part in the camp.
Around 215 people including women and children attended the camp.
Patients identified for cataract surgery will be operated on February 19 at Shija Hospital under the National Health Mission's National Programme For Control of Blindness (NPCB), said officials.