Health camp held at Thoubal Kshetri Leikai
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, August 07 2019:
Under National Urban Health Mission, District Health Society Thoubal together with National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Thoubal and with the support of various Clubs of Thoubal Kshetri Leikai conducted a one-day free health camp yesterday while an awareness programme on Japanese Encephalitis (JE) was also conducted during which more than 700 mosquito nets were dipped and treated in a special solution in four different parts of the village at Kshetrileikai Mung Lampak, Laibung, Waikhom Leirak and Moirangpalli.
SECDO, Young Volunteer Association, Youth Atheletic Union and Kshetrileikai Rising Club came together to organize the free health camp in association with District Health Society Thoubal and National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Thoubal at Kshetrileikai Laibung.
CMO Thoubal Dr N Jayentakumar; DMO Dr Kc Luwang; District Surveillance Officer, Integrated Disease Surveillance Unit, Dr Kh Trusty; DFWO Thoubal Dr Ksh Memcha; MO in-charge of Phoudel and Kshetrileikai PHC, Doctors examined more than 300 students in the camp including JE Screening test, Malaria test and JE blood test.
They also made aware the public about the preventive measures and symptoms of Japanese Encephalitis.