Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 09 2010:
A medical and dental camp under the aegis of 57 Mountain Division was organized by 357 Field Hosp at P Moulding village and nearby settlements on May 8 .
A press release from PIB (DW) said that at the medical camp, the services of medical and dental officers along with a basic lab for primary investigations and diagnosis was made available to the village folk to help root out existing medical and dental problems and prevent their escalation and spread.
A total of around 250 village folk were screened by the Doctors of 357 Field Hospital in the presence of trained first aid and birth attendants called "Health Angels" who were trained by Red Shield Medicals as a part of the MCA project undertaken last year.
Apart from the check up, health lectures were taken for the village folk where impetus was laid on the importance of proper nutrition, basic hygiene, ill effects of alcohol and the mode of spread of AIDS and related sexually transmissible diseases.
Brig R S Grewal Dy GOC 57 Mountain Division accompanied by Col AK Nayak, ADMS 57 Mountain Division visited the camp location and interacted with the villagers, the press release informed.