At least 900 people underwent free health checkups at separate health camps held on Saturday at Sirutar and Dadikot of Suryabinayak municipality – 1 here in the district.
At a health camp organized by Dadikot Gamcha Savings and Credit Cooperative with Healthy Heart Clinic and Multi-Specialty's technical support, medics examined the health of 513 visitors. During the health examinations that included heart checkups, maternity and eye checkups, a dent was detected in the heart of a seven-year-old girl.
In the health camp led by Sahid Gangalal Heart Center's specialist and Healthy Heart Clinic's Chief Dr Roshan Raut, many visitors were found to have suffered from high blood pressure, narrow health valves and swollen hearts. The health camp not only provided free checkups for a wide range of diseases but also distributed medicines for free, according to Bikash Khadka, an organizer.
Meanwhile, 355 visitors underwent eye checkups for free at the health camp organized by Useful Women Income Generating Group at Sirutar on the same day. After the health camp, 36 visitors were referred to the Tilganga Eye Hospital for free cataract surgery, Group's Treasurer Muna Raut said.
The health camp which had technical support of the eye hospital provided medicines for free. On the occasion, 300 women also sought free family planning consultations.
