Health camp with specialised services benefit over 400 people

Baglung: Bhagirathi Luhar (82 years old) of Batakachaur of Bareng rural municipality-3 in Baglung district, visited a specialist doctor at her village last Thursday. She reached a health camp complaining of stomach pain, and the doctor, after examining her, prescribed medicines.

The elderly woman, who had visited the doctor with the help of her family members, returned home exuding happiness.

Similarly, Bishnu Thapa of the same place also queued up for some time to consult physician Dr Sandeep Sakpota at the health camp at Batakachaur.

The 70-year-old walked out of the facility with prescribed medicines and a cheerful face. Luhar and Thapa alike, the health camp set up at a local Health Post also brought cheers to over 400 beneficiaries, mostly the residents of Batakachaur, as they could avail healthcare services at their convenience, thanks to the initiatives of Bareng rural municipality.

Under this initiative, a health camp was set up by the team of specialised doctors from the Dhaulagiri Provincial Hospital, Baglung and the Provincial Hospital, Parbat. Dr Hemanta Bastola, Dr Sandeep Sapkota, Dr Sandeep KC, and Dr Ashish Sapkot, among others, examined the patients, most of whom were senior citizens, women and children.

Dr Bastola said that a majority of the patients had visited with health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Patients also availed the services such as orthopaedics and neurology, general medicine,paediatricssgynaecologygy and obstetrics, video x-ray, laboratory services and free medicines, added Dr Subedi.

The camp was organised by the local government in coordination with the Gandaki Province Hospital to identify the health issues of rural municipality residents, diagnose the cases of communicable and non-communicable diseases among the villagers and provide medical intervention, said Krishna Prasad Sharma, Chairperson of the Barang rural municipality.

The specialised services were offered at this health camp after the villagers had demanded it at a camp recently organised in one of the wards of the municipality, he explained.

Inaugurating the health camp last Thursday, Krishna Prasad Pathak, Minister for Health in Gandaki Province, reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to ensure healthcare services to its citizens. He added that the provincial government was working to enhance people’s access to specialised healthcare services.

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