AR conducts medical camps and provides drinking water

Dimapur, February 6 (MExN): A medical camp was organized by 15 Assam Rifles of 9 Sector under HQ IGAR(S) at village Upper Khoripok on February 6 by the medical team led by the SMO and RMO alongwith two staff nurse, five nursing assistants and two female attendants of 15 Assam Rifles.   
The AR in a press note said that the medical camp was specially organized to reach out to the villagers of far flung areas who are devoid of availing good medical services and deprived of basic health facilities. The medical camp attended to the common ailment of the local populace such as Malaria, Typhoid, Fever, Dysentery, Common Cold, Helminthiasis (Worm infection) skin diseases, dental problems, anemia and respiratory diseases etc. A total of 269 patients from Upper Khoripok, Lairam Punga, Honbei and nearby villages turned up for the medical camp.
Also A team of Medical officer and paramedical staff of 8 Assam Rifles of 26 Sector under HQ IGAR(South) conducted a medical camp at Gelngai village on February 4. A large number of patients from Gelngai and adjoining areas were diagnosed and provided medicines.
On another occasion, 23 Assam Rifles of 10 Sector under HQ IGAR (South), distributed drinking water to the Shangshak Khullen and Shangshak Khunao. villages as  villagers are facing acute scarcity of drinking water. The Assam Rifles is constructing water storage tanks in these remote areas. The work for the same is in full swing, it informed.
In another seperate press note, the 41 Assam Rifles has informed that under HQ 5 Sector Assam Rifles of HQ IGAR (North), it had organized a free medical camp on February 5 under ‘OP SADBHAVANA’ at Bhandari village of Wokha district.
The AR in the press note  also stated that the camp was organized with an aim to provide the villagers of the area with basic medical facilities. A total of 221 villagers were provided with necessary medical treatment and free medicines. The villagers were also advised on hygiene and sanitation aspects by the doctor and his medical team. A special emphasis was given on screening for TB, Malaria and HIV and awareness on AIDS & other Sexually Transmitted Diseases.    The villagers of the area expressed their gratitude to Assam Rifles for this humanitarian act.