
Dimapur, April 16 (MExN): As part of their ten days Rural Camp at Kangching village in Longleng, the students of North East Institute of Social Science and Research (NEISSR) organized health check-up camp in collaboration with Community Education Centre Society (CECS) Mobile Medical Health Unit and Primary Health Centre (PHC), Tamlu on April 13 at the village.
The camp saw active participation from the chairman of Kangching Village Council, I Met-ai and council members. The medical camp was found to be beneficial for the villagers who had no knowledge they were suffering from diabetes, Blood Pressure (BP), ulcer, lack of necessary vitamins etc, according to a press release. Altogether, 120 people benefited from the camp, it added.
During the camp, pregnant women were provided with free medicine along with economically challenged people.
During the stay in the village the trainees have carried out survey using different tools and accordingly conducted awareness programmes on issues like Malaria, Typhoid, Tuberculosis, Cancer and such other killer and communicable diseases. The Rural Camp started on April 5.