Highlights of 62nd Medical Camp – August, 2014, Kolkata Team

Medical Camps have a significant impact by providing better healthcare to the marginalized sections of our society. In this connection Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram Kolkata organized its 62^nd Medical Camp on Sunday, 31^st August, 2014 at Pattarhuri village, 26 Kms from Kharagpur (Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal). 

Scroll below for the highlights of this camp ! 

Medical Camp site – Pattarhuri village, 26 Kms from Karagpur, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Strong group of 95 volunteers from Kolkata – Businessmen, doctors, professionals, house wife & students

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Warm tribal folk song and traditional tribal dance by local vanvasi school girls and teachers

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380 vanvasi patients examined for pulse rate, blood pressure, weight, blood sugar, eye sight, dental ailments, general health and underlying diseases.

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60 vanvasi households surveyed for family size, education, source of earning, domestic animals, power & water availability etc.

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Visits to various Rain Water Reservoirs built by Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram under Rain Water Harvesting Program

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Apart from this the volunteers planted around 50 saplings of Mango, Pepal and Guavaa and also attended a power packed session by Professor S N Panda and Prof Swain of Rural Development Centre at IIT Kharagpur on ‘Climate Smart and chemical free organic Agriculture Techniques’ at IIT Karagpur Agriculture Department.

Overall the camp was a grand success!

Do contact us to volunteer / sponsor in the next Medical Camp! 

         Regards,
     
         Vanavsi Kalyan Ashram Youth Team

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