IMA Rupnagar organises medical camps for flood affected people, donates Rs one lakh
Bahadurjeet Singh/ Rupnagar, July 18,2023
Rupnagar district has been very badly affected with the floods and this has hampered the supply of Medicines & other Medical necessities in the affected areas. During his visit to the district , Dr Balbir Singh (Minister , Health & Family Welfare) had appealed to the IMA Rupnagar to deploy Medical Staff in the flood affected areas to help ensure the Medical Relief work.
Indian Medical Association(IMA )Rupnagar President , Dr BPS Parmar had pledged 4 Ambulances alongwith Medical staff under the supervision of Dr Parminder Kumar (Civil Surgeon , Rupnagar).
Going ahead , IMA Rupnagar sent its Ambulance under the Supervision of Dr Parminder Kumar ( Civil Surgeon,Rupnagar) & Dr Anju (Assistant Civil Surgeon & Co-ordinator) equipped with Medical supplies & Staff to the flood affected areas.
The Medical Team was headed by Dr Bhim Sain (Dist Epidemiologist Retd) , Dr Dalbir Singh (Medical Officer, Parmar Hospital ) , 2 Staff Nurses , 1 Pharmacist etc. It visited the flood affected areas like Village Haveli Kalan , Gillco Valley , Basant Nagar , Kotla Nihang Village etc.
A total of 103 patients were examined by the team. Most of the prone patients suffered from Gastroenteritis , Skin Problems , Fever , Cough etc . Free Medicines were distributed to the patients.
Dr Jagdeep Chowdhary (Secretary, IMA Rupnagar )also informed that District IMA has contributed an Amount of Rs 1 Lac to Chief Minister Relief Fund to support Flood Relief work.
IMA Rupnagar organises medical camps for flood affected people, donates Rs one lakh. Further elaborating , he said that IMA plans to send its medical teams to different flood affected areas each day around the district.
Dr Parmar had a word of thanks for Dr ParminderKumar (Civil Surgeon Rupnagar) & Dr Anju (ACS & Co-ordinator) for whole hearted support in carrying out the medical relief work. He also thanked the District IMA team for the co-ordinated efforts to help out the affected citizens.
