24 June 2021, Hazaribag: With support of GiveIndia, US GiveIndia Foundation, Skoll Foundation and Linde, NBJK is organizing COVID Care Rural Outreach Camps in rural areas at panchayat level.
During 15-23 June, such outreach camps have covered 66 villages of 16 panchayats in Hazaribag Sadar, Daroo, Ichak, Vishnugarh blocks of the district. These attended 976 OPD with sugar test for 233 and identified cataract with 51 & pterygium with 6. NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribag) will take care of the people suffering from eye problems under its Rural Eye Health program with support of Sightsavers @SightsaversIndia @SightsaversIN
At the camps, medicines are being distributed among patients of cough, cold, throat infection and 16 Rural Medical Practitioners have received the sets of Oximeter & Infrared Thermometer to improve their easily accessible service for villagers.
There is a 10 members team consisted to hold Covid Care Rural Outreach Camps. Dr. (Mrs.) Megha Sinha and Dr. Krishna Kumar are the physicians with the team.