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Over 20,000 avail benefits of CWT’s free mega multi-specialty health check-up camp to celebrate PM Modi’s birthday
Smriti Irani donates blood, distributes certificates among 100 women trained in bakery, cookery and sewing under the Sashakt Nari initiative of CWT
2000 undergo Cancer screening
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, September 27, 2022: India is moving strongly on the path of becoming more resilient, capable and stronger, and its mission to become the world superpower in next 25 years has gained unprecedented momentum under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, said Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women And Child Development, and Minority Affairs, while speaking at the Free Mega Multi-Specialty Health Check-up Camp organised by Chandigarh Welfare Trust (CWT), along with the NID Foundation and Chandigarh University Gharuan at Grain Market, Sector 39, Chandigarh, on the occasion of Seva Diwas, as part of the celebrations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 72nd birthday.
Irani also donated blood at the camp and also distributed certificates among 100 women who were provided skill-development training in bakery, cookery and sewing under the Sashakt Nari initiative of CWT. More than 20,000 people from different parts of Chandigarh availed the benefits of 11 types of different healthcare services provided at the camp, including over 2000 patients who screened for various types of cancer.
“I am grateful to S. Satnam Singh Sandhu that the CWT decided to dedicate the Seva Pakhwara for the service of humanity on the birthday of the Pradhan Sevak, Shri Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister has laid the foundation for India’s charge to the top and there is now no stopping India from moving on the path of becoming more resilient, capable and stronger, and ultimately becoming the world superpower in the next 25 years,” she said, and added that while celebrations of Seva Diwas was a resolve of BJP workers, but this huge gathering at the camp shows that the love for Prime Minister is in the hearts of every Indian.
The camp was inaugurated early Saturday morning by Shri Banwarilal Purohit, Chandigarh UT Administrator and Punjab Governor, who noted that serving the poor and needy people by organising such a big health camp is the greatest tribute paid on the birthday of the Prime Minister and exhorted the people to avail benefits of the different healthcare services.
“Not just on his birthday, but the CWT is organising different activities during the 15-day-long Seva Pakhwara from September 17 till October 2. It is a matter of pride that this Pakhwara has begun today, on the birthday of Rashtra-Putra (Son of the Nation) and will conclude on the birthday of Rashtra-Pita (Father of the Nation). I have not seen a bigger health camp in my public life of more than 50 years. This great effort of the CWT must be supported by the people of Chandigarh so that this demonstration of welfare and service reaches the whole of India, and for this the administration will extend their full cooperation,” Shri Purohit said.
CWT Founder S. Satnam Singh Sandhu and other top officials of the UT administration including Sh Dharampal Singh (IAS), Advisor to UT Administrator, Chandigarh, Anandita Mitra, Municipal Commissioner, Chandigarh, Sarabjit Kaur, Mayor, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Arun Sood, BJP State president, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, President, World Cancer Care Foundation, Prof Himani Sood, Founder, NID Foundation, Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, President, CGC among others were present on the occasion.
The mega health camp witnessed more than 20 thousand people from the City Beautiful, coming together to avail various benefits provided to them free of cost.
Functional from 9 am to 6 pm, as many as 300 doctors and 300 medicos, along with 1000 Volunteers of CWT, served the citizens of the city in the camp, with the crucial assistance from UT Administration Chandigarh, Municipal Corporation Chandigarh, UT Health Department, Directorate of AYUSH Chandigarh, National Rural Health Mission, PGIMER Chandigarh, and Government Medical College & Hospital- Sector 32.
The mega camp provided around a dozen health services to the residents of the city including Cancer detection, Eye-screening, Dental Check-up, General Health Check-up, Child health check-up, Orthopaedics, Mental Health Check-up, and Dermatology amongst others.
A special screening test for 7 types of cancer was one of the highlights of the mega camp, and among the beneficiaries, more than 2 thousand screened for Cancer.
Besides, 5000 people got their eyes screened; prosthetic limbs were distributed among 530 beneficiaries, while 1240 people availed orthopaedic services, 430 paediatrics, 2000 gynaecologist, where the remaining availed general medicinal services at various OPDs in the camps. Also, 750 units of blood was also collected during the camp.
Speaking on the occasion, CWT Founder Satnam Singh Sandhu said that as the true leader of the people, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has shown that service to humanity is the biggest service one could render.
“To encompass the service to every strata of the society including elderly, women and children, as demonstrated by Shri Narendra Modi, the Trust has decided to celebrate the spirit of Seva, on the occasion of honourable Prime Minister’s 72nd birthday. As part of the celebrations, the CWT is undertaking a number of activities under the 15-day-long Seva Pakhwara, which began with today’s mega health camp, and as many as 8 other activities will take place over the course of next 14 days in the city beautiful, till the culmination of Seva Pakhwara, which will coincide with Gandhi Jayanti on October 2,” said Sandhu.
“Today’s mega health camp is our small contribution towards the visionary approach of Prime Minister in Government of India’s revolutionary Ayushman Bharat scheme and the Fit India movement, and is aligned with our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing accessible and affordable healthcare to the common man as well as to make fitness an integral part of our daily lives,” said Sandhu, also the Chief Patron, NID Foundation and Chancellor, Chandigarh University.
Noting that while Chandigarh was one of the most developed cities of the country, Sandhu said that there are still certain areas where there is a lot that needs to be done, especially healthcare.
“Chandigarh was at the first position amongst all the states and the union territories of the country in the Health Index 2019-20 released by NITI Aayog. However, it has slipped down to second position in the health index 2020-21, owing to lower immunisation, lower number of functional critical care units (CCUs) per one thousand of its population as well as shortage of doctors, paramedics and essential health services in the rural areas. Chandigarh Welfare Trust remains committed to bring Chandigarh back on the top of the National Health Index and has been working in this direction by organising such health camps in various sectors of the city,” he said.