Under the joint partnership of Gram Panchayat Kashlog (Himachal Pradesh) and Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), a free medical health camp was organized in Kashlog with the Maharishi Markandeshwar Hospital, Solan.

The community members who attended the health camp were provided with full body health check-ups, tests, consultations and medicines. From the varied age group of beneficiaries that visited the health camp, 15 patients were attended by the paediatrician and gynaecologist, whereas 51 patients saw the ophthalmologist and 62 patients saw the orthopaedic doctor.

The camp was inaugurated by Smt. Bimal Devi Gram Pradhan Kashlog and Shri Mast Ram Sharma, Shri Chandra Prakash Sharma, Shri Prem Lal Thakur, Shri Jagdish Sharma, Shri Ramesh Chandra Gandhi, Shri Jaman Singh, Shri Jeetram Thakur lit the lamp for a good event.

Dr. Kiran Kumar Singhal Maharishi Markandeshwar Hospital thanked the people for their maximum participation in the camp and assured that there was a plan to offer patients a minimum fee at Maharishi Markandeshwar Hospital by attending the camp.

Shri Manoj Jindal, Chief Construction Officer Ambuja Cements Limited, Darlaghat was also present at the event and advised that more and more people come and benefit from the health camp – making a commitment that such camps would be conducted frequently.

ACF ensured that people were mobilised to attend the camp in large numbers, with regular follow-ups. ACF’s health team and the Sakhis (ACF trained community health volunteers) were present to provide support and also thanked the beneficiaries for attending the camp.

ACF takes a preventive, promotive and curative approach when it comes to its health program in Darlaghat, focusing on women, children and the elderly. It has created a cadre of Sakhis who are aligned and associated with the government health system - promoting institutional deliveries, tackling infant & maternal mortality rates, adolescent health and sanitation.