A Multi-disciplinary Health Camp was organised by SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) at Ratkhandi Government High School, Kacharu village in Kuarmunda Block on 15th November. The camp was conducted by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Department in association with the Medical and Health Services (M&HS) Department of RSP. Dr. Jayanta Kumar Acharya, CMO In-charge (M&HS), Ms. Munmun Mittra, GM In-charge (CSR), Mr. B Mallick, GM(CSR), Mr. R S Bara, DGM (CSR), Mr. T B Toppo, DGM (CSR), Mr. B Jena, AGM (CSR), Mr. S K Sukula, Deputy Manager (CSR) and others officials of RSP visited the camp and interacted with the villagers.
The team of doctors of RSP who examined the patients were Dr. Sonia Joshi, (Opthalmology), Dr. Goutam Das (ENT), Dr. Manoj Kumar Pradhan (Surgery), Dr. Manabhanjan Mund (Pediatrics), Dr. Divya (O&G), Dr. Leeza Deo (Dental), and Dr. Nilakantha Sahoo (Medicine). They were assisted by Ms. Mousumi Kishan, Ms. Bhagyashree, Ms. Sasmita Oram, Miss Purnima Thakur and Mr. B K Mohapatra, CSR Coordinator.
261 patients were examined in the camp and were provided free medicines and consultation. Besides, 5 patients were identified for further treatment at Ispat General Hospital under various CSR schemes.
It is worth mentioning here that the Medical camps are being organised by RSP in peripheral villages not only reach out to the people living in remote villages but also extend expensive surgical interventions for free treatment at IGH to the identified people suffering from grave ailments.
