Chautara, Mar. 22: Bajra Foundation Nepal and the Netherlands jointly organised a month-long health camp at various village development committees of Sindhupalchok district.

Four Dutch and two Nepalese doctors are providing their services at the camp. The camp which started from ward no. 2 Phalate of Bahrabise is scheduled to end by the third week of April.

According to foundation president Ramkaji Paudel, pregnant women and patients suffering from epilepsy, mental disease and leprosy are being given check-ups at the camp and drugs distributed free.

There is also a programme to impart general health training to local people’s representatives, women, health workers, teachers and students at  places covered by the camp.  The aim is also to ensure participation of local Shamans in the training and motivate people to rush patients who cannot be properly diagnosed to a health post.

Meanwhile in Terhathum, fifty disabled children under 15 years old were provided free treatment services at a day-long health check-up camp for the disabled children organised at Myanglung bazar, the headquarters of Terhathum district recently.

The health camp was jointly organised by the Orthopaedic Hospital, Banepa and Nepal Red Cross Society, Terhathum branch.

A four-member technical team headed by Dr. Krishna Gurung of the Orthopaedic hospital, Banepa, provided free treatment services to the children. Medicines were also distributed free of cost on the occasion.

On the occasion some physically disabled children were referred to the B.P. Koirala institute of health sciences, Dharan, for further treatment.