CMC to provide services in Lahaul & Spiti
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, July 10
Christian Medical College and Hospital, in its endeavour to reach out to the masses, has decided to provide medical services to the people in the remote areas of Lahaul and Spiti. The CMCH, Ludhiana, in collaboration with the Simla Sanitarium and Hospital and government of Himachal Pradesh, organised a six days multi-specialty camp at Kaza.

A team of gynecologist, surgeons, anesthetists from the CMCH joined with the eye, dental and nursing professionals of Simla Sanitarium for the camp.

About 2000 patients were given free medical treatment under various specialities like, gynaecology (203 patients), surgery (128 patients), eye (602 patients), dental (170 patients) and general medicine (581 patients). A total number of 50 major surgeries were performed, comprising of 24 gynae surgeries.

For a total population of about 15,000, there are a very few public health centres in the entire Lahaul and Spiti region. The major challenge the district hospital faces is the lack of healthcare personnel. The hostile climatic conditions are largely responsible for doctors abandoning their posts of duty here.

Hence, patients requiring surgery, are often referred to the Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, which takes about 25 to 26 hours for one to reach from Kaza to Shimla. “The CMCH aims at providing the required treatment at their doorstep”, the hospital spokesman claimed.

Dr John Abraham, Medical Superintendent, the CMCH, said four more such camps would be planned by the end of this year.

Medical workshop
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 10
A workshop on ‘Hysteroscopy - Tradition and Future’ was organised by the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana supported by Karl Storz Endoscope Indian Pvt. Ltd. at Dumra auditorium yesterday. The conference, which aimed at polishing the technical skills of gynaecologists, received an enthusiastic response.

Dr Kumkum Avasthi, Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology said the procedure, was helpful in curing infertility, menstrual problems and in detecting foreign bodies. No stitches are required and a quick recovery is guaranteed.

Experts like Dr Vivke Marwa from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, Dr Malavika Sabharwal from Jeevan Mala Hospital,New Delhi and Dr Nutan Jain from Muzzaffarnagar spoke on the new technique.

Mr Amrit Nagpal, secretary, managing society of DMCH, Dr Daljit Singh, Principal DMCH, Dr Sandeep Puri, Medical Superintendent, Dr Rajoo Singh Chima, MS (P) also graced the occasion. The conference was inaugurated by Dr Daljit Singh. Dr Kumkum Avasthi delivered the welcome speech. In his address, Mr Amrit Nagpal expressed his hope that the conference would go a long run in improving the technical skills of doctors. Dr Promila Jindalm, Associate Professor delivered the vote of thanks.

20-run win  for MC XI
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, July 10
MC XI registered a 20-run win over Amit Club in the ongoing cricket tournament being played at the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College for Boys here today.

Batting first, MC XI scored 135 runs in 19.2 overs. The main scorers were skipper, Sunil Sharma (250, Sahil (32) and Sudhir Sharma (36).

For Amit Club, the most successful bowler was Ankur who scalped three victims for 21 runs.

Chasing the target, Amit Club were all out for 115 runs in the 19th over. The main contributors were Vikas Soni and Gaurav who made 21 and 19 runs respectively.

Jatinder Vij of MC XI bowled exceedingly well taking three wickets for 21 runs. Other notable bowlers were Chanchal and Sunny who grabbed two wickets each.