Portable X-ray machine inaugurated in Chamba

HUDCO’s Executive Director (CSR) Rajeev Sharma on Friday inaugurated a handheld portable TB X-ray machine provided to the Health Department under HUDCO’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative at Chamba.

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Chamba Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Repaswal was present during the inauguration. The machine, valued at Rs 4 lakh, is aimed at bolstering the national TB elimination campaign.

Sharma said its lightweight and portable nature made it ideal for diagnosing TB patients in remote areas of the district. He also announced that another machine would soon be provided to further support healthcare initiatives in the region.

Repaswal expressed his gratitude to HUDCO for its continued support and highlighted the machine’s significance for the upcoming 100-day TB elimination campaign starting on December 7.

He also lauded HUDCO’s commitment to aspirational districts like Chamba and expressed hope for sustained collaboration in the future.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Bipen Thakur stressed the importance of the new equipment in enhancing TB diagnosis and requested additional medical equipment, including an X-ray machine for Civil Hospital, Chuwari, and an ECG machine for Tisa Hospital, through CSR initiatives.

HUDCO Assistant General Manager Ajay Arora, Senior Manager Ashish Goyal, District Health Officer Dr JS Bhardwaj, District Programme Officer Dr Harit Puri and staff from the Health Department were among those present at the event.