Free medical camps bring relief to flood-hit villages in Phagwara

In an effort to support families affected by recent floods, Sarb Naujawan Sabha, in collaboration with My Bharat Kapurthala, organised a free medical camp in Meheru village of Phagwara block. The initiative was led by Sabha president Sukhwinder Singh and District Youth Officer Gagandeep Kaur.

The camp, held at Gurdwara Lehinda Pasa, received support from the Community Health Centre, Panchhat. A team of doctors, including Dr Abhishek, Dr Priyanka and Health Inspector Dr Gurmej Singh, conducted inspected over 200 patients.

Special focus was placed on diseases, such as malaria and dengue, arising from contaminated water, along with routine screenings for diabetes, hypertension and skin ailments. Patients were provided with free medicines as per requirement.

Sarpanch Rani praised the effort, noting that the Sabha consistently stands by the community in times of crisis. Sabha president Sukhwinder Singh expressed his gratitude to SMO Dr Rupinder Kaur from Panchhat Community Health Centre and Jassi Banga (USA) for their support, adding that such medical camps would be held across villages in the Phagwara region.

The event was attended by local officials, social activists, members of Young Farmers Sports Club and welfare society.

‘State govt stands with affected residents’

Continuing the series of free medical camps being set up in flood-affected villages, a camp was organised in Barampur village by Phagwara Improvement Trust Chairman and Aam Aadmi Party SC Wing Doaba Zone In-charge, Jarnail Nangal, along with his associates.

Sharing details, Nangal said due to heavy rainfall, many villages, including Barampur, in the region remained waterlogged for several days. As the water receded, residents have begun facing multiple health issues, prompting the need for such medical camps.

“These camps are being organised in every village that suffered from prolonged waterlogging to prevent the outbreak of diseases,” Nangal said. He assured the residents that the state government stands firmly with the residents in this difficult time.

Dr Amarjit Abadi, Dr Ramesh Kumar, Barampur Sarpanch Harbans Kaur, Vijay Kumar Pandori (Sarpanch), among others were present on the occasion.