Tarun Karthick
Port Blair, 21August 2023
In a concerted effort to prioritise the well-being of farmers and Department employees, a multi-disciplinary well being check-up camp was organised on August 19, 2023, at Golghar. The occasion was a collaborative initiative between the Department of Community Medicine at ANIIMS (Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences) and the Department of Agriculture, guided by Dr. Pragya Sharma, Director of ANIIMS, and Mr. Vikram Singh, Director of the Department of Agriculture.
The well being camp introduced collectively a devoted crew of docs, lab technicians, and medical-social employees representing numerous departments, together with Medicine, Dermatology, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Community Medicine, Pathology, Biochemistry, and Microbiology. Their mission was to supply complete well being screenings for roughly 130 women and men, together with farmers and Department employees, with a specific give attention to figuring out generally prevalent ailments.
As a part of the well being assessments, contributors had their anthropometry and very important indicators measured. Blood samples have been additionally collected to conduct a spread of essential investigations, encompassing Complete Blood Count, Fasting blood sugar ranges, Hepatitis B & C infections, Liver perform checks, Kidney perform checks, Thyroid profiles, and Lipid profiles.
The main goal of this initiative was to gauge the well being standing of the agricultural employees and the native farming neighborhood. By facilitating early analysis and remedy for prevalent ailments corresponding to Anaemia, Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Thyroid issues, Worm infestations, Skin ailments, Gynaecological points in girls, and different illnesses prevalent of their neighborhood, the well being camp aimed to contribute to the general well-being of the contributors.
