A large number of people availed specialist health services at Bagicha in Jashpur district
Team News Riveting
Raipur, January 15
Fulfilling its commitment to social causes, the Jindal Foundation organized a large, free health check-up camp at the newly constructed Community Health Center complex at Bagicha in Jashpur district.
The camp was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. A team of specialist doctors from Fortis-OP Jindal Hospital, Raigarh, and Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, provided services. A large number of local residents attended the camp and benefited from health check-ups and consultations.
Jindal Foundation is continuously making efforts to provide accessible and quality healthcare facilities in the region. Mega health camps are regularly organized in the villages surrounding the Jindal Steel Plant in Raigarh, which have benefited thousands of people so far. In a major initiative, the Chhattisgarh Government’s Health Department organized this massive health camp at the newly constructed Community Health Center complex in Bagicha, a neighboring district of Jashpur, with the guidance and support of the Jashpur District Administration.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai was accompanied by Pathalgaon MLA Smt. Gomati Sai, Jashpur MLA Smt. Raimuni Bhagat, Inspector General Deepak Kumar Jha, Jashpur Collector Rohit Vyas, Superintendent of Police Shashi Mohan Singh, Jindal Steel Limited, Raigarh Executive Director Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, Executive Vice President Sanjeev Chauhan, COO of Fortis-OP Jindal Hospital Raigarh Premnath Sahu, and CSR Head Apurva Chaudhary at the camp’s inauguration.
Ten specialist doctors from Fortis-OP Jindal Hospital, Raigarh, participated in this camp, including neurosurgeons and spine specialists, orthopedists, burn and plastic surgery specialists, gynecologists, nephrologists, ENT specialists, and general medicine specialists.
Additionally, a team of specialists from Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, including a pediatric cardiologist, also provided services to patients. Jindal Foundation’s state-of-the-art mobile medical vans, Kishori Express and Swasti Express, were also deployed at the camp. Kishori Express provided specialized health checkups and treatment for adolescent girls, while Swasti Express provided specialized physiotherapy services. With the support of the Health Department, a large number of patients from various areas of Jashpur district attended the camp, receiving expert consultations and free medicines as needed. Dr. GS Jatra, Chief Medical and Health Officer of Jashpur, expressed his gratitude to the Jindal Foundation for the successful organization of the camp. He said that through the camp, the citizens of Jashpur district benefited from the services of expert doctors.
The Chief Minister praised the Jindal Foundation’s massive health camp at the newly constructed Community Health Center complex, saying such efforts are highly commendable in the public interest. He praised the Jindal Foundation’s continued work in the field of health services and encouraged it to continue contributing to the region’s development in the future.
On the occasion, Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, Executive Director of Jindal Steel Limited, Raigarh, expressed his gratitude to the Chief Minister and the district administration and said that providing healthcare services to such a large number of people is a matter of satisfaction and pride for the Jindal Foundation. He informed that seven mega health camps were recently organized in more than 26 villages in Raigarh, directly benefiting hundreds of villagers.
A special camp for cataract patients provided free surgery to 114 patients. Additionally, mobile medical vans are conducting village-to-village health checkups and distributing free medicines. Under the “Operation Drishti” campaign, students in 68 government schools across 31 villages have undergone eye examinations and distributed free spectacles as needed, positively impacting children’s health and education.
