Focusing on the importance of health, the Rotary Club of Calcutta and Hem Jyoti Foundation organized a Free Medical Health Camp at Pratistha Community Hall for the benefit and wellness of the people of North Kolkata especially Ward Number 9, by renowned medical professionals.

The medical camp was inaugurated in the presence of Sudip Bandyopadhyay, MP; Dr Sashi Panja, Honourable Minister of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare of West Bengal, Atin Ghosh, Deputy Mayor Kolkata, Debasish Kumar, MLA and Mayor in Council, Mitali Saha, Counsellor Ward No 09, Promita Saha Khan and others.

This camp was organized in the memory of Late Pradip Kumar Saha, former Managing Director, Karukrit, who was the founder of Hem Jyoti Foundation. 

Facilities made available during the camp were Neurology, Cardiology, Medicine, Gastroenterologists, Orthopedics, Ophthalmologists, Gynecologists, and Dentistry by eminent medical practitioners under the supervision of Dr. Sulkalyan Purakaystha, Head of Neuro-intervention & Endovascular Surgery, INK Kolkata.

Medical check-ups and consultation services were provided to the needy during the event.

This initiative witnessed the presence of renowned medical professionals all around the city like Dr Partha Jani Mch Neurosurgery, Neurology, Dr Ajay Agarwal Consultant Neuro Surgeon CMRI & Woodlands Hospital, Dr Tanima Chakraborty, Medicine specialist, Dr Rahul Bishai, Medicine & Cardiology specialist, Dr Koisombi Kar, Pediatrics SSKM Hospital, Dr Ashok Basu, Paediatric Surgeon ICH, Dr Parthajit Das, Rheumatologist, Apollo Hospital, Dr Pratibha Pradhan, Dermatologist, Dr Ayushmati Thakur, Consultant Gastroenterologist G.D Hospital, Dr Aishik Mukherjee and Dr Chandrasekhar Dhar, CMRI and others.

A step towards strengthening young brains and enabling them is to be happy and lead healthy lives. They want to help the impoverished residents of the slum area prioritize their health by reaching out to them through camps like this.

This Free Health and Wellness Camp benefited more than 500 locals.

A noble initiative!!

Priyanka Dutta