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Unitarian Union of North East India

offers Free Health Clinic: Villagers from

over six villages avail free checkup and

medicines

Jowai: The free medical camp organized bythe Sengkynthei Unitarian Union North

East India which is also the Meghalayachapter of the Consortium of Global Sisters

Unitarian Universalist, the Unitarian church

Padu, in collaboration with the MissionDirector, NHRM, Meghalaya, Shillong and

the Office of the District Medical and Health officer, Jowai was held last Saturday at the

Unitarian LP School Padu in which 861 people avail the opportunity.

In her introductory speech Dr. Creamlimon Nongbri Seretary of the Seng Kynthei

Unitarian Union North East India informed that the camp was an effort by the Meghalayachapter to address the four important issues prioritized during the last Convocation of the

consortium which was held last summer at Houston and the issues are Education, Health,Domestic violence against women and poverty. Dr Nongbri also informed that this is the

fifth medical camp organized by the Women wing of the Unitarian Church in Meghalaya,

earlier the women s association has organized a health camp at Dienglieng village in EKhills district, another camp was held at Kyrdem Mawblang village of Ribhoi District, an

eye checkup camp was also organized at Nongkrem village in EKH district in

collaboration with the Bawri Nethralaya, Shillong and a special medical checkup was

also organized by the womens group at the Annie Margaret Barr Childrens village,Kharang for the 42 orphans who live in this Unitarian orphanage.

Speaking at the inaugural function of the camp, local MLA and Parliamentary Secretary

incharge border area Lahkmen Rymbui said that the need of such camp is to raise the

level of awareness on the importance of healthy living among the villagers and also toprovide the much needed health related information about the various schemes and

projects of the state and central government for the villagers. He added that the

government has recently started a mobile cancer unit and health insurance for the welfareof the poor section of the society. The chief guest also urged upon the villagers to have a

planned family where parents can provide proper health and good education for their

kids. Others who spoke at the inaugural unction of the camp were LB Sumer ChairmanJHADC, Ohiwot Mukhim, Phillip Mukhim and the meeting was chaired by Charles

Pohshna Chairman of the Unitarian churh Padu.

Medical officers and paramedics who worked the whole day to serve the villagers who

attended the camp were Dr. H.B.Buam M&HO Pdenghakap, Dr. J Gashnga Sr M& HOPadu, Dr. Rica Lamar incharge Unitarian Charitable clinic, Dr. M. Talang SDM&HO

Nongtalang PHC, Dr. I Ryntathiang M&HO Nongtalang PHC, Dr. B. Shullai Sr. M&HO

Jowai, Dr. R.M. Lamare Sr. M&HO o/o DM&HO, three pharmacist S. Pohrmen, P.Gashnga and Ivy Bareh, C. Lytan ECG & X-ray tech, O.Myrchiang lab technician

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Nongtalang, S. Lyngdoh ANM Nongtalang, L. Pohtam SW, A. Pohti ANM Padu, T.

Rymbui ANM Jarain, H. Lynwait ANM Jowai, Min Padu PMEN, Balapynhun Mukhim

ANM, Bonie Nonglamin Jarain, and the volunteersof the Unitarian church Padu andJowai.

Apart from the medical checkup, hundred s of babies and children were vaccinated andfor the first time a pathological team with the mobile unit was put to use in such camp.

The technician conducted blood test for malaria to patients who attend the camp andhundreds of people benefitted from the camp.