April 21-24, 2020
Paanchajanya Public Charitable Trust (Regd.) organized a free health check-up camp for people above 55 in Pindaruch and neighbouring villages. Maintaining social distancing, they were provided with masks and examined by Dr. Ganesh Chaudhary, volunteer medical officer of the GLA Health and Learning Center, Pindaruch, managed by the PPCT trust.
In all, a few hundred people visited the health center during the four-day camp. The majority of these were working-class people from dalit families. Women constituted about 40% of the visitors, many of whom were over 60 years old.
They were checked for blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, and general well-being. They were then given medicines to enhance their immunity. The Trust spent about Rs. 25,000 on the camp after the health center’s pharmacy gave 15% discount on the medicines. In other words, medicines worth nearly Rs. 30,000 were distributed to visitors of the camp.
All visitors were given required immunity boosting medicines and were advised to maintain Corona-specific precautions, and to stay home and stay safe. These daily wage earners have so far been safe, despite their having to venture out every day.