IT News
Imphal Oct 7,
Directorate of AYUSH, Lamphelpat in association with Waithou Chiru Youth Club jointly organized a free health check up at Waithou Chiru UJB school, Waithou Chiru, Senapati District today.
While responding to a query, Dr L Promila Devi, Jt. Director (Public Health), directorate of AYUSH Lamphelpat expressed that the directorate of AYUSH has conducted this health check up in view of the mass food poisoning of about 200 Chiru tribe following a wedding feast held on 4 October last which was reported in the local dailies. She further informed that around 130 people were given health check up and necessary medical treatment to the deserving local populace who were not attended to hospital due to less severity of food poisoning but effected mildly, adding that most of the cases were diarrhoea, dysentery and also vomiting.
On the sideline of the health camp, Dr Takhellambam Tomba, a local leader as well as a homoeopathy doctor by profession told that he has initiated in consultation with local youths considering post food poisoning health distress of the Chiru community for a possible detoxification.
During the health camp, four doctors namely Dr L Promila Devi – Jt. Director, Dr S Usha Dev – Medical Superintendent, Dr Ch Ronibala, MO (Homeo) and Dr H Brainy, Apprentice were participated in the free health checkup along with two nurses namely Y Hisha Devi and N Memthoi Devi.