PM Modi inaugurates Mega Free Medical Camp at Olpad – Surat, Gujarat organised by RK HIV AIDS Research and Care Center

SURAT: Gujarat’s largest mega free general medical camp was organized at the Arts and Commerce College Ground in the Olpad area of Surat city by the RK HIV AIDS Research and Care Center and “Doctor 365” on September 8 to commemorate the 72nd birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The PM virtually inaugurated the mega camp and was connected online LIVE for an hour. He also interacted with many patients who were part of the camp and availed of the free services provided there.

Modi speaking to the audience online said that better health paves the way for a better future.

“Keeping this in mind in the last several years, we have laid special emphasis on health infrastructure as well as public awareness, prevention of diseases and the prevention of diseases from becoming serious. A strong network of multi-specialty hospitals is ready in Gujarat today,” the PM said.

The medical camp was managed by the health care project “Doctor 365″ of ‘RK HIV AIDS Research and Care Centre’. RK HIV AIDS Research and Care Centre” is named in the Guinness Book of World Records and Asia Book of Records, and it presented this “Biggest Free Medical Camp in Gujarat”.

The chief guest at the event was the CM of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel and it was organized under the guidance of Mukesh Patel, Minister of Agriculture, Energy and Petrochemicals with the Government of Gujarat.

Gujarat BJP President CR Patil was present as one of the dignitaries. And the project was designed by Vishal Singh.

Dr Dharmendra Kumar, Chairman, RK HIV AIDS Research and Care Center said that lakhs of patients had participated and availed of the facilities, wherein a lot of medicines were distributed.

“Lakhs of people took advantage of this project. Free reading glasses were given after eye checkup. Medicines were given free of cost after doing a general health checkup. More than 900 doctors participated and served the patients. Over 1700 paramedical staff were present. From Mumbai, a team of about 50 super specialist consultant doctors were available. Apart from this, tests done for many diseases like anemia, blood grouping, HIV, hepatitis etc. Medicines were given to the patients as per their need,” Dr Kumar explained.

According to Dr Kumar they have conducted 29 thousand medical camps and examined 3 lakh patients in a day. In Jharkhand too, a medical camp was organized for one lakh patients recently.

Arrangements for food and drink were made for all the beneficiaries of this mega medical camp in Surat.

At this camp, many people were given Ayushman Health cards. We will cooperate with patients who need to be operated and facilitate the same with hospitals under various government schemes.

According to Dr Kumar, a mega medical camp will be organized for one lakh patients in Assam on September 30. Another big medical camp will be organized in Jodhpur on 6 February 2023 in which the President of India is expected to attend and another medical camp will be organized for one lakh people in Jabalpur in March 2023.