HEALTH

25 take pledge to donate eyes
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 28
More than 250 patients were examined for eye ailments and were given medicines free of cost at a a camp organised jointly by the Maa Bhagwati Club and the Bharat Vikas Parishad (Shivaji branch) at Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Deep Nagar, Civil Lines, here today.

A team of doctors, headed by Dr Ramesh Mansooranwale examined the patients and rendered follow-up advice.

Dr Ramesh also spoke on the eye donation movement on the occasion. This could provide the gift of sight to corneal blind persons. Inspired by his motivating lecture, 25 persons pledged to donate their eyes after death.

Inaugurating the camp, Mr Surinder Dawar, Parliamentary Secretary, Power, Housing and Urban Development, Punjab, lauded the initiative taken by the NGOs in reaching out to the suffering humanity by holding free medical camp. He also exhorted the medical professionals to extend healthcare facilities to the weaker sections at affordable cost.

Prominent among those present on the occasion were Mr Sukhdev Thapar, Mr Avinash Sikka, Mr Randhir Sharma, Mr Gurcharan Wadhera, Mr Avtar Singh, Mr Sarbjit Singh, Mr Ashok Thapar, Mr Suba Singh, Mr Vinay Dhir, Mr Harish Goyal and Mr Ved Parkash Gupta.

In another free medical check-up camp organised by the New Young Five Star Club in Kila Mohalla Janj Ghar, nearly 300 patients were examined for gynaecological disorders, eye, ENT, chest and heart diseases.

The camp was inaugurated by Mr A.S. Rai, Senior Superintendent of Police. The Civil Surgeon, Dr S.P. Sharma, was also present on the occasion.

A team of doctors comprising Dr Avinash Jindal, Dr Vaneet Gilhotra, Dr Mandeep Kaur, Dr Ravinder Bagga, Dr Harpreet Kaur, Dr Ravinder Chopra and Dr Harmandeep Kaur conducted the medical check-up and prescribed medicines to the patients. 

Infertility treatment proves effective
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 28
The birth of a child, 10 years after fighting the stigma of infertility, finally brought happiness to 30-year- old Sushmita and her husband Mr Nath, who is in the Indian paramilitary forces. At present the couple is residing in the city.

Sushmita delivered a male child by caesarean section a few days ago.

The woman, suffering from primary infertility, had taken treatment from different doctors but without any success. She was treated by laproscopic drilling of ovaries and hyper stimulation under the guidance of infertility specialist, Dr Seema Goyal, at Bombay Fertility Centre here.

Dr Goyal did her basic training - MD in obstetrics and gynaecology from Dayanand Medical College and Hospital. She received advanced training in infertility management at Artificial Reproduction Techniques and IVF Centre at Jaslok Hospital and Medical Research Center in Mumbai.

Talking about the prevalence of infertility , Dr Goyal disclosed that at least one of every 10 couples in the country was coping with this problem.

“Infertility is not just a woman's problem. Many times the fault lies with the man ”, she said

She said unfortunately, many infertile couple lack proper information. For instance, they might have a problem for which there may be an effective treatment but they might not be having a correct diagnosis.

Dr Goyal stressed that various endoscopic techniques had helped overcome causes of infertility like blocked tubes. “Test tube baby, which is an expensive technique for conception, is required only in 20 per cent of patients and majority can be treated by simpler methods”, she added.

She said with available modern techniques, the infertility could be treated effectively. 

Health staff to stage dharna tomorrow
Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 28
Health and para-medical employees will hold a state-level dharna at Matka Chowk in Chandigarh on May 30. They will lodge their protest against the government policies of privatisation and handing over of 1193 rural dispensaries to panchayats and zila parishads.

Stating this here today, Mr Amarjit Singh Pandher, co-convener of the Coordination Committee of Para-medical and Health Employees, Punjab, said the decision to privatise rural health institutions would adversely affect the healthcare facilities. In particular, the poor people would suffer. Not only this, the contractual recruitment of doctors and supporting staff would affect the prospects of regular employees.

According to Mr Pandher, activists of the coordination committee had convened meetings in different Primary Health Centres at Malaud, Sahnewal, Sidhwan Bet, Payal, Koom Kalan and ESI Hospital in the city to mobilise the employees for the dharna.