Indian Army Conducts Medical Patrol for Awam at Azmatabad, Rajouri

Rajouri: With the aim of providing basic medical facilities to the people residing in the village Azmatabad, Rajouri district (Jammu and Kashmir), Indian Army organized a medical patrolling programme.

The initiative was taken to create awareness amongst the people residing in remote areas regarding various diseases and their symptoms, alongwith pro-active measures to stem the tide of the same.

The Army sent its medical patrol to Azmatabad, which interacted with the villagers including Sarpanch and Panches and the local populace. Army representatives provided assistance wherein free health check-up & medicines were provided to the people. A total of 132 villagers (including 43 Gents, 37 Ladies and 52 Children) were interacted with and  medicines distributed during the medical patrol. Requisite consultation and medicines were provided to the local populace who availed medical benefits.

This programme helped local people to avail medical facilities provided by Army, which is otherwise extremely challenging considering the terrain and remoteness of the area. Lecture was organised during this medical patrol to emphasize on importance of good eating habits, balanced diet plan and maintaining personal hygiene and sanitation to increase happiness quotient amongst local populace in the area.

This event evoked great enthusiasm amongst the local population. The genuine effort taken up by Army to organise the medical patrol was appreciated by the entire population in the village. The people gathered at the venue and sought constructive suggestions to improve the livelihood of the residents.

This gesture and effort by the Army was highly appreciated by AWAM. This endeavor by Army to reach out to the population residing in remote areas, where civil administration has limited accessibility, will go a long way in developing and strengthening trust between JAWAN and AWAM. The event also served as a platform to strengthen the bond between Army and the people of this region. It tshowcased Army’s commitment towards service to the nation.