NRNA to conduct free health camps

Kathmandu, Nov. 25

The Health Committee of Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) is going to conduct free health camps in Jhapa, Sunsari, Morang and Udayapur districts.

The coordinator of the NRNA's Health Committee, Dr. Sanjeeb Sapkota, said that the meeting of the health committee held on Thursday evening decided to conduct free health check-ups for breast cancer, heart and other health problems.

Ravina Thapa, Executive President of the NRNA, said that the important role played by the health committee during the coronavirus pandemic saved people's lives. She said that more work should be done in the field of education and health in Nepal.

Referring to the fact that many women have lost their lives due to breast and uterine cancer in Nepal, Thapa said, "I request you to run a national campaign against cancer."

Dr. Sapkota said that for the past seven years, the health committee has been working on the health problems of Nepalis living abroad.

He said that cervical and breast cancer has reached the villages and said that cancer can be cured if the disease is detected on time.

The meeting also decided to screen the hearing aids at Bahundangi in Jhapa. Dr. Bishwonath Rijal shed light on the health problems of Nepalis in the area. The meeting also discussed the possibility of dental and eye examination in Nepal.

There are 5,000 Nepali doctors and 15,000 nurses living abroad and the association is planning to organise a conference with the aim of gathering them regionally and brainstorming about the health problems of Nepali people. The next health conference of the NRNA is decided to be organised in North America in the third week of January next week. 

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 26 November 2022.