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Jammu, Sept 18 (PTI) Over 200 doctors from different parts of the country would organise over 100 medical-cum-Covid awareness camps during a five-day programme, starting Saturday, in border areas of the Jammu region, an official spokesperson said.
Jammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer flagged off the "Rishi Kashyap Swasthya Seva Yatra" organised by the National Medicos Organisation (NMO), the spokesperson said.
During the five-day campaign from September 18 to 22, the teams would organise a total of 105 medical-cum-Covid awareness camps in the border and remote areas of the Jammu region from Poonch to Kathua.
“The main objective of the camps is to provide health services to the border residents at their doorsteps.
In the camps, the locals will be provided with free medicines, free blood sugar and BP check-ups besides awareness on COVID-19 and the prevention of a possible 3rd wave,” the spokesman said.
The NMO is a leading pan-India organisation of qualified doctors and medical students, functioning throughout the country.