Doctors within borders: Taking medical help to tribal areas in state

Mumbai | Sunday | 30th April, 2017

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These doctors will provide free medical check-ups to about three lakh individuals in Nadurbar and its adjoining areas. A number of health experts — about 3,000 of them from Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur and other cities — have emerged as a ray of hope in the state's tribal areas. He said a mega health camp was organised in Nashik on January 1, with 1.60 lakh patients benefiting from it. The medical experts will also identify patients who require surgery. State Medical Education Minister Girish Mahajan said people in Nandurbar do not have access to medical check-ups due to a lack of financial resources..