ONGC Conducts Medical Camp at Borboruah Moidam
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Nazira, 8 January, 2023: In continuation of its endeavour to improve the health index of the people in operational areas, ONGC Assam Asset organized a free medical camp at Borboruah Moidam in Charaideo district on Saturday (7th January, 2023).
Inaugurating the health camp,Ganeshan, CGM-Head HR, said ONGC is committed to be partner in the progress of the people. Initiatives of making people healthy in the operational areas is always a top priority for the oil-maharatna. Dr Malaya Bailung Bordoloi, GM-Head Medical Services participated in the inaugural function.
Over 450 local people availed medical services in this camp held till late in the evening. On the occasion, hundred (100) near vision spectacles and Forty (40) walking sticks for the elderly people were given. The team comprising ONGC doctors and staff conducted free blood sugar, blood pressure tests and provided medicines to the patients.
The medical camp was coordinated by Medical Services and the Surface Team, ONGC Assam Asset. Earlier on 19th November, 2022, similar free medical camp was also organized by ONGC at 945 No Rangapothar LP School in Sofrai. Besides free medical tests, walking sticks, spectacles and medicines were also distributed in the camp. The camp was attended by nearly 600 patients.
In the recent past, ONGC supplemented medical logistics in Assam by adding nine Advanced Life support Ambulances to the nine medical colleges in the state at a project cost of Rs 4.38 Crore. These Ambulances were flagged off by CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, and MoS, MoPNG and Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli.
The ONGC supported multi-speciality 300-bed hospital in Sivasagar being built at a project cost of Rs 483 Crore is in the final stages of completion. Since the inauguration of its first phase in March, 2019, it has treated about 64000 OPD patients.