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500 receive free medical treatment at camp
Our Correspondent

Gurgaon, December 13
Sukarya, an NGO working for the marginalised and vulnerable sections of the society, particularly women and children, organised a free medical camp in Shirdi Sai Baba Angan temple in Sushant Lok here.

More than 500 patients from neighbouring villages and slums were examined and given medicines free. Tests like ECG, blood sugar, Pap smear etc were also conducted. A few women patients with serious abdominal and uterus troubles requiring early surgery were identified. Sukarua has undertaken the responsibility to get these surgeries done for the patients free of cost.

The medical camp was followed by a workshop on ‘Asthma and Allergies’. Dr Israni, Dr Mukesh Gupta, Dr Bhatnagar and Dr Vishal Grover conducted the workshop. It was suggested that asthma is curable and all that the patient requires is to always remain in touch with their family physicians. It is caused by allergens like house dust and mites. Use of cosmetics like body lotions, perfumes, body deodorants, hair dyes containing harmful chemicals should be kept at a minimum, it was suggested.

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BODY & MIND
Measuring your stress quotient
Tripti Nath

"Need makes devotion," guided perhaps by this literary aphorism, the Delhi Psychiatric Society (DPS) decided to identify and treat devotees in need of help and counselling. Devotees visiting the Chattarpur Sai mandir in South Delhi recently, got the opportunity to have their stress levels measured at a mental health camp, organised by the Delhi Psychiatric Society and Sukarya, an NGO run by trustees of the temple. Of the 400 devotees who filled a set of five-stress measurement questionnaire, 200 were found to be in need of counselling and medication. Dr Sandeep Vohra, Consultant Psychiatrist at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital and President of Delhi Psychiatric Society said, respondents were asked to give answers related to body and mind, personality, circumstances, work and domestic life.

As per the rating, a score exceeding 70 necessitates urgent medical attention and a person who scores between 38 and 77 is categorized as being in the danger zone with anxiety, depression and high stress levels. Fifty per cent of the respondents were found to be in need of help. A team comprising psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and counsellors examined the severity of the problems and prescribed counselling, medicine and family therapy.

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Dance drama
April 17 2005

Thanks to Sukarya, an NGO working for the weaker sections of society for the last six years, a large number of people were able to enjoy Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s famous dance drama ‘Meera’ at the Sri Fort Auditorium here on April 16.

As a bonus, the organisation also presented ‘Swardhara’, another soulful rendition by Biswajeet Roy Chowdhry and Shanti Sharma the same evening.

‘Meera’ is the journey of a woman breaking away from the traditional mould to become a seeker, single-minded in her pursuit of God. The funds generated through these cultural programmes will be used for providing relief to those who need it most.

Sukarya, which translated into English means ‘Good Work’, has over the years organised health camps, health melas and provided free medical services to the weaker sections of society. Its focus now is to set up a well-equipped mobile health van and establish a physiotherapy clinic for the aged and the needy.

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