Lions Club of District 325I Balkumari Sangla conducts free health camps at two locations in Tarakeswar

Rajan Thapa
Tarakeshwar, Kathmandu
2082 Asad 17—
Free health camps held at two separate locations in Tarakeswar Municipality have been successfully completed. These camps, which are run with service-oriented objectives, have played an important role in increasing public awareness and access to community health.
A team of experienced doctors and technicians from Kirtipur Eye Hospital, Chirayu Hospital, Basundhara Hospital and Grande Hospital provided services in the one-day comprehensive health check-up and blood donation camp organized by Lions Club of Balkumari Sangla.
Blood donation, dental check-up, sugar and blood pressure check-up, complete health check-up, consultation and medicine distribution services were provided free of cost in the program.
On the occasion, newly elected Governor of Lions District 325 I, Lion Parbati Kharel Pandey, said, “It is a historic achievement for a single club to conduct two camps on the first day of its tenure and for four prestigious hospitals to actively collaborate in it. This is an excellent example of leadership, dedication and institutional coordination.” After the health check-up, an 82-year-old mother expressed her happiness and said, “It was a completely different experience to get tested by today’s doctors. Now I tell my sons and daughters-in-law — take me to Chirayu Hospital.” The newly elected president of the club, Bikash Raj Kunwar, expressed his commitment to continue social service activities in the future as well, saying, “With the support and cooperation of all our club members, we will carry out more effective work.” Hospital representatives, club presidents Thapa and Kunwar, and camp chiefs Loknath Regmi and Kiran Phuyal expressed their commitment to continue the collaboration. In the same vein, a one-day free dental health camp was held at Sangla Health Center with the technical assistance of Om Samaj Dental, Banasthali Branch. 162 locals availed services in the camp.
At the inauguration ceremony of the camp, Ward No. 1 Ward Chairman Bidur Sapkota said,
“Hundreds of locals directly benefited from today’s camp. From now on, such camps will be held regularly every three months.”
Lions Club District 325 I District Chief Shanti Joshi, District Coordinator Anita Thapa Bista, Regional Coordinator Kamala Gurung Pradhan, and Zonal President Suman Sharma and Zonal President Namraj Pandey of Lions Club of Parapkari were present to review the camp. They praised it as “the best service work so far.”
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Health Center Chief Fatte Bahadur Gurung expressed his commitment to continue engaging in social service and assured further support in the future.
At the conclusion of the camp, a tripartite agreement was signed between Ward President Sapkota, Sabina Papan Gurung on behalf of Om Samaj Dental, and Club 60 President Rajan Thapa. According to this, the residents of Tarakeswar-1 will receive services from Om Samaj Dental, Banasthali branch at a special concessional rate. An example of social responsibility and partnership
Both these camps have given a new signal in health security and social responsibility through collaboration between local government, social organizations, health institutions and civil society. According to the program coordinators, such activities will be taken forward regularly.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Ranjit Kunwar said,
“We all the office bearers have said that it is necessary to work together for the overall development of Tarakeswar