A health camp in progress

Reproduction and maternal health continued to be in focus since J R D Tata was an ardent advocate of social welfare, community development and family planning. On March 29, a women’s health camp was organised at Bansa, 25 kilometres from Jamshedpur and Mahadevnesa village near the Joda Iron Mines of the company. The Bansa camp was inaugurated by Dr P C Mahapatra, Hony Joint Secretary, TSRDS. In his address, he emphasised the importance of enabling women to remain healthy as “healthy women create a healthy family and healthy society.” This camp was attended by 200 women and adolescent girls, many of who were counselled and given free medicines after examination.
 

At Mahadevnesa village, the day began with the Prabhat Pheri to create awareness on malaria control, followed by a health camp.