November 22, 2008

SAIL SSP organized free medical camp

It is reported that Steel Authority of India’s Salem Steel Plant, under its corporate social responsibility, had organized a free medical camp at Karumandurai in the Eastern Ghats on June 1st 2008. Dr TN Muralidhara, chief of medical & health services at SSP had inaugurated the camp.

A team of doctors from SSP supported by para medical crew conducted the camp. Medical cards were issued to the patients giving personal details such as name, age, sex, address etc and medical information such as weight, blood sugar level, blood pressure reading, diagnosis of the ailment, treatment given along with medical advice.
A total of 540 patients benefited from the medical camp and a total of 27 patients have been identified for further treatment at SSP’s main hospital free of cost.