Over 600 benefit from health camp in Myagdi

MYAGDI: More than 600 people benefited from a free gynecology health camp held in Malika Rural Municipality-6, Darwang, Myagdi, on Wednesday.

A total of 614 people received services at the two-day camp, organized under the ‘Motherhood Protection Campaign’ with support from Birat Cancer Hospital and Birat Medical College, according to organiser Kalpa Empower Women Nepal.

The camp aimed to identify potential cervical cancer patients, raise awareness on gynecological health issues, and improve access to treatment, said Kalpa chairperson Puja Koirala.

She said 15 participants showing possible symptoms of cervical cancer were referred to Dhaulagiri Provincial Hospital for further treatment. A team led by oncologist Dr Binod Aryal and gynaecologist Dr Babita Shah provided health check-ups, counselling, and free medicines.

The camp, held at the premises of Darwang Basic Hospital, also benefited women from Mangala and Dhaulagiri rural municipalities. Local coordinator Shila Pun said the programme was designed to identify women with untreated conditions due to lack of awareness and bring them into the treatment system.

She added that early marriage and physical and mental immaturity in adolescent pregnancies have contributed to rising gynecological complications, many of which often go unreported.

Before the camp, 27 girls and women from seven wards of Malika Rural Municipality were trained on the causes, prevention, and treatment of cervical cancer. The trained participants later conducted awareness programmes in local settlements.

The organisation said more than 20,000 people have benefited so far from its ongoing Motherhood Protection Campaign. The camp was also supported by Malika Rural Municipality and the JK Foundation, said programme development chief Samrat Thapa.