150 students screened at medical camp at GVMC school

October 12, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:56 am IST - VISAKHAPATNAM:

In an attempt to promote community service, Vasantham, a voluntary association, organised a free medical camp at GVMC Primary School, Isukathota.

Paediatrician K. Krishna Murthy examined about 150 students of the school.

Post the examination, vitamin pills and de-worming tablets were given to those who gathered at the venue.

The camp was inaugurated by Visakhapatnam East MLA Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu. Founder-president of Vasantham M. Raghu Rama Rao and secretary Captain N. Ramakrishna said that similar camps would be held at GVMC School located in Sivajipalem.

Free diabetic camp

Meanwhile, a free diabetic camp was held at Lions Club, Ramnagar, on Sunday.

The initiative was taken up by the Lions Club Visakhapatnam.

The camp concluded with the distribution of scholarships among meritorious students and a laptop to a topper.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.