CPM holds free medical camp for poor in Eluru

Eluru: The CPM organized a free health camp to benefit the poor who cannot afford medical treatment at Israelpet here on Sunday. MLC Ramu Surya Rao inaugurated the camp.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the CPM which was in the forefront of social service has been arranging special health camps in monsoon season to help the poor get best treatment for the seasonal diseases they contacted.

He praised the party for bringing doctors to the doorsteps of people and distributing medicines also free apart from treatment. The efforts of the party were laudable in the scenario that medical treatment was not in the reach of the poor these days.

The party city secretary, P Kishore demanded that the government announce medical emergency as viral fevers were spreading in entire state. Gynecologist Divya Krishna, physician S Mahesh rendered their services at the camp. AP Medical Representatives Union, affiliated to CITU, and Praja Arogya Parirakshana Vedika arranged for distribution of free medicines.