Date: 2025-03-07
he Tamang Doctors Society Nepal, Nepal Tamang Ghedung, Bodhisattva Bihar, and Janata Samaj Yuva Sangh jointly organized a health campaign, providing health check-ups, health consultations for those in home isolation, COVID antigen testing, and distributing health materials. Originally planned to conduct only for a day but camp was extended for next one more day on the request of the local community.
Day 1 of the campaign was held on Jestha 26, 2078, in Bhurunga Village, Ward 3, Sailunge Swori rural Municipality, Dolakha. All together 63 antigen tests were conducted, with 14 patients testing positive for COVID-19. The campaign also included public health messages and health consultations for the local population.
The second location for Day 1 was Bhase Village, Ward 8, Sailungeswori rural Municipality, Dolakha, where the campaign was conducted from 5 PM to 8 PM. In this area, 22 antigen tests were conducted, and 3 cases were found to be positive for COVID-19. The campaign also provided essential health consultations and awareness messages to the community.
WORDS OF APPRECIATION : We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Dr. Sanjit Tamang, Dr. Nirajan Tamang, Dr. Anjan Lama, Dr. Priyanka Dhakal, Sanjita Raut, and all the doctors who participated directly and indirectly in this campaign. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to Nepal Tamang Ghedung, Bodhisattva Bihar, Janata Samaj Yuba Sangh, and the local representatives of Sailungeswori rural Municipality, Ward 3 and 8, for their invaluable support in making this campaign successful.
The distribution of health materials included: 10 sets of PPE, 100 bottles of 100ml sanitizers, 20 face shields, 10 boxes of surgical masks, 2 box gloves and required medicines.
Day 2 of the campaign was added at the request of the local community. On Jestha 27, the team returned to Bhase Village, Ward 8, to continue providing health services.
Editor: Tusha Maya Tamang