March 29th 2014
The Jayanti Memorial Trust with technical support from Western Regional Hospital in Pokhara has organized a free cardiac camp on the hospital premises on Saturday March 29th,2014. Like every year, the Trust has been keen on sending out heart awareness programs on cardiac ailment. This year, the Trust organized a one day free cardiac camp for the citizens of Pokhara and its surrounding areas. Expert cardiac surgeons from Nepal and the United States of America including Dr. Bhagawan Koirala, Dr. Andreas Sakopoulos, Dr. Monica Divakaruni and other clinical cardiologists had formed a team that conducted the free cardiac camp. People attending were avail to facilities such as ECG, ECHO and BP tests as well as a free of cost consultation with cardiac experts. The total turnout was 418 patients.
Nova Genetica Pvt. Ltd. a recently established Nepali pharmaceutical company had taken keen interest in supporting the Trust’s Free Heart Camp by agreeing to become our travel sponsor during the camp. Free cardiac drugs were distributed to all the patients that required medication, while Dabur Nepal / Pashupati Biscuits distributed juice and biscuits respectively to all the patients that were registered during the camp. With support from various companies the cardiac camp was a great success.
The camp commenced at 8 am and the last patient screened was at 7pm. The following are the name of the doctors that were present during the camp; Dr. Bhagawan Koirala and his team of cardiologists, which include Dr. Anil Bhattarai, Dr. Hemant Shrestha, Dr. Ravi Baral and Dr. Ashish Tripathee. Dr. Andreas Sakopoulos and Dr. Monica Divakaruni flew in from the United States to take part in this humane event.
Although the number of congenital heart diseases has not increased across the world, but in Nepal a large majority remains undetected due to lack of awareness in the general public. With this in mind The Jayanti Memorial Trust would like to spread the word that heart disease can be prevented by following certain guild lines and in some cases changing your life style, which means eating healthy, exercising regularly, trying to live a stress free life style and to visit your doctor on a regular basis.
