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Sep 17, 2026Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha attended a Mega Blood Donation Camp organised under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyaan at Pragna Bhavan here on Thursday, even as health camps and vaccination drives were held across several districts of Tripura as part of the state's ongoing healthcare outreach.
The blood donation camp was organised by 15 Tripura Bn NCC in collaboration with the District Administration, West Tripura, and began at 11 am with the Chief Minister as the chief guest.
Meanwhile, the Health and Family Welfare Department carried out a series of health camps and awareness programmes in Dhalai, Unakoti and Gomati districts on the same day.
In Dhalai district, a Rural Health and Nutrition Day along with a non communicable disease screening camp was organised at Nabin Bari Anganwadi Centre, under Sriramnagar Ayushman Arogya Mandir and Kamalpur BSM Sub Divisional Hospital. A total of 24 residents took part in the camp, where health workers conducted physical examinations and provided medicines and advice as required. It is learned that 14 people received free health services and counselling, of whom three were found to have respiratory infections while the remaining eleven had non communicable diseases and other symptoms.
Elsewhere in Kamalpur sub-division, a health camp for children was held at Ram Durlavpur Tea Garden under the National Child Health Programme. The mobile health team of the Kamalpur unit of the programme examined and screened children at the camp. Such camps are aimed at detecting health related problems among children at an early stage and ensuring they receive the necessary treatment.
In Unakoti district, an HPV vaccination programme was organised at Jubarajnagar AAM under the Irani Primary Health Centre, aimed at creating awareness among adolescent girls and children of the appropriate age about the importance of HPV vaccination in preventing cervical cancer. Moreover, a similar HPV vaccination programme was completed at Kumarghat Sub Divisional Hospital in the same district.
In Gomati district, a health camp at Atharobhola Primary Health Centre provided health check-ups, treatment and other necessary services to citizens ranging from children to the elderly. Health workers also offered advice on various subjects to raise health awareness among those present. Such camps continue to play an important role in taking healthcare services to the doorstep of the common people.
In another development, mobile phones were distributed among ASHA workers at Yuvarajnagar Ayushman Arogya Mandir, under Irani Primary Health Centre in Unakoti district. The phones are expected to help ASHA workers carry out health service related activities more effectively and improve the exchange of information.
