Camp for Thalassemic patients organized at SMGS Hospital

Doctors and organizers of medical camp for Thalassemia patients at SMGS Hospital, Jammu.
Doctors and organizers of medical camp for Thalassemia patients at SMGS Hospital, Jammu.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 23: J&K Thalassemia Welfare Society, in collaboration with Pediatrics Department, organized two- day camp for Thalassemic patients at Thalassemia Day Care Centre,   SMGS Hospital Jammu.
Renowned Thematologists and experts in Thalassemia disorders, Dr  V P  Choudhary,  former Professor and Head of Hematology, AIIMS New Delhi,  and Dr  J S  Arora,  general secretary  National Thalassemia Welfare Society, New Delhi,  were the guest faculty.
A large number of Thalassemic patients attended the camp and were examined by Dr V P Choudhary, Dr J S Arora, Dr  Rekha Harish (Prof & Head Deptt  of Pediatrics) and   Dr  Sanjeev K Digra (Associate Professor  and Consultant I/C Thalassemia Day Care Center.
The proceedings of camp were conducted by Er  Sudhir Sethi,  president J&K Thalassemia Welfare Society Jammu,  Dr  K K Koul,  Head Deptt  of Pathology;  Dr  G S Saini,  Prof  Pediatrics;  Dr  Vijay Sahani, Prof  and Head Dept  of Blood Transfusion;  Dr Meena Sidhu,  Associate Prof  Blood Transfusion and Dr  Dara Singh,  Medical  Superintendent  SMGS Hospital Jammu.
Rajinder Pathak,  general secretary J&K Thalassemia Welfare Society, along with  Shammi Kapoor,  Narinder Mahajan,  Puneet Gandhotra and  Shivam Vaid also attended the camp.