SHILLONG: A health awareness camp on anemia and bone density screening was organized by Frontier HQ BSF Meghalaya and Composite Hospital BSF Shillong, under the direction of BWWA (BSF Wives Welfare Association) on Sunday. The said camp was inaugurated by S K Tyagi, DIG/PSO of Ftr HQ Shillong and Dr. Tapan Biswas, DIG (Medical)/MS welcomed all the participants.
Lectures on anemia and BMI were delivered by Dr Menka Bharti, SMO of 44 Batallion BSF and Dr Sukhjinder Singh, CMO (SG) CH BSF Shillong respectively.
Bone mineral density screening was conducted with the help of Pharmaceutical Company and 93 Officers, SO’s, ORs and families of Jawans were screened.
Health awareness camp is a continuous process of BSF medical setup to keep the troops and their families abreast of the latest development and advancement in medical field.