Every person aspires to have good health. One of the signs of human development is good health or physical well-being. India has a great number of far-flung villages that are less accessible to the general public. Goa too has many remote villages. Due to a lack of means of travel or poverty, people in villages avoid going to towns or cities for regular health check-ups.
It is also a well-known fact that some of them are unaware of the facilities available at nearby health care centres. Therefore, organising health camps, as was done in Canacona recently, is one of the ways that would help ordinary villagers become aware of the early symptoms of any underlying health issues. It was heartening to read, as reported, that many cases of serious illness were detected and the patients were advised to undergo further tests.
It was a good initiative from the Goa Medical College and Hospital and other collaborators to organise such a medical camp in one of the villages. The general public in villages must be made aware of these facilities when they are available at their doorsteps. Such camps will certainly go a long way in improving people’s health and thereby increasing the longevity of women and men, especially in villages.
