Mohali (Punjab) [India], September 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): "The Free Mega Multi-Specialty Health Check-up Camp being organised by Chandigarh Welfare Trust (CWT), along with the NID Foundation and Chandigarh University Gharuan on September 17 is garnering huge response from the citizens of Chandigarh, especially for the cancer screening, in terms of registrations," informed CWT Founder S. Satnam Singh Sandhu. Sandhu said this at the launch of a cancer awareness and cancer youth ambassadors program at Chandigarh University, Gharuan, where he was flanked by Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal, Chairman of World Cancer Care Charitable Society, the organisation with whom the CWT is organising a special screening test for 7 types of cancer, as part of its mega camp slated to be organised on the occasion of Seva Diwas, as part of the celebrations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 72nd birthday.
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], September 13 (ANI): K2, the second-highest mountain on the planet after Mount Everest, has become a 'garbage mountain' as a mound of trash has piled up, raising environmental concerns.
New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has strengthened the presence of peacekeepers under the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in an area where a camp for displaced persons is located after a recent deadly attack that claimed 60 lives, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said.
Birgunj [Nepal], December 1 (ANI): As part of celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and to commemorate World AIDS Day, the Consulate General of India in Birgunj organized a Blood Donation Camp inside the chancery premises on December 1, Consulate General of India said on Wednesday.
Washington [US], October 27 (ANI): Actor Billy Porter will helm a feature film adaptation of 'Camp', a teen comedy about love, musical theatre and summer camp.
Chennai Sep 25 PTI The Health Department in Tamil Nadu expects the total number of people administered with COVID-19 vaccines to breach the five-crore mark soon State Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said on Saturday The department has instructed health officials to administer the vaccines to a large number of people as against the targeted 15 lakh during the third mega vaccination camp scheduled for Sunday he said Following a letter sent by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the efforts taken by Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan we have received 29 lakh vaccines from the Centre We have instructed officials to administer as many vaccines as possible against the targeted 15 lakh during the third mega vaccination Camp scheduled for Sunday he told reporters here Till date 441 crore people have been inoculated including the 2447 lakh who received the vaccines in private hospitals The total number of those who had received the vaccination was expected to breach five crore soon he said We appeal to members of the public to extend their cooperation during the third mega vaccination camp he said In Tamil Nadu 56 per cent of the population have received single dose of the vaccine and 16 per cent double doses he said Through the camp tomorrow Sunday we are planning to inoculate 20-25 lakh With this the number who got the single dose was expected to reach 60 per cent he said In the first mega vaccination drive on September 12 a total of 2891 lakh were vaccinated Again on the second edition of the mass vaccination programme held on September 19 1643 lakh were covered he said Referring to the Kalaignar Insurance Scheme introduced by the DMK he said it benefited 30548 people since the government assumed office on May 7Following Chief Minister M K Stalins instruction 1850 people affected by black fungus virus were also included in the scheme he added PTI VIJ VIJ NVG NVG
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