By Syed Shahriyar
Srinagar: ‘Kashmer’ an NGO of Kashmiri origin health care professionals, held an awareness campaign at JCI, Nishat, Srinagar Friday afternoon.
The programme was well attended by leading Kashmiri health care professionals and NGOs.
Awareness was raised about Emergenciy Medical Repsonse Ambulance Service (EMRS) with critical care facilities counselling and de-addiction services, Covid relief, vision screening, autism spectrum disorder. Tele consultations for autism and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), dialyses services and dead body carrier services.
Free medications, free glasses for school children were also part of the workshop.
The campaign was held to create awareness of the multiple heath care servies run by “Kashmer ”.
Speaking on the occasion one of the board members of “Kashmer ” Dr Nahida said “Our colleagues and the healthcare system here is doing amazing work despite challenges but the need is so immense that all players need to join hands to bring ease and lighten the burden on the health care system – bringing quality and equitable care for all, especilaly the needy in our beloved Kashmir.”
At the end of the event, KASHMER shared the helplines numbers for EMS ambulance service and the Heathy Minds Counseling Services.
EMS ambulance Hotlines 9484100200 . 0194-2404000
Counselling helplines: 9469807321,9469811096