Ncell Foundation organises free health camp in Niglihawa, Kapilvastu

KATHMANDU: Ncell Foundation as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative at the state level, organised a free health camp in Kapilvastu Municipality, Ward No. 9, Niglihawa on Sept 30.

Around 400 individuals visited the camp and received free medical services for various ailments.

The free health camp was organised in collaboration with the Nepal Heart Foundation with technical support from Niglihawa Health Post, Kapilvastu.

The main highlight of the health camp was cardiology-related special consultations, ECG and diabetes screening, Gynaecology related special consultations along with other general service consultations. Medicines were also distributed for free to those in need.

Health camps help to promote preventive healthcare services by providing free screenings and detecting early health issues, if any. This is the third in a series of such health camps in Kapilvastu organised by Ncell Foundation.

Prior to this similar camp was organised in Banaganga Municipality and Mayadevi Rural Municipality. Ncell Foundation aims to organise five such health camps in two remote areas of Kapilvastu.

Bishakha Lakshmi Khadka, Head of Corporate Communications and CSR at Ncell, said, “In line with Ncell Foundations vision towards providing access to health care services in remote areas of Nepal, we organised this health camp, to promoting the healthier well-being of our community because we care for our people.

This is a testament that Ncell Foundation is here for Nepal and the Nepali people. We have been organising social activities at the grassroots level, and activities like these at the state level help us connect with the local community.”

Ncell Foundation has been implementing various social development initiatives across all seven states as part of its broader CSR and sustainability efforts. In celebration of Ncell’s 19th anniversary, the Foundation has planned a series of social activities
targeting grassroots communities.

As responsible corporate citizen, Ncell has contributed more than Rs. 2 billion towards social projects in education, environment, and health, among others.