Outreach endeavour: Department of General Surgery

Consultant general surgeon Dr S K Varma conducted a screening programme in village Bali (in district Pali) on February 4. The total number of patients screened was 170, of whom 30 patients found to need surgery were referred to Global Hospital.

A second general surgery screening programme was held at village Amirgadh (in district Palanpur, Gujarat), where surgical gastroenterologist & laparoscopic surgeon Dr Dilip Kothari screened 150 patients and found 35 needing further treatment.