The unique step of the nurses in Raikera Panchayat to conduct health check-up at two polling booths became the talk of town. They checked the blood pressure and took       samples of blood to test sugar, of voters above 30 years of age.

Meanwhile, in second phase of three-tier panchayat elections was conducted peacefully in Kunkuri and Duldula Janpad areas

As per information received, the health checkups were conducted by ANMs Santoshi Yadav and Shobha Bakhala. The nurses said that they had thought of conducting health check-up in view of the fact that a large number of men and women turn up to cast vote.

“It is due to the health check-up that many people for the first time came to know that they had blood pressure and blood sugar. The medical reports will be sent to the block medical officer. After which doctors will treat such identified patients”, said the nurses.

People were seen excited and were all praise for both the nurses for their initiative that made them aware of their health status.

Among the voters was      80-year-old Dhulku who came to know that his blood pressure was 204/90. His blood sugar level was measured to be 217.

Kunkuri MLA UD Minj gathered information about this health check-up

camp held outside the polling booth. “This initiative will be discussed in the State Assembly”, he said.

"Though health workers and nurses are deployed at every booth at the time of voting, nurses at Raikera Polling booth have done innovation by going beyond their brief to extend health services to masses. The BP/Sugar patients identified in this health checkup will be given medicines through the Health Wellness Centre”, said Block Medical Officer, Kunkuri Dr C K Sai.