Vivekananda Kendra Arun Jyoti, Arunachal Pradesh recently conducted one Free Surgical Camp in collaboration with Remote Area Medical (RAM) corp., Knoxville, U.S.A. The camp was inaugurated on 12.02.2012 and was successfully concluded on 17.02.2012 at Central Hospital of Coal India Ltd., Margherita, Assam. The Chief General Manager of Coal India Ltd. Sri P.K.Borah Inaugurated the camp.
A meeting of doctors of Tinsukia who are our parents/Alumni with a team of 6 members of NRI (Non-resident Indians) Doctors led by Dr. Gangadhar Maddiwar, Volunteer of Remote Area medicals(RAM) from USA was organised in VKV Tinsukia on 11 Feb 2012 at 5.00pm. The purpose of the meeting was said by Dr. Debaishs Dey Adhikari, ( Coordinator ), to start free medical activities in Tinsukia district and in the State of ASSAM. Dr. Maddiwar through a Video Clip shared the services his team has rendered in different parts of the world with the purpose of helping poor people. The proposal to start the Free Medical Service has been discussed to commemorate with the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
"They only live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive" - Swami Vivekananda
With this motto Vivekananda Kendra also taking up health care activities.