Bibi Manmohan Kaur welfare Society

On 18th August 1998, Bibi Manmohan Kaur departed for her heavenly abode after having suffered total from kidney failure. A very pious lady who was deeply concerned regarding the welfare and well-being of the needy and destitute. She imbibed a sense of involvement and participation for the care of the sick amongest of her family members especially in her son. Her death left a deep and lasting impact on the psyche of her only son Harminder Singh Kitty. He vowed to involve himself in the welfare and health needs of the poor and not so fortunate.

 

	He also felt the need to spread information and create awarness amongst the masses regarding health and related issues.
	As time passed there was an acute necessity felt to formalise all the activities and to channelise them through a part form. On 28th April 2003, the Bibi Manmohan Kaur welfare Society was registed at Ludhiana. The main office bearer of the society are, Sh. Satpal Gosain Chairman, Sh. Harminder Singh Kitty President, Air Commander NS Chahal Secretary and Smt Mandeep Kaur as Cashier. In the initial stages a number of free medical check up with free distribution of medicines where organised at Shug Bhatoli a remote area of Tehsil Indore district Kangra in Himachal Pardesh. These camps were organised with active participation Of Christion Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana, Sayatm Hospital Jalandhar and Oswal Cancer Hospital Ludhiana. A large number of patients were examined by eminent doctors and advised follow up treatment at these hospitals. It is learnt that many patients have regained their health after treatment. Free medicines were ditributed to the very needy at these camps. These camps proved to be success in many other ways,the information/education passed at the camps, helped a large section of the society to seek proper treatment from qualified medical professionals rather than going to quack or falling victims to superstiton. Mass awarness and proper medical / health education has become part of all the medical camps organised by the society. From January 1999 to December 2005 the society has organised more than fifty big and small free medical check up camps with the help of medical institutions and individual doctors. The society realised that the actual need for proper medical care is actually needed in remote areas only. In this regards it was felt that proper medical facilities should be established at Shug Bhatoli in Himachal Pradesh. Baba Fakir Chand Ji Maharaj of Jai Maa Ashram Shug Bhatoli actively supported our desire to establish a 25 bedded hospital at Shug Bhatoli. This hospital came in to being during September 2005 when a free medical checkup camp was very well organised with the help of DMC & Hospital Ludhiana and to advertise the union governments slogan for the rural health Aao Gaon Chalen. The camp was very well organised and more than 700 patients benefitted. The next step is to organise a free Eye camp at Shug Bhatoli hospital with surgeries being preformed at this operation theatre itself. Our dream of organising a Free Eye Chek up and Surgery camp started taking shape during early January 2006. It was decided to hold the camp during March 2006. Therefore Sh. Sharma ex-principal was requested to obtain necessary approval of the Chief Medical Officer Kangra District HP for holding the eye check up and free surgery camp at the Mata Manmohan Kaur Memorial Charitable Hospital Shug Bhatoli, Tehsil Indora district Kangra. The Eye Dept. of Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana was requested to conduct the camp as per govt. approved procedure and protocol. The camp was held with great enthusiasm and from 1st April to 7th April 2006, On 2nd April 2006 Dr. R.P. Singh Chief Cardiologist of SPS Apollo Hospital Ludhiana examined over 400 patients and carried out free ECG check up for proper investigations. More than 600 patients were examined for eye aliments and 65 of them, both men and women where operated for cataract and implanted with lens free of cost. All the patients were treated as inpatients, provided with all the facilities including free medicines, food and bedding. The Society is extremely thankful to the Director Dr John Pramod Christian Medical College and Hospital Ludhiana for his being presence on 5th April 2005 at Shug Bhatoli to lay the foundation stone of the casuality Department of the MMKMC, Hospital at Shug Bhatoli. Since our humble begining more than 25000 persons have been examined at these free medical check up camps.The regular inflow of patients from this remote area to these hospitals is an indicaton enough that people are now willing to seek proper medical care at established institutions. We do hope our endeavour will help elevate the suffering of the needy in the coming years.