Dhanvantari Seva Yatra is a mega health campaigning programme in entire North Eastern States of India jointly organized by Seva Bharati, Purbanchal and National Medicos Organization (NMO) since 2005. With the sweet memories of ancient sage Dhanvantari, the founder of the Ayurveda and the preceptor of health, happiness and tranquillity, the Seva Yatra is named as a Dhanvantari Seva Yatra to provide health services with free distribution of medicines, creating health awareness, hygiene and health education amongst the various backward societies of North Eastern states. Some places of Medical camps are held at the nearest areas of international borders of China, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
AIM AND OBJECTIVES:
- To provide free medical counseling and check-up to the people with health problem
- To provide free medicines to the patients
- To provide awareness about health and Sanitation
- To promote voluntary health services by Doctor
- To promote integrity among Doctors, students from other states and local communities
From the very inception, since for 18 years, 1,133 Doctors and 887 students of various advance medical sciences have conducted 1,653 free medical camps with distribution of medicines to 3,09,340 patients from 3925 villages.
The prime motive behind this humble endeavour besides providing free medical assistance, also to acquaint the participating doctors with the varied rich culture of local community which is nothing but the part and parcel of the North Eastern Cultural heritage.
At the same time, it is an effort to imbibe in the mind of our local community that they are our brethren and assured them that the whole country cares for them and strongly standing behind them at the time of their weal & woe. At the end, the members of various medical teams return with their vivid experiences about the North Eastern states which may be worth contributory in the comprehensive context of National integration. This Yatra is playing an important role in strengthening the ties between the north-east and the rest of the country.