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<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Soumen Banerjee</span> Treasurer, Health & Wealth On organising the first health fair in the city:<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Why did you think of organising a health fair?</span><br /><br />The idea is to create awareness among people who are often confused as to where they should go and whom to consult when there is an ailment in the family.Most people don’t react till driven to the brink. Besides, there’s still a lot of ignorance about many ailments. Sometimes people have wrong notions about certain treatment.<br /><br />These need to be cleared so that they can establish faith in the healing process that is available.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">What kind of information regarding health will be available?</span><br /><br />All relevant information regarding good health will be made available to the people. Visitors to the fair can also get a free health check-up done. We often forget that health is wealth. Preservation of good health means preservation of life. But few seem to be aware of this.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Who are the participants at the fair?</span><br /><br />Government health organisations as well as non-government and voluntary health organisations will participate. There will be separate stalls for various health units like malaria, AIDS, leprosy and family planning. Moreover, people will get information regarding blood and blood banks from the stalls of the Central Blood Bank and other blood banks.<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Will people get information regarding treatment?</span><br /><br />Yes, of course. People will get all relevant information regarding treatment in branches like allopathy, homoeopathy, ayurveda, acupuncture and acupressure. Even the medicines and costs associated with these treatment will be available. It is very important that people know where which treatment facility is available. Such classified information will be given to them from all our stalls at Swabhumi. The fair,which started on Sunday, will be on till August 31.<br /></div> </div>