Itanagar, Feb 9: Seva Bharati Arunachal Pradesh successfully conducted the 23rd Dhanvantari Seva Yatra 2026 from February 3 to 7, covering several remote and interior villages across the districts of East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, Lower Dibang Valley, Namsai, Lohit, and Changlang. The initiative aimed at providing free and accessible healthcare services to people living in far-flung areas while spreading awareness on preventive healthcare.
The Dhanvantari Seva Yatra is a joint initiative of the National Medicos Organisation (NMO)—an all-India body of allopathic doctors—and Seva Bharati Purbanchal, Guwahati. Launched in 2004, the programme marked its 23rd edition this year. Under the initiative, NMO deputes experienced doctors, specialists, interns, and medical students, and arranges medicines to conduct free medical camps in remote villages across the North-Eastern states, including Arunachal Pradesh.
As the state host organisation, Seva Bharati Arunachal Pradesh played a pivotal role in identifying interior villages, arranging transportation, food, and accommodation for medical teams, completing official formalities including obtaining NOCs from District Medical Officers, and deploying its karyakartas along with local doctors and technicians wherever required.
Team Upper Subansiri, comprising Dr Subhash Joshi, Dr Ritik Kothari (intern), Dr Nilay Singh (medical student), and coordinator Amarjit Thakur, conducted medical camps at Nacho (Feb 4), Siyum (Feb 5), and Segi (Feb 6). The team treated 217 patients, including 120 females, and 46 children. Common ailments diagnosed included hypertension (29 cases), joint-related problems, chest pain, and thyroid disorders.
The Lower Dibang Valley medical team, consisting of Dr Nitu Malakar, Dr Nakum Kanaklata, Rinku Choudhary, and Ritu Toplani, conducted five medical camps across LDV, Lohit, and Namsai districts, providing essential healthcare services to a large number of beneficiaries.
Another medical team deputed to Changlang, comprising Dr Kanchan Vanaray, Dr Sunil Shibaji, and Riya Agarwal, organised camps in the interior villages of Thamlam, Longkey, Thamiyang, Jongpho Hatte, and Longran, reaching some of the most remote habitations in the district.