Archive · 11 Oct 2026
225 Women Attend Panvel Civic Body’s Free Kharghar Health Camp
Panvel Municipal Corporation held a free health camp for women in Kharghar on Saturday.
About 225 women came for check-ups and advice from medical specialists.
The camp was part of a programme called Seva Sankalp Abhiyan 2026.
Doctors checked for conditions including breast and cervical cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure.
They also offered tests for some infections and problems such as anaemia.
Pregnant women could receive check-ups and vaccination.
The city said similar camps had been held in all four ward committees over four days.
Women welcomed the services, especially cancer screening and help with common health concerns.
Around 225 women received free examinations and specialist consultations at a health camp in Kharghar on Saturday.
Panvel Municipal Corporation organised the camp under its Seva Sankalp Abhiyan 2026 with its women and child welfare and medical health departments.
Services included screening for breast and cervical cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, and eye and dental disorders.
The camp also offered antenatal check-ups and vaccination, blood tests, anaemia screening, and tests for several infectious diseases.
The civic body said women’s health camps across all four ward committees over four days drew a strong response.
- Who
- Around 225 women benefited; the camp was organised by Panvel Municipal Corporation.
- What
- A free health camp offering medical examinations, specialist consultations, screenings and tests.
- When
- Saturday; it was part of a series of camps held over the preceding four days.
- Where
- Kharghar ward committee office, Panvel.
- Why
- To address common health concerns among women and provide preventive screening and early detection services.
Civic health initiative
Community response
Purpose and value of the camps
Civic health initiative
The civic body presented the camps as a way to provide preventive screening, early detection and care for common health concerns among women.
Community response
Women welcomed the initiative, particularly cancer screening and consultations for routine health complaints.
- Beneficiaries
- Around 225 women
- Organiser
- Panvel Municipal Corporation
- Programme
- Seva Sankalp Abhiyan 2026
- Venue
- Kharghar ward committee office
- Key screenings
- Breast and cervical cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, eye and dental disorders
- Other services
- Antenatal check-ups, vaccination, blood tests and screening for anaemia and infectious diseases
- Wider camp series
- Camps across all four ward committees over the preceding four days