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Free Ayurvedic camp held at Andhra University in Visakhapatnam
Andhra University hosted a free Ayurvedic medical camp in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Retired doctor K. Eswara Rao examined patients and gave out medicines at the university’s Department of Yoga and Consciousness.
The camp took place at Yoga Village on Beach Road from 8 a.m.
to 11 a.m.
Rao has held the camp on the first Sunday of each month since 2022.
He said he believed yoga and Ayurveda could help prevent many primary diseases, and cited rising psychiatric and lifestyle-related problems.
He aims to guide people towards appropriate Ayurvedic medicines, warning that advice on social media can lead to unsuitable medication; the university department provides the facility and also hosts him as a guest faculty member.
Andhra University’s Department of Yoga and Consciousness hosted a free Ayurvedic medical camp at Yoga Village on Beach Road in Visakhapatnam.
Retired King George Hospital Senior Medical Officer Dr. K. Eswara Rao examined patients and distributed medicines free of cost.
The camp ran from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on a Sunday.
Dr. Rao said he had held the camp on the first Sunday of every month since 2022.
He said the camp aimed to offer guidance and prescribe appropriate Ayurvedic medicines.
- Who
- Andhra University’s Department of Yoga and Consciousness hosted the camp. Dr. K. Eswara Rao examined patients.
- What
- A free Ayurvedic medical camp provided patient examinations and medicines at no cost.
- When
- On a Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The article says Dr. Rao has held the camp on the first Sunday of each month since 2022.
- Where
- Yoga Village on Beach Road, Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- Dr. Rao said he aimed to offer guidance and prescribe appropriate Ayurvedic medicines.
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Dr. Rao said he began holding the camp on the first Sunday of every month.
The Department of Yoga and Consciousness hosted the camp from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Venue
- Yoga Village on Beach Road, Visakhapatnam
- Organizer
- Department of Yoga and Consciousness, Andhra University
- Medical officer
- Dr. K. Eswara Rao, retired Senior Medical Officer of King George Hospital
- Camp hours
- 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Frequency
- First Sunday of every month since 2022
What people are saying
The combination of Yoga and Ayurveda can prevent 80% of primary diseases
people who relied on advice from social media were being drawn to the wrong medication and forming a mistaken impression of Ayurveda