dehradun uttarakhand health minister dhan singh rawat while inaugurating a health camp under the azadi ka amrutmahotsav drive by the health department in the presence of tehri mp mala rajya laxmi shah said that the state will get rid of tuberculosis soonrawat added that raipur chc will be upgraded from a 10bed facility to 30bed facility as per the demand of locals and raipur mla umashankar kauearlier on the occasion of national deworming day at nanurkhedabased navodaya school in dehradun the minister administered albendazole used for the treatment of a variety of parasitic worm infestations to people under the age of 19 at the health camp various stalls were set up to provide digital health cards and services to the locals the state will mark deworming week till april 23 wherein 435 lakh children will be given the tablet the mass drive will gain momentum by the convergence of various departments and state employees with 57840 employees engaged in this activity 11888 asha workers 23212 teachers 20067 anganwadi 2035 anms and 638 rashtriya bal swasthya kishore staff nearly 55 of students are enrolled in private schools therefore the health department has urged all private schools to ensure students participation in the drive rawat also urged expectant mothers and their caretakers to utilise 104 free helpline service of the health department to avail free of cost pick and drop facility especially carved out for them in the states health plans the minister claimed that at least 30000 patients visit hospitals daily and get free of cost pathology services and medicines from various health facilities and in the areas where health facilities are not upgraded camps are held to scan the health of people the camp was also attended by senior officials of the health department including dg health dr tripti bahuguna