# Free health camps at KMCH Sempora and KBN University benefit thousands 2026-09-17T01:26:34+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Kashmir Medical College and Hospital (KMCH), Sempora, held a free multi-speciality medical camp at SSM College of Engineering in Parihaspora on Tuesday, attended by students and residents from nearby villages. The camp offered OPD services in Psychiatry, ENT, Gynaecology, General Surgery, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, General Medicine and Orthopaedics, with free medicines. Executive Director InshaQazi stressed mental health awareness among students, saying early identification of stress and anxiety issues is important. KMCH plans more such camps across Kashmir. Separately, KBN University in Kalaburagi organised a free health camp on Thursday that reached over 2,000 people. Held as part of Chancellor Syed Mohammed Ali Al-Hussaini’s birthday, the camp provided check-ups for blood pressure, blood sugar, ENT, eye, skin and paediatrics, along with free medicines. A special check-up covered 160 pregnant women, and reading glasses were distributed. The university said it would hold such camps annually, and patients needing further care could approach KBN Hospital. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report free health camps as charitable outreach, but they frame different institutions and geographies. Greater Kashmir leads with KMCH Sempora’s camp at an engineering college in Pattan, foregrounding mental health awareness for students as a deliberate emphasis. The Hindu leads with KBN University’s camp in Kalaburagi, tying it to the chancellor’s birthday and detailing separate services for pregnant women, schoolchildren, and blood donation. Neither source takes a government-critical or partisan stance, both are neutral reporting on private or institutional initiatives. The takeaway is that both camps prioritised specialty care and free medicines, but KBN’s larger programme was more structured around specific beneficiary groups. A combined reading shows community health outreach across two states, with no government involvement in either report. ## Coverage - greaterkashmir.com (neutral report) Straight news report of a universityu2019s health camp, no government angle - thehindu.com (neutral report) Straight news report of a medical collegeu2019s outreach camp, no government angle Tags: Kashmir Medical College and Hospital, KMCH Sempora, SSM College of Engineering Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/free-multi-speciality-medical-camp-held-at-ssm-college-parihaspora/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/free-multi-speciality-medical-camp-held-at-ssm-college-parihaspora/#story-in-brief