New Delhi, January 10: The Indian Navy will organise a Joint Services Multi-Speciality Medical Camp in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep from 12 to 16 Jan 2026, reaffirming the Navy's commitment to healthcare outreach, community welfare and sustained civil-military cooperation.

The five-day health camp will be formally inaugurated by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, and is aimed at delivering comprehensive medical care to the residents of Lakshadweep through specialist consultations, treatment services and selected surgical interventions including cataract surgery.

The medical camps, over the years, included various primary care specialties and dental surgery across most islands of Lakshadweep. With advances in healthcare and continued support of UTL Administration as well as highly encouraging response from the local populace, the health camp has been upgraded to a multi speciality camp.

Lakshadweep has an established Government healthcare system comprising district hospitals, community health centres and primary health facilities. The multi-speciality health camp is designed to complement these services along with providing access to specialist and super-specialist medical expertise in a coordinated and patient-centric manner.

The camp will cover Agatti, Kavaratti, Androth, Amini and Minicoy islands. It will be conducted by a Joint Services Medical Team comprising experienced medical officers and specialists from the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.

Medical consultations will be provided in several basic specialties including dental surgery and few super-specialties such as Cardiology. Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology and Gastroenterology.

In addition to outpatient consultations, cataract surgeries and select general surgical procedures will be carried out during the camp by surgical teams. Screening by medical specialists are already in progress in the islands.