The free screening camp was attended by the local community in the vicinity
fulfilling the social responsibility and clinical training of students, FEMNS, Ziauddin
University.
The main objective of this activity (free medical camp) was to bring affordable
healthcare and free health information to the community and identify the common health
problems in order to devise ways of addressing them. More than 100 patients were
facilities during the activity.
Additionally, focus was to create awareness on the need for personal hygiene in
prevention of serious disabling diseases which are prevalent in the area due to dust,
lack of adequate water and also encourage the use of available nutritious food products
in the area and discourage drug and substance abuse among the community members.
It was organized with a sacred mission to combat diseases and malnutrition and to
serve the poor unconditionally. Besides providing primary health care, FEMNS ZU
contributed to raising awareness amongst the people informing them about the
necessity of adequate nutritious food, clean drinking water, dangers and risks of
environmental pollution.
The camp was organized with following facilities:
Registration Desk
History taking Desk
Free tests for Diabetes, Blood Pressure Desk
BMI Testing Desk
Temperament Evaluation Desk
Counseling regarding the prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyle
Desk
Treatment by trained Eastern Medicine Doctors and Specialists
Free medicines
The following drugs were provided to the patients:
Anthelmintic
Anti-malaria
Antihistamine
Analgesics
Antiepileptic
Eye drops
Local applications
Cough Syrups
