Transparent Hands recently held a free medical camp at Korangi with a preventive healthcare session to ensure that impoverished patients have access to quality healthcare. The free medical camp was held at Korangi No. 5 DMC and Education Zonal District Office, Karachi, on February 27, 2023.

Free Consultations, Medicines, and Diagnostic Tests

Our medical team, which included doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, provided a wide range of healthcare services to 405 deserving patients. The patients received: 

• Free Consultations
• First Aid
• Medicines 
• Hepatitis B & C Screenings 
• Blood Sugar Test
• Blood Pressure Checkup
• Uric Acid Test
• Cholesterol Test
• Typhoid Test

Most Common Diseases 

The patients were diagnosed with a wide range of health problems, such as cough, flu, seasonal allergies, ear infection, chest pain, thyroid, migraine, mouth ulcers, constipation, diabetes, high blood pressure, joint pain, calcium deficiency, body weakness, skin infection, tuberculosis, and joint pain. 

Preventive Healthcare Session

Our specialist and experienced doctors addressed the audience at a preventive healthcare session at the medical camp. They discussed the importance of using clean and safe water, practicing good personal hygiene, and the safe disposal of human waste

Impact 

The free medical camp at Korangi No. 5 DMC and Education Zonal District Office, Karachi, made a big difference in the lives of 405 deserving patients and their families. The patients now know the problems with their health, and others got the necessary treatment they needed. The attendees also know about the importance of personal hygiene, and about the ways to keep their surroundings clean. 

Medical Camp Team

The Korangi medical camp team consisted of 16 members, including two supervisors, four doctors (two females and two males), two nurses, one lab technician, two pharmacists, four patient registrars, and one photographer.