Transparent Hands recently held a free medical camp and preventive healthcare session to make quality healthcare available to impoverished patients. It was held on June 30, 2024 at Government Boys Elementary School, Khuda ki Basti No. 4, Near Allah Wala Chowk, Kotri. Rafhan Maize and other donors also supported us in this camp. 

Free Consultations, Medicines, and Diagnostic Tests

A total of 622 deserving patients received free consultations with expert doctors.  This camp also offered free medicines, diabetes tests, uric acid tests, hepatitis screenings, and blood pressure checks.

Here is a summary of different diagnostic tests provided. 

Diagnostic Tests	Total Number of Tests
HBV screening	06
HCV screening	06
Uric acid test	05
BSR	29
Blood Pressure Check-Up	08
Total	54

Most Common Diseases

Most of the patients who sought consultation were suffering from fever, flu, cough, chest infection, seasonal allergies, scabies, backache, diabetes, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, anemia, high blood pressure, knee pain, and body pain. 

Preventive Healthcare Session 

A expert doctor led a preventive healthcare session on preventing and managing scabies at this medical camp  

Impact:

The free medical camp made a difference in the lives of 622 deserving patients and their families. The medical camp provided free high-quality healthcare services to patients who could not otherwise afford them. It offered free consultations and tests to address the immediate medical needs of these underserved individuals. Additionally, a preventive healthcare session led by a doctor was held to educate attendees about scabies. This transformative initiative to deliver essential medical care to impoverished, remote, and rural areas was made possible by the generous financial support of numerous donors.

Medical Camp Team:

The medical camp team consisted of 19 members, including one supervisor, four doctors (two males and two females), 2  lab technicians, 2 pharmacists, 6 patient registrars , 2 crew members, 1 photographer, and 1 driver.