Providing a Vital Health Solution through Our Successful Camp in Raiwind
Transparent Hands recently held a free medical camp and preventive healthcare session to make quality healthcare available to impoverished patients. The free medical camp was held on 23rd February 2024 at Mohalla Murtaza Abad Basti Aminpura, Raiwind, Lahore.
Free Consultations, Medicines, and Diagnostic Tests
A total of 329 deserving patients received free consultations with expert doctors. Free medicines, diabetes, uric acid tests, hepatitis B & C screenings, cholesterol, and blood pressure checkups were also provided free of charge.
Here is a summary of the different diagnostic tests provided at this free medical camp.
Diagnostic Tests | Total Number of Tests |
HBV Screening | 197 |
HCV Screening | 197 |
Cholesterol | 10 |
Uric Acid | 14 |
BSR | 43 |
Total | 461 |
Diseases and Treatments
Most of the patients who sought consultation were suffering from fever, cough, flu, sore throat, chest congestion, seasonal allergies, earache, toothache, body/joint pain, kidney pain, migraine, hepatitis, high BP, diabetes, uric acid, and skin rashes.
Preventive Healthcare Session
One of our expert doctors held a preventive healthcare session for the attendees at the free medical camp. The session focused on the prevention and management and prevention of scabies.
Impact
The free medical camp in Raiwind had a profound impact on the lives of 329 deserving patients and their families. It provided them with much-needed medical consultations, a wide range of diagnostic services, and valuable preventive healthcare guidance. By offering these services at no cost, the camp eased the financial burden on these families and gave them access to essential healthcare that would have otherwise been unaffordable.
Thousands of generous donors are actively supporting Transparent Hands’ mission to bring high-quality healthcare to even the most impoverished, remote, and rural areas of the country. Their unwavering support is transforming lives and ensuring that no one is left without access to vital medical services.
Medical Camp Team
The medical camp team consisted of 11 members, including one supervisor, three doctors (two males and one female), one lab technician, one staff nurse, two pharmacists, one crew worker, one volunteer, and one photographer.