We Brought Quality Healthcare to the Needy in Umerkot

Transparent Hands, with the support of the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), Rural Empowerment & Institutional Development (REPID) and other Donors, recently organized a free medical camp and preventive healthcare session to extend essential medical support to deserving patients in Umerkot. The free medical camp was held on April 12, 2025, at Village Masoodabad Farm, Union Council Mir Wali Muhammad, Somaro Road, District Umerkot.

Free Consultations, Medicines, and Diagnostic Tests

A total of 328 deserving patients received free consultations from our expert doctors. Medicines, blood pressure check-ups, diabetes tests, uric acid tests, hepatitis B & C screenings, and cholesterol tests were provided free of cost. Here is a summary of the different diagnostic tests provided at the free medical camp in Umerkot.

Diseases and Treatments

Most of the patients who received consultations were suffering from the following health issues:

• Viral Infections
• Skin allergies
• High sugar levels
• GERD, headache, weakness
• H. pylori infection
• Scabies, joint pain
• Tuberculosis.
•  High Blood Pressure

Preventive Healthcare Session

Our expert doctors held a preventive healthcare session for the attendees at the free medical camp. The session focused on the prevention and management of hypertension, high glucose levels, and GERD.

Impact

The free medical camp made a meaningful difference in the lives of 328 deserving patients and their families in Kasur. It brought much-needed healthcare services to people who had been suffering due to poverty and limited access to medical facilities. People from low-income backgrounds benefited from proper checkups and free medicines. 

Our volunteers and doctors worked hard to make everyone feel welcome and heard. A preventive healthcare session was also conducted to educate residents about one of the common health issues in the area. The residents of Umerkot extended their immense gratitude to you. 

 Medical Camp Team

The medical camp team consisted of 14 members, including 1 supervisor, 4 doctors (2 males and 2 females), 1 lab technician, 2 pharmacists, 4 patient registrars, 1 photographer, and 1 driver.