Uplifting the Needy in Bahawalpur With Preventive Healthcare

Transparent Hands, with the sponsorship of Packages Foundation, recently held another free medical camp and preventive healthcare session to provide quality healthcare services to the underprivileged. The free medical camp was held on 31^st July 2024 at Bulleh Shah Packaging LTD, Mandi Yazman, Bahawalpur. Free Consultations, Medicines, and Diagnostic Tests A total of 307 deserving patients received free consultations from professional and experienced doctors. They received free medications, diabetes tests, uric acid tests, hepatitis B & C screenings, cholesterol tests, ultrasound scans, and blood pressure check-ups. A summary of the different diagnostic tests provided at the free medical camp in Bahawalpur is as follows.

Diagnostic test	Total number of tests
HBV screening	05
HCV screening	05
Cholesterol test	05
Uric acid test	41
Ultrasound	05
BSR	19
TOTAL	80

  Diseases and Treatments At the camp, most of the patients who received consultations were suffering from flu, allergies, scabies, fever, diabetes, body pains, cough, and stomach issues. Free medicines were also given to a large number of needy patients. Preventive Healthcare Session                                              Our expert doctors held a preventive healthcare session to educate the attendees at the free medical camp. The session focused on the prevention and management of Heat Stroke. Impact The free medical camp made a difference in the lives of 307 deserving patients in Bahawalpur. We successfully managed to provide essential healthcare services, ensuring on-time medical treatments. The deserving patients received free check-ups, medicines, diagnostic tests, and ultrasound scans. Furthermore, the preventive healthcare session offered valuable insights, empowering the attendees to maintain a healthy lifestyle. This initiative brought quality healthcare to an underprivileged area where adequate medical facilities were lacking. Medical Camp Team The medical camp team consisted of 13 members, including one supervisor, four doctors (two males and two females), one lab technician, one pharmacist, two patient registrars, two crew members, one staff nurse, and one photographer.