Santhosh Chandran
DOHA
MORE than 5,000 people from different walks of life will attend the 15th Free Asian Medical Camp to be organized jointly by Friends Cultural Centre (FCC) and Indian Doctors' Club (IDC) on Friday (November 25) at Thumama Primary Health Care Centre from 7 am to 6 pm.
A health awareness exhibition and lectures will also be held on the sidelines of the camp. The camp is being held under the auspices of the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and is sponsored by Ooredoo.
The camp will be inaugurated by Indian Ambassador to Qatar HE P Kumaran and attended by senior officials of the PHCC, HMC, Ooredoo and representatives of various governmental and non-governmental organisations.
Speaking at a press conference, the General Secretary of Indian Islamic Association Abdussalam said"The camp will set an example of participation of governmental and non-governmental organisations in realising comprehensive social development as outlined in Qatar's National Vision 2030.
The camp's main objective is to impart right health education to labourers, mainly from Asian countries, in order to help them improve their disorderly lifestyle which exposes them to life-threatening diseases, the organisers said.
The camp also seeks to introduce participants to the medical services rendered by Qatar and encourage them to benefit from these services. All low-income workers can avail these services.
The organisers said that nearly 2,000 pre-registered low-income labourers' from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be offered free medical check-up, treatment, medicines and follow-up treatment arrangements through this annual event.
The service of more than 150 doctors and 175 para-medical staff will be available at the camp for registered participants. Services offered at the camp include clinical tests for blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol; oral cancer screening; eye test; ultrasound and ECG tests as well as consultation and counseling.
Free medicines will be distributed for common diseases as per prescription by doctors who include orthopaedics, cardiologists, dermatologists, ophthalmologists, ENT specialists, dentists and general physicians. The Ophthalmology Department of HMC will offer glaucoma test. HMC will also facilitate audiometric tests for interested participants and breast cancer awareness programme for women.
Hamad Training Centre will make a presentation on basic life support whereas awareness programme will also be organised by various agencies of Ministry of Interior. Physiotherapy Forum Qatar will offer its services as an added feature to the camp. Over 750 volunteers will offer their services to ensure a hassle-free camp for all participants.
The press conference was attended by Ooredoo's Community Relation Senior Manager Manar Khalifa al Muraikhi; PHCC's Central Regional Director Fathhiya al Meer; Qatar Charity's Abdulla al Ansi, President of Indian Doctors Club Joji Mathews, General Secretary of Indian Islamic Association Abdussalam, and Public Relation Secretary Yasir.