A free health camp was organised for the underprivileged at Eitkhedi here on Sunday. The camp was organised to facilitate services to the people with various health services. The camp was organised by Dr Ayaz Dastagir and his team. The volunteers examined the patients at the camp. Around 200 underprivileged arrived at the camp for a regular check-up.
In the camp, 80 patients were marked to provide medical equipments, whereas 20 were marked for surgeries. Around 120 patients were allotted with the forms to get benefit of medication. Informing about the camp, Dr Ayaz Dastagir said that they would organize similar camps in other areas of the city.
These camps are being organized for the underprivileged according to their eligibility to provide better health facilities and benefit them with other welfare programmes.
The patients belonging to all age groups would be treated by the specialists.
The patients who are not able to afford expenses for the medication, would also be given correct medication and medical help. There were multiple checkups done during the camp related to health, sugar, heart problem, and blood pressure as well. The camp was exclusively for the women and girls.
Medicines were also distributed. Also the volunteers informed the about women health related issues and the remedies too. “The health camp aim at promoting health seeking behavior in the long term and thus, unlike a general curative health camp, these camps also majorly work on building awareness regarding common ailments, family planning methods, nutrition and hygiene and sanitation. These camps provide comprehensive health services free of cost,” said Dr Ayaz Dastagir.