GHALANAI, Feb 26: Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) FATA Mohmand Agency branch organized a free medical camp in the remotes areas of the tribal region to facilitates the deserving and vulnerable communities of Mohmand agency.
The camp was organized by joint efforts and
cooperation of Pakistan Red Crescent FATA as well as PRC Mohmand agency while
the political administration provided security to the free medical staff.
Talking to local journalists PRC FATA Provincial Program
Officer Amjad Sohail informed that in the camp around 357 patients including
male 137, children 116, female 104 were examined and given free medicines.
He said that a
team of highly qualified doctors and trained medical staff including male and
lady doctors will conduct Red Crescent Medical Camps from February, 26 to
March,1from 10am to 4pm.
RFL, CBRE and
hygiene awareness sessions were also organized. An ambulance of Red Crescent
and a number of volunteers took part in the camp. Free medicines were also
provided to the patients.
He said many
patients were suffering from skin, eye infections, dehydration and
gastroenteritis. Due to starting of winter season, people also complained about
eye problems.
Many patients
also complained about tooth pain. The main cause of all these diseases and
infections was malnutrition and poor hygiene. Doctors referred 80 patients to
others health facilities.
On the occasion in the medical camp Doctor asked the
patients to adopt preventive measures to protect themselves from plethora of
diseases.
A participant of medical camp and local resident of
Pindaili far flung area of Mohmand Agency told that treatment of diseases was
expensive and majority of people were unable to afford its cost.
He said,
prevention was the better option as it cost nothing. Speaking at the first day
of the medical camp, he said that those camps were meant to provide free
treatment to people besides raising their awareness level about prevention of
diseases.
Malik Yonis Khan a local elder appreciated the
Pakistan red Crescent FATA and political administration and security forces of
the agency, locals, doctors and the paramedical staff for extending support and
making the effort a success.
Political Naib Tehsildar Younis Khan said that Red Crescent is
the leading humanitarian organization which works to get better the suffering
of the most vulnerable people in distress without discrimination of
nationality, race, religious belief, class, or political opinion. The objective of the free camp was to provide
free medical facility, i.e. consultation, treatment, medicine, diagnostic and referral
to the people in the community. The activity was undertaken in the remote and
backward areas of Mohmand agency, where health facilities are scarce.
Local tribesmen showed gratitude over the free medical
camp and demanded that the surgeons and medical specialists should be
permanently appointed in the area hospital.
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