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THOUSANDS of low-income Asian expatriates benefited from a range of medical services, such as consultation, diagnosis, medicines and health awareness programmes, as part of the 16th free Asian medical camp at Thumama Health Centre on Friday.
The camp, jointly organised by Indian Islamic Association (IIA) and Indian Doctors' Club (IDC) under the auspices of Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) was attended by more than 5,000 expatriates, including 2,000 pre-registered low-income workers. Most beneficiaries were from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal who were screened for blood pressure, blood sugar and glaucoma, among others.
P Kumaran, Ambassador of India to Qatar and the chief patron of Asian Medical Camp Organising Committee, who inaugurated the camp, said:"The Embassy of India is proud to cooperate with this grand medical camp and it is a marked event in my calendar. Those labourers who cannot afford to give special attention to their health can benefit greatly from such endeavours."
MS Abdul Razak, chairman of the organising committee, who presided over the session, said the camp was a noble example of excellent relations between the expatriate community and Qatari authorities.u8239? IDC President Dr Joji Mathews and Mahmood al Mahmood (head of pharmacies PHC) spoke at the inaugural function. Dr Aleem (Third Secretary at Embassy of India), Dr Ameena Ibrahim Fakhro (Deputy Director at Al Thumama Health Center), PN Baburaj, vice-president, ICBF, Kareem Abdulla, and officials from various government departments and Indian community organisations attended the inaugural programme. Nizar Ahmed welcomed the gathering.
Many visitors, at the camp, donated blood at the HMC's Mobile Blood Bank Unit.
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