Indian Social Forum Kuwait holds Health Camp
Kuwait: Indian Social Forum (ISF), a socio cultural organization of Indians in Kuwait, in association with BADR Al Samaa organized a Free Health Camp at BADR AL SAMAA Medical Centre Farwaniya here on August 25.
Hundreds of expatriates including women and children benefited from the health camp. Free check-up including Fasting Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, Total Cholesterol, SGPT (Liver Screening) and Creatinine (Kidney Screening) was done for the camp participants. The majority of the people made use of the free Consultation from Doctors specialized in General Medicine, Internal Medicine, Urology, Gynecology, Pediatrics, General Surgery and Dentistry. This social initiative was part of the forum’s ongoing efforts aimed at creating health awareness among the expatriates especially the less privileged section of the Indian community.
The daylong event was formally inaugurated at 07:30 am by Hassan Yusuf, Social Activist, and Ex President of Karnataka Muslim Welfare Association. Abdul Razak, Administration Manager, BADR Al Samaa was present on the occasion.
Addressing the gathering, Hassan Yusuf briefed on the lifestyle diseases. He said that common people often fail to recognize the symptoms of diseases at an early stage. He further said that timely diagnosis and preventive measures should be adopted for a healthy life. ISF Karnataka Chapter President, Imtiyaz Arkula elaborated the social initiatives taken by the Social Forum. Rafeek Manchi, General Secretary, ISF Central Committee delivered the welcome note. Mohammad Asif compered the programme. The event was coordinated by Shah Faisal.
The Social Forum congratulated and thanked the Doctors, staff and management of Badr Al Samaa who rendered their service and contributed to the camp’s success. At the conclusion ceremony, a memento was presented to BADR Al Samaa in recognition for their ongoing commitment and dedicated service in the field of Healthcare.
Health Camps with free Medical check ups in Kuwait is a great contribution that will help the people of Kuwait to appreciate the contribution that the Medical community of India can extend to so many, including the local natives. Some times the people can consider the free check ups as an additional means of consulting with new people and generate new opinion about their health. Any additional guidance derived about our health with no additional cost is always to our advantage. In America, the Indian communities have a group called “Doctors without Borders” who provide each week end hundreds of… Read more »