4 day free medical camp concludes in Barabanki (UP); 1020 patients treated by US doctors

5 Dariya News

Barabanki 07-Feb-2017

Continuing its journey to northern India after treating 2,474 people in Hyderabad, the US based doctors volunteering for Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) annual India Health Initiative (IHI) treated 1020 patients at four day free medical camp in Barabanki (Uttar Pradesh).The free medical camp started on Friday Feb. 3rd in the historic Jahangirabad Institute of Technology Barabanki.Day one of the medical camp in Barabanki saw 171 patients treated for different ailments. On day two 269 patients, then 269 and 211 patients respectively on day 3rd and day fourth.The patients were provided with free medicines after free check-up of vital health signs. A mobile ambulance was kept at stand for the patients who were advised to go through clinical tests. All the test costs were borne by IMRC.More than one hundred patients were given spectacles to improve their vision.““These camps are organised every year for free for patients who cannot afford to go to private clinics, and these people are also welcome to be diagnosed and treated further in the campus clinic if the problems persist,” said Manzoor Ghori, Executive director IMRC.
The eighth annual initiative sees doctors from the USA: Dr. Irfan Moin (Geriatrics), Dr. Jerome Stefenko (General Surgeon), Dr. John Rosenberg (ER Physician), Dr. Farida Ghogawala (Gynaecologist), Dr. MK Ahmed (Paediatrician), Dr MY Ahmed (Surgeon), Dr Sana Ahmed (Paediatrician), Dr Mohammad Haq (Internal Medicine), Dr Noureen M Haroon (Ophthalmologist) and one Clinical Pharmacist, Tenzin Jangchup render their services at four camps in Hyderabad, four camps in Barabanki (UP) along with three more camps in line at Dehradun (Uttarakhand).After treating patients in Hyderabad and Uttar Pradesh, the US based doctors are now traveling to Dehradun, to treat patients from February 9th to February 11th.The India Health Initiative was started by IMRC in 2010. Since its inception, IMRC has successfully conducted seven India Health Initiatives comprising of medical camps across different rural areas, poor localities and slums in India. This annual program is unique because it provides basic education in healthcare with an emphasis on preventive health care to the community and provides technical training to the local doctors and medical students.