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Free Medical Camp held in St Thomas Church, Ammembal

Mar 17, 2020

A Free Medical Health Camp was organized by FMHMC on the Eve of International Women's day on 08.03.2020 at St. Thomas Church Ammembal under the supervision of Dr. Vilma D' Souza HOD & Professor, department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Dr. Jacintha Monterio, Professor department of Organon of Medicine on the theme of "Women's health care and Medical complaints". 

 

The Health camp was held on 08th March 2020 at Ammembal church. Before the Eucharistic celebration there was brief  introduction on general health awareness talk given by Dr. Sr Mabel, a postgraduate student of FMHMC followed by Eucharistic Mass offered by Rev. Fr. Roshan Crasta, Administrator of Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College and Rev. Fr. Lawrence Mascharenas, the Parish Priest of Ammembal church.

 

This was followed by inauguration of the programme by Lighting of the Lamp.  After the Inauguration, awareness talk was given for Women on "Women's Health Care and Homoeopathic Management" by Dr. Vilma Dsouza, HOD, & Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

 

Meanwhile for men and children who attended the camp separate registration and general Health checkup including blood pressure, GRBS (diabetic) and weight checkup was done.

 

After the Women's awareness talk there was separate counter for women's registration and General health checkup.

 

There were total 212 members attended this camp including children, men and women. Out of 211 members, 30 members registered for women's health camp alone and 182 members including men, children and women other than genital complaints registered for medical camp.

 

The Staff and PG's took the cases and Interns dispensed the medicines.  Laboratory staff checked the Hb and GRBS test.

 

The members who attended the camp benefited with the free medical checkups and free Hb and GRBS test, free treatment for the future follow-ups at deralakatte for 1 month and 50%  Medical health card facilities for one year.

 

The Parish Priest and the women's society of Amembal church organized this camp in a very systematic way and  provided morning breakfast and afternoon lunch for all those attended  for the camp.

 

The vehicle started from Kankanady premises at 7.30am sharp and reached to Amembal church at 8.15am.  Returned back from Church at 2.00pm and reached to the kankanady campus at 3.05pm.