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General Health Checkup and Cancer Screening Awareness Camp at St. Lawrence Basilica Hall, Karkala, Attur

Dec 16, 2025

A one-day general health check-up camp and cancer screening awareness camp was organized at – St. LAWRENCE BASILICA HALL, KARKALA, ATTUR on Sunday 14-12-2025 between 8.30 am to 1.00 pm.

Our camp team comprised doctors from departments of General Medicine, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Speech & Hearing, ENT and Surgical Oncology along with hospital laboratory and nursing personnel.

A total of 100 people attended the camp to use the many services available. A total of 32 people benefited from speech and hearing services (16 audiology patients and 16 Voice disorder patients). Speech and hearing professionals in attendance were Ms. Hadline Rechael Noronha (Audiologist Grade I), Ms. Lavita D’souza (Speech-language pathologist Grade I), Ms. Herline and Ms. Roby (PG students). Each patient received a case history, otoscopic assessment, and screening audiometry and speech assessment. Those who did not pass the hearing and speech screening received referrals via a camp referral card and were counselled to administer detailed diagnostic testing at Father Muller Medical Hospital at concessional rates.