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Over 200 healthcare professionals and volunteers were honoured by the medical wing of Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) for their effort and time to be part of free medical camps from 2009 until 2019.
The honourees include 72 healthcare professionals - doctors, nurses, pharmacists, paramedics - and 129 general volunteers. They were felicitated by the ambassador of Pakistan to the UAE, Ghulam Dastgir.
"The journey of this camp began in 2009 when we decided to give back to the community by dedicating one day in a month to offer free consultations. Gradually, with the help of community members, what started as a small pool of just 10 doctors and eight volunteers, became a big group of over 100 doctors and 200 volunteers. This includes children as young as 14 years, who helped in guiding patients to the doctors, registering patients and giving them token numbers," said Dr Nighat Aftab, president of the PAD medical wing.
The medical wing has served over 25,000 patients in almost 120 free medical camps since 2009. The regular campaign is now transforming into the not-for-profit Pakistan Medical Centre, set to open this year before the holy month of Ramadan.
The medical camps are held on the last Friday of every month and includes free consultations with doctors such as orthopaedic specialist, endoctrinologists, gynaecologists, internal medicine specialists; opthalmologists, dentists, urologists, dermatologists, paediatricians and general physicians. Apart from offering free consultations, doctors advise patients on various conditions and offered follow-up treatments.
saman@khaleejtimes.com
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