Kuwait: Indian Social Forum (ISF), a socio-cultural organisation of Indians in Kuwait, in association with Badr-Al-Samaa conducted a Free Health Camp on August 25 at Badr-Al-Samaa Medical Centre, Farwaniya.
Hundreds of expatriates including women and children benefited from the health camp. Free checkup including Fasting Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, Total Cholesterol, SGPT (Liver Screening) and Creatinine (Kidney Screening) were provided for the participants. Majority of them made use of the free consultation from doctors specialised in General Medicine, Internal Medicine, Urology, Gynaecology, Paediatrics, General Surgery and Dentistry. This social initiative was a part of forum’s ongoing efforts aimed at creating health awareness among expatriates, especially the less privileged sections of Indian community.
The daylong event was formally inaugurated at 7:30 AM by Hassan Yusuf, social activist and former president of Karnataka Muslim Welfare Association. Abdul Razak, Administration Manager, Badr-Al-Samaa was present on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, he briefed about the lifestyle diseases. He noted that common people often fail to recognise symptoms of deceases at the early stage. Timely diagnosis and preventive measures need to be adopted for a healthy life, he advised.
ISF Karnataka Chapter President Imtiyaz Arkula elaborated the social initiatives taken by Social Forum. Rafeek Manchi, General Secretary, ISF Central Committee delivered the welcome note. Mohammad Asif anchored proceedings. The event was coordinated by Shah Faisal.
The forum congratulated the doctors, staff and the management of Badr-Al-Samaa for their service and contribution for the camp’s success. During the valedictory ceremony, a memento was presented to Badr-Al-Samaa in recognition of its ongoing commitment and dedicated service in the field of healthcare.
