Hundreds of vulnerable individuals in Kot Nawab Gortul, a remote mountainous area of Qambar Shahdadkot district, were provided with essential medical care and complete courses of free treatment, especially for TB and Hepatitis, at a recent one-day health camp.
The camp today was the result of a collaboration between the DHO Office Qambar Shahdadkot and Burj Consultant Foundation, officially inaugurated by Dr. Gulzar Ali Tanio, District Health Officer Qambar Shahdadkot; Nawabzada Lashkar Khan Chandio, a District Council member; and Dr. Syed Habib Shah Bukhari, Coordinator of the TB Control Program.
A dedicated team of male and female medical experts examined countless poor and deserving residents, including men, women, and children from this isolated area. The medical experts included Dr. Shahida Mughsi, Dr. Bisma Zia Asran, Dr. Santosh Kumar, Dr. Vikesh Kumar, Sadiq Shah, Dr. Beena Abro, Dr. Rubina Abro, Dr. Fatima, and Para.
Patients were provided with free medicines. Importantly, diagnostic tests for TB and Hepatitis were conducted on site, and those diagnosed with either disease were subsequently enrolled in a complete, free treatment program.
Officials, including Dr. Gulzar Ali Tanio, ADHO Dr. Syed Habib Shah Bukhari, Dr. Saddam Hussain Bhutto, Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Kamalani, Syed Nadeem Hussain Shah, and Imran Ali Bharo, confirmed that this awareness program was established in collaboration with social organizations Burj Consultant Foundation, Mamta Program, and Sarso.
They explained that the primary objectives were to provide direct primary health services to the local population, enable timely identification of diseases, and spread awareness regarding common infectious diseases.