You Helped Us Uplift Low-Income Communities With Free Healthcare in Pakpattan

Transparent Hands, in sponsorship with the Packages Foundation, organized a free medical camp and preventive healthcare session to make quality healthcare accessible to impoverished patients. This took place on May 10th, 2024, at the Biomass Purchase Center in Pakpattan.

Free Consultations, Medicines, and Diagnostic Tests

During the camp, 305 deserving patients received free consultations with expert doctors, along with free medicines and various diagnostic tests such as diabetes, uric acid, hepatitis B & C screenings, ultrasound, cholesterol, and blood pressure checkups.

Here is a summary of different diagnostic tests provided in this free medical camp. 

Diagnostic Tests	Total Number of Tests
HBV Screening	19
HCV Screening	19
Cholesterol	2
Uric acid	16
BSR	35
Ultrasound	6
Total	97

Most Common Diseases

Most of the patients who sought consultation were suffering from fever, sore throat, chest infection, cough, seasonal allergies, abdominal pain, diarrhea, toothache, earache, constipation, scabies, body weakness, jaundice, body pain/joint pain, and high BP. 

Preventive Healthcare Session

One of our expert doctors conducted a dedicated preventive healthcare session that focused on educating attendees about the prevention and management of scabies.

Impact

The free medical camp held in Pakpattan had a profound impact on the lives of 305 deserving patients and their families, providing crucial healthcare services that were otherwise inaccessible due to financial constraints. The provision of free medical consultations and diagnostic tests addressed their immediate health needs, leaving a lasting positive influence.

Moreover, the camp’s preventive healthcare sessions played a vital role in raising health awareness among participants, empowering them to take proactive measures against various health issues.

Transparent Hands owes its ability to expand high-quality healthcare services to underserved populations in remote and rural areas to the unwavering generosity of numerous donors. Their support has been instrumental in advancing Transparent Hands’ mission.

Medical Camp Team

The medical camp team consisted of 13 members, including one supervisor, four doctors (three males and one female), one lab technician, one pharmacist, two patient registrars, 2 crew members, one staff nurse, and one photographer.