Description
Our Medical Outreach program is aimed at reaching the unreachable, (those in the rural areas) to create awareness in the community, to educate the community on health and well-being, and to provide relevant medical intervention needed.
OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH
- To identify people with specific health needs
- To provide appropriate treatment/ intervention
- To develop and maintain a relationship with the local community and the state government.
- To create an effective awareness of health and well being in the rural areas.
- To educate the community for promoting, maintaining, and improving individual, family, and community health.
SERVICES OFFERED IN OUR OUTREACHES
- General Clinic
Over 600 people were identified with high level of High blood pressure, diabetes, and malaria.
- Eye Clinic
A high number of cataract cases were presented requiring immediate attention, Surgical cases and chronic illness were referred to tertiary center to access free surgery. Through generous donations from our sponsors, the Eye Clinic was able provide eye drops, medication and 350 free reading glasses to adults and children.
- Children’s Clinic
The Children clinic provided care to over 159 children. Surveillance of kidney disease in children, using urine dipstick testing kit. Nutritional assessment of children using auxology. They were treated accordingly, and other surgical cases were referred, I6 children were referred.
- Health Education
The Health promotion unit, organized a training session, with one of the general practitioners, to empower our audience to care for themselves (their children or neighbors) by increasing their knowledge and skills.
- Counselling
Our Psychologist provide counselling services to whoever needed it.
We enlighten people on the danger of Diabetes and High blood pressure. The people widely accept the training and questions are answered. We also counsel individuals that test HIV positive after a retrovirus test is given and we refer them to the hospital where they would receive free HIV treatment.
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