Chennai Skyline Lions  Club
Chennai Skyline Lions  Club
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Oct 16

HEALING TOUCH FOR THE PEOPLE IN NEED

Lions Club of Chennai Skyline conducted a free multi-speciality medical camp today at Madrasa-I-Mohiudeen Pitchai, Dadashamakaan. The camp covered the dwellers in and around Dadashamakaan, Pattalam and Otteri. As a publicity source, fliers were distributed in the areas selected.

The free health check-up camp saw a good turnout as many visitors came forward to get their overall health checked & monitored by trained paramedics. Over 166 persons were screened by Apollo Hospital and Sight Care Foundation doctors, medical and optometrists team.

A team of doctors and the medical team carried out General Health Check-up, Vision, Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure tests and conducted ECG tests besides providing diet consultations to the participants.

By the end of the camp, a total of 156 patients were provided free-of-cost eye tests, 68 reading glasses were provided on the spot and 48 patients requiring prescription glasses were identified to be handed over at a later date. Around 12 patients who require cataract surgical care were guided to report to supporting hospitals for further investigations and free cataract surgery.

Our heartfelt appreciation and immense gratitude to Lion *Abdul Rahim* for offering his premises to conduct the free medical camp.

The following members of the club attended the camp :

Lion Abdul Rahim & Lion Zarina Rahim, Lion Prasad Hari Parulekar, Lion Ghouse Babu, Lion Ayub Bakshi, Lion Mushahid Hussain (Secretary) and Lion Mohammed Arif (President).

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