DOHA: Qatar Charity held a health camp for its sponsored orphans in Pakistan with free medical checkup and activities to raise awareness about hygiene and environmental cleanliness. Hundred orphans benefited from the event.
It was organised by QC office in Islamabad in coordination with “Al-Islah Center” that takes in the orphans sponsored QC in Mardan City- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
The camp was supervised by a medical team that consisted of three doctors and nurses. The team spent a whole day examining over 100 orphans for weight, blood pressure, respiration, sensitivity, and infectious and dermatological diseases.
The doctors also examined the orphans’ teeth, eyes, and joints and secured the necessary medications. The “Islah Center” was instructed to refer the ones with diseases that required external treatment to nearby dispensaries for follow-up.
The doctors distributed leaflets that included general instructions about personal and general cleanliness within the shelter. The camp also distributed a hygiene bag to every orphan. Each bag contained soap bars, shampoo, a comb, a clipper, a towel, toothpaste, and a toothbrush.
Director of Al-Islah Orphans Center thanked the administration of QC office in Pakistan and the administration of QC in the main office in Qatar for offering this medical examination to the sponsored orphans.
QC provides for 3,870 orphans in Pakistan and Kashmir, 1400 of which live in seven shelters (internal departments) and 2,470 live with their own families.
QC had previously organised an educational and entertainment day for 200 of its sponsored orphans in Dheerkot region in the province of Bagh – Kashmir.
During the few first months of the current year, QC’s office in Pakistan built 18 mosques, dug 1,083 wells, and implemented 103 income-generating projects. It also built a multi-service compound, a shelter for the orphans, and a centre for handicraft training.
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