Students of Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical & Dental College Lahore organised a Community Health Fair on Sunday at Kindney Centre, Shaikh Zayed Hospital.
Shaikh Zayed Hospital Chairman and Dean Prof Dr Zafar Iqbal inaugurated the fair whose basic was to raise health awareness among the local population via a number of informative, innovative and fun-filled activities. The primary objectives were to promote positive health behavior to eradicate numerous health-related myths and educate families on taking care of themselves.
Stalls were set up in colorfully decorated tent in which fun activities were used to educate the public about different illnesses. People were educated about diabetes, heart diseases, kidney diseases, lung diseases, hazards of smoking, and cancer etc.
People learnt a lot about illness that they were previously unaware about. Stalls for Oral Hygiene awareness provided free toothpastes and children also played games in order to win prizes. Face painting and puppet show were also available for children. Rescue 1122 ambulance tour and CPR lessons were also available to educate people about health emergencies.
In a free medical camp, free tests and consultation was given to the patients. The tests included Body Mass Index (BMI), Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, Hepatitis B and C Screening, Cholesterol and Bone Density Scan tests. More than 700 people benefited from these tests.