800 People Receive Free Medical Services at KEREGE in Bagamoyo, PWANI

The Rotary Club of Oyster Bay with a team of medical professionals and volunteers worked together to provide free medical services to Kerege residents in Bagamoyo. 

The full day camp took place on Sunday, November 27th, 2016 at Kerege Primary School.

A range of conditions including malaria, anaemia, diabetes and hypertension, ENT, skin, eyes and dental problems was screened for and treated, Other services provided in the camp included provision of free spectacles whichwere given to people with poor eyesight as well as HIV counseling and testing.

Ante-natalcounseling and free obstetric kits were provided to pregnant women, HIV testing as well as cervical cancer testing was also done at the medical camp, For the first time, washable sanitary pads including hygiene education provided to young girls.

Speaking during the event, Alfred Woiso, President of the Rotary Club of Oyster Bay said, “We happy to be here once again and glad to see that people have come out in numbers. We have seen about 800 patients who came with various problems. We have a lot of people with diabetes and high blood pressure. There seems to be a need to expand our services and tackle a wider range of diseases in our next camps.”

The medical camp was attended by over 800 hundred people from Kerege and neighboring villages. This is the sixth time that the Rotary Club of Oyster Bay has hosted the medical camp at Kerege with the aim of supporting Kerege residents in getting medical services that they would otherwise have not been able to afford.

The Medical Camp was sponsored by Diamond Trust Bank and organized in partnership with the Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Vital Supplies, Whitedent, vClick Concepts Inc, MAK Books and Brains, ABACUS Pharmaceuticals, Fazel Foundation with Rotarians and Rotaractors.