Free fever screening camp held in Old City

Talabkatta: To fight against the seasonal diseases and dengue, AIMIM (All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen) along with the doctors from Owaisi Groups of Hospitals organised a 'Free Fever Screening Medical Camp'. This was inaugurated by the Mayor, Bonthu Rammohan and AIMIM Chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi at Owaisi Health Center in Talabkatta on Wednesday.

The camp was bustling with huge number of people from surrounding areas, who came to avail the facility of free treatment. Sensitive cases with symptoms of dengue and malaria were also examined. Medicines including multi-vitamin, calcium tablets and syrups, pain killers worth Rs 10 lakh were distributed free among the patients in the camp.

In this camp awareness programme were also held in which the Mayor explained the locals how to prevent the spread of seasonal diseases. He asked them to keep their surroundings clean and to avoid throwing garbage on roads or in open place, turn over all the storage containers, when not in use to prevent growth of mosquitoes in water, he explained.

Asaduddin Owaisi said that additional 5 'Free Fever Screening Medical Camps' will be organised by AIMIM and Owaisi Groups of Hospitals in different locations of the City. This is the first camp which was conducted in Talabkatta and next camp will be organised in Karwan Constituency on September 20 in Tolichowki, then in Nampally Constituency, in Charminar Constituency in Khilwath area and last in Chandrayangutta constituency, by the end of this month, he added.

Owaisi also reminded that civic bodies in their meetings have decided to organise 20 free health camps in Hyderabad constituency by GHMC, which would be available for general public, where free blood tests would be conducted. He appealed the locals to avail free services.

He also said that the patients diagnosed with any disease were being examined and treated at the camp and being referred to Owaisi group of hospitals in case of emergency. "As per the Owaisi group of hospital's Managing Director Akbaruddin Owaisi, the hospital has decided to provide concession to patients on consultation, by charging only 50 per cent. I appeal the locals to avail the services of doctors from this free health camps," he added.

Asad also said that GHMC has released a pamphlet on observing this Friday as a dry day by drying up all the water containers to avert proliferation of dengue mosquitoes. MLA Yakutpura Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri, Charminar Zonal Commissioner B Srinivas Reddy, Local Corporators and others were present.