Over 1,200 workers benefited from the free medical camps organised by the AMU Alumni Association Qatar (Amuaaq) and AMU Alumni Toastmasters Club over three consecutive Fridays as part of India@75 (Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav) and on the occasion of International Labour Day in association with Abeer Medical Centre.
The first camp on May 5 was inaugurated by Abdulla al-Mohannadi, legal advisor in the Qatar Ministry of Labour. Over 350 workers had a medical check up and had their blood sugar, cholesterol and uric acid level checked.
Over 500 people benefited from the second camp on May 12. Indian Sports Centre president E P Abdur Rahman was the chief guest and Indian Community Benevolent Forum president Shanavas Bava, former president Vinod Nair and Kabir of Radio FM 107, were the guests of honour.
The third free camp on May 19, benefited over 350 workers. Khwaja Nizamuddin Ahmad, chairman, Telangana Wefare Association was the chief guest and general secretary Naved Dastghir, the guest of honour.
The initiative was supported by the Singh Sewa Group, Overseas Friends Welfare Association and Nepalese Workers Welfare Association. Besides staff and doctors from the Abeer Medical Centre Industrial area, a panel of doctors from AMU healthcare group in Qatar offered their services at the camp. These included Amuuaq president Dr Nadeem Jilani, Dr Syed Intekhab Alam, Dr Sikandar Aftab, Dr Ashna Nusrat, Dr Imtiaz Salim, Dr Musharraf Shamim and Dr Imran Mumtaz.
Amuaaq chairman Jawed Ahmad and board member Sanjiv Kumar Sharma oversaw the smooth running of camps while Faisal Naseem, Farman Khan, Mamnoon Bangash, Farrukh Farooqi, Saima Rafat, Imaduddin Ahmad, Abad Khan, Dr Mohamed Nayeem Aman, Poonam Sharma, Syed Shahabuddin, Mahjabeen Hussain and Asma Naz volunteered to guide the patients. Vice-president Mohamed Faisal Naseem thanked all the stakeholders.
