Personal hygiene is one of the major health issues detected during a free medical camp attended by over 1,500 low income workers and organised by Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF) on Friday.
Held at the Medical Commission premises in Abu Hamour, the camp was supported by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF).
There were free medical tests and check-up during the camp and free medicines were given to the attendees.
“Among the 60-odd people I saw so far, several had personal hygiene problems. Among them, many had bacterial deposits in their mouth resulting in gum and teeth related problems,” said Dr Prajeesh, one of the physicians who had offered consultation in the medical camp.
“The bacterial deposits cause their gums to go down. There is also mobility of the teeth. Moreover, there are stains on their teeth because of the constant use of tobacco and other chewing substances,” added Dr Prajeesh.
A yoga session at the medical camp
Some of the other major metabolic syndromes, diagnosed during the checkup were high blood pressure and diabetes. “About one to two out of ten visitors had high blood sugar while two to three out of ten were diagnosed with high blood pressure. In most cases, the diabetes patients were taking medicine while many of the people with hypertension were not aware of their condition,” said a paramedical staff monitoring the metabolic conditions.
Earlier, the camp was inaugurated by Indian ambassador P Kumaran in the presence of Qatari officials and Indian community leaders. QF's chief operations officer Mohamed al-Naimi, health and safety director Mohamed Bakhamis, and Medical Commission's administrative specialist Abdulrahim Mohamed al-Mushiri were among the dignitaries at the event.
ICBF officials led the camp and provided all the assistance for the workers during the forenoon camp. A team of specialist doctors from the Indian Doctors Club and other medical entities in Qatar were at hand to provide medical consultation for the workers at the camp.
Hamad Medical Corporation and Wellcare Group provided free medicines.
