Guest guest Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Free checks draw crowd By Mereseini MarauSaturday, August 22, 2009 + Enlarge this image Dr Anne Poczykowska attends to elderly women at Lomary for free on Thursday. A TEAM of 32 doctors and nurses provided free medical service to people of Navua and surrounding areas at the Lomary Catholic Primary School on Thursday. The team includes six general practitioners, four nurses, three dentists, one dental processor, two eye specialists, three pharmacists and two gynaecologists. They are members of Sathya Sai Organisation of Australia -- a non-governmental organisation. Team leader Dr Gunu Naker said they saw more than 3000 people at Tavua, Ba, Sigatoka and Navua. "Many people come for eye check, blood pressure, heart check and skin rash," Dr Naker said. "Some problems we had were people didn't bring their medication and glasses, so we are unable to offer much advice whether they should continue with that medication or start with the ones we give," he said. The main aim of the group was to provide free medical service to people in rural areas, who would otherwise could not go to hospital because they can't pay for transportation. "We met the Ministry of Health and they informed us which areas needed medical attention and we visited them." Ranadi Rokosalu had a free check at Lomary. "I am happy because some of us from the interior find it hard to go to Suva for expert advice." The team was in Nadi yesterday. sourced: http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=127836 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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