Ajman: Gulf Medical hospitals in Ajman, Sharjah and Fujairah will organise free heath camps on Friday from 9am to 4pm.
A team of specialist doctors, consultants, nurses and volunteers will conduct free consultations and check-ups .
In addition, free check-ups for blood pressure, blood sugar and BMI (body mass index) will be carried out to create awareness about diabetes and hypertension which has a high incidence in the region. Visitors will also be offered free medicines besides the 50 per cent discount on laboratory and radiology (X-ray, CT, ultrasound, etc) investigations.
Patients can avail themselves of the follow-up check-ups for free in the next 15 days. As part of the hospital promotion, free medicines, hospital brochures and health packages will be given to all patients and visitors.
“This is our annual event, which is organised to create awareness on various health issues. We always get an overwhelming response for our free health camps,” said Akbar Moideen, Director of Operations-Healthcare and Retail Division of GMC Hospitals, UAE. He added: “As part of the corporate social responsibility of Thumbay Group we would like to help the public with free health camps every year, especially to those who do not have easy access to health care as it is expensive in this country. A lot of people across the UAE benefit from these camps.”
