(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
The AMU Alumni Association Qatar (AMUAAQ) alumni of Aligarh Muslim University in Qatar conducted its 1st free medical camp in association with IMARA Medical Centre Qatar at Imara Medical Centre, opposite Grand Mall, in Asian Town on Friday.
The expatriates including family, kids, executives and workers were offered free general consultation and other consultations in general physician, family medicine, gynecology, pediatric, cardiology, radiology, ophthalmology, dental check-up, dietetic, blood pressure, blood sugar, BMI, cupping therapy (Hijama) and physiotherapy by the team of dedicated doctors and medical field professionals.
The camp also created awareness about organ donation among the participants by HMC team.This free medical camp benefited nearly 250 expatriates.There were also awareness briefing by experts on various topics.
According to AMU Alumni Association President Jawed Ahmad, Qatar's elite state medical institutions like Sidra Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Imara Medical Centre and prominent private centres offered their services at the medical camp including with AMU Alumni Doctors from said organisations.
Ambassador of Indian P Kumaran inaugurated the AMU Alumni Association Free Medical Camp. The Ambassador visited each section and met with Doctors and team and asked about any major findings and also met with patients.
The Ambassador highlighted the importance and benefit to the community. He appreciated the efforts of AMU Alumni Association Qatar and all those who are supporting it. He also witnessed the cupping therapy (Hijama) and considered it to be very unique & distinctive. Wet cupping (Hijama) requires a skin incision. The skin incision can be made either before or after cupping treatment. The cup is meant to suck out any impurities in the body which may include blood, toxins, fragmented blood cells, and tissue fluid.
Patients were also given discount coupon for eye glass and gifts from HMC Organ donors awareness team. Jawed Ahmad -AMU Alumni Association Qatar President said that the Association plans to organise more similar medical camps in future.
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