Lahore: A free sugar camp will be held at Lahore General Hospital on
November, 14, the World Sugar Day wherein a number of 1,000 sugar
patients would be facilitated for all kinds of necessary medical free of
cost. Moreover medical experts will guide and aware the patients and
their attendants about the preventive measures against sugar.
An
awareness walk and seminar will also be held in which doctors, nurses,
student nurses, paramedical staff and prominent political and social
figures will participate.
This was informed by Prof. Dr. Tariq
Salah-ud-din, Principal Post Graduate Medical Institute and Lahore
General Hospital while presiding over a meeting here today. The meeting
was attended by Medical Superintended LGH Dr. Zafar Ikram, Sugar
Specialist Dr. Imran Hassan Khan, Dr. Marya Aslam and other senior
doctors.
Prof. Dr. Tariq Salah-ud-Din said that separate
counters would be established for male and female patients at free sugar
camp organized by Medical Unit One to be held on World Sugar Day on
November 14.
Patients will not be charged token fee instead,
they would be given prizes by the pharmaceutical companies having their
stalls on this occasion. He said that doctors from departments of
Surgery, Urology, Medial, Gynecology, Eye and Pediatrics would also be
available at the camp to guide the sugar affectees and give them the
suitable consultancy. He said that the hospital administration has also
finalized arrangements to save the computerized data of all the sugar
patients coming to LGH on November 14 and after.
Dr. Tariq said
that sugar has become a fast spreading disease and its major causes are
over eating, to avoid physical exercise and family background. He said
that doctors should also aware the patients about the preventive
measures while giving them the treatment. He emphasized the young
doctors to focus on knowledge and research in order to rid modern
diseases of current age. Online
