Medical Camps
PMMO organized free Medical camps to provide health services and create an environment where the under privileged community gets sensitized abut health issues. Thousands of poor people in village and urban areas attend the health camps.
These camps provide free tests for Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Hemoglobin etc and offer counseling and treatment by trained Doctors and Specialists. Free medicines are delivered to the poor. This community also has aging members who are not able to purchase health care and access the facilities due to the long distance and other joint problems that have demobilized them.
Apart from providing basic treatment and general check-up, the Medical Camps also help people to be aware of their health status. Often these camps provide support exclusively for adolescent girls and boys to inform them on reproductive and sexual health.
Specifically, PMMO Medical Camps seek to provide both preventive and curative treatment for common conditions in the community and refer those who require specialized treatment to the relevant hospitals. These camps play a significant role to create awareness and provide counseling on HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, and other life threating ailments.
They create awareness on the need for personal hygiene in prevention of serious disabling diseases such as eye and dental, which are prevalent in some slum areas due to dust and lack of adequate water. The free medical camps also encourage the use of available nutritious food products in the area and substance abuse among the community members
