MORE THAN 6500 PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM in GMC Hospitals in Ajman, Sharjah and Fujairah

Serving the society with an aim to promote good health. The neediest of the society

benefitted from the camps organized by GMC Hospitals.

Gulf Medical College Hospital and Research Center (GMC Hospitals) in Ajman, Sharjah

and Fujairah created health awareness through the Free Mega Health Camp held

simultaneously in all its hospitals in Ajman, Sharjah and Fujairah on Friday the 21st

September 2014 from 09.00 am to 05.00 pm. More than 6500 people thronged the

hospitals, most of them came from labor camps and industries in Ajman, Sharjah, RAK,

Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain, said Mr. Akbar Moideen Thumbay, Director Healthcare

Operations of Thumbay Group.

The camp was inaugurated in GMC Hospital Ajman by Prof. Gita Ashok Raj, Provost of

Gulf Medical University.

A team of Specialist Doctors, Consultants, Nurses and volunteers conducted free

consultations and checkups in Cardiology, Internal Medicine, General Surgery,

Gynecology, Pediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Dermatology, Family

Medicine, Urology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, and Dental specialties.

In addition to this, free Blood Pressure Checkup, Blood Sugar Checkup; BMI Checkups

were carried out to create awareness about diabetes and hypertension which has a

high incidence in the region. The visitors were also offered free medicines besides the

50% discount on Laboratory and Radiology (X-ray, CT, Ultrasound etc.) investigations.

Patients can avail the Follow-up check-ups for free in the next 15 days. As part of

the hospital promotion free medicines, informative brochures, health packages, were

distributed to the visitors.

This is our annual event, which is organized to create awareness on various health

issues. We always get overwhelming response for our Free Health Camps, said Akbar

Moideen Thumbay. The camp has generated lot of interest amongst the people and we

helped more than 6500 people, which is a record till date. A lot of families also came to

the camp.

GMC HOSPITAL FUJAIRAH:

HE Suhail al Qadi, Chairman Red Crescent Society Fujairah inaugurated the camp.

More than 2200 people visited GMC Hospital Fujairah. We have witnessed a distinct

increase in Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology cases in this camp, informed Dr.

Manish Singhal, hospital administrator. Thumbay Pharmacy distributed free medicines

worth over Dhs. 20000.

GMC HOSPITAL AND DENTAL SPECIALTY CENTER SHARJAH has seen over 1100

patients. Majority of the cases were in Ophthalmology, Orthopedics and dentistry.

Company executives and families attended the camp. Being a specialized teaching

hospital, our students too have benefited from the camp. They have seen more than

350 dental patients, said the hospital administrator Dr. Sameer.

FREE MEGA HEALTH CAMP EXCLUSIVELY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN TO BE

HELD ON 9TH OCTOBER.

Owing to the needs of the society and based on our study during the previous camps,

GMC Hospitals in Ajman, Sharjah and Fujairah will be holding a Free Mega Health

Camp exclusively for pregnant women on the 9th

Moideen Thumbay. Those who register on the day, irrespective of their stage of

pregnancy, will get Special discounted delivery package, he said.

People can avail of this offer from 9 AM to 8 PM on Thursday, 9th   of October 2014.

Highly experienced doctors and experts from the Department of Obstetrics and

Gynecology will conduct a free consultation and Checkup for pregnant woman.

We would like to continue with these camps and offer high quality, affordable healthcare

through all our hospitals. I wish to thank our entire team, especially our doctors, who

spared no effort to provide complete healthcare services to the people, he concluded.