Some 1,029 patients were recently treated at a free medical camp in Regaiba, Blue Nile State, where public health facilities are desperately lacking.
The one-day clinic, organized by UNMIS' Pakistani contingent, was set up at a primary school with six outpatient departments - three for males and three for females. Of the locals who flocked to the camp, some 420 were men, 289 women and 320 children.
The most common diseases in Regaiba were anemia, malaria, weakness and other rainy season ailments, said Lt Col Sajik Naeem, Commanding Officer of the Pakistani hospital in Ed Damazine, the capital of Blue Nile State. Other ailments treated included upper respiratory tract infections, worm infestations, diarrhea, backache, urinary tract infections and skin diseases.
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Although the town had a population of nearly 15,000, it had no hospital and practically no medical services, said Omer Osman Abdullan, of Regaiba's local administration. "The citizens of the area suffer from lack of other public services, like drinking water and education."
The camp is the fifteenth the Pakistani contingent has organized since October 2005. "They supply these medical services to all parts of Blue Nile state, mainly targeting those who have none in their areas," said Sector Commander Col Khaled Mahmood.
Photos credited to Maj. Shambhu Singh, UNMIS |
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