With heavy rains and bad drainage increasing the risk of water-borne diseases in Ar Rosaries, Blue Nile State, UNMIS recently set up a free medical camp for its needier residents.
Pakistani Medical staff distributing medicines
Located on the Nile near the state capital, Ed Damazin, Ar Rosaries lacks medical facilities to treat its population of about 30,000. Acting on a request from local authorities, UNMIS' Pakistani contingent set up a one-day medical camp on 10 September in one of the town's schools.
The camp boasted separate waiting and registration areas for men and women, eight outpatient departments and a dressing station. Nine medical officers, including two women, and 17 paramedics treated patients with the help of eight interpreters.
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Woman doctor treating female patient
Of 1,008 patients who flocked to the free clinic, some 429 were men, 246 were women and 333 children. They suffered from a variety of illnesses, including upper respiratory tract infection, diarrhea, malaria, anemia, worm infestations, skin diseases and urinary tract infections.
The camp was the sixteenth the Pakistani army has organized throughout Blue Nile State since October 2005. Some 7,000 people have been treated.
Pakistani doctor treating patient brought by donkey cart
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