Hundreds of workers benefit from HERO medical mission

Hundreds of workers from various expatriate communities benefited from HERO Qatar Medical Mission 2017 held at Al Aamal Services Camp in Al Shahaniyya yesterday. A total of 392 expats, mostly housekeeping staff who hail from Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, availed of the free medical services conducted by 52 volunteer doctors and nurses from the Filipino Medical Association Qatar (FMA-Q), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and the Philippine Nurses Association-Qatar (PNA-Q).
Among the free medical services offered were vital signs check, blood glucose test, cholesterol test, and Basic Life Support (BLS) training.
The activity, which ran from 8am till noon, was the third medical mission conducted by HERO Qatar, a non-profit Filipino organisation. This annual activity is held in labour camps on the outskirts of the city aimed at providing free medical services not only to Filipinos but also members of other expatriate communities.
“We are very happy to once again take the lead in reaching out to expats based in labour camps. Through our sponsors and partners we were able to offer free check-up and consultations. Many also received free medicines. In fact, there were about 11 remaining boxes of medicines that we turned over to PNA-Q so they can use them in their next mission,” said Henry Dimaano, founding chairman of HERO Qatar.
He thanked the volunteer doctors and nurses as well as the different groups who partnered with HERO Qatar in making this year’s medical mission a success.
This year’s medical mission was held in collaboration with PNA-Q, FMA-Q, Bayanihan ng Mga Manggagawa sa Konstruksiyon ng Qatar (BMKQ) and QRCS, and was supported by the United Filipino Organizations in Qatar (UFOQ) and the Alliance of Filipino Journalists in Qatar (AFJQ).