MEDICAL OUTREACH - NIPAL PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL

 

On Sunday 28^th September 2014 President Jamir Ousman and members of the Rotary Club of Princes Town Trinidad and Tobago attended at the Nipal Presbyterian School, George Village towards conducting the Club’s medical outreach for the benefit of the residents of that Community.

 

The outreach was well attended by members of the Community with a steady flow of attendees from 9:00 a.m. and the Club was able to bring a range of different services offered at the outreach to the many persons who sought to avail themselves of the Club’s charitable efforts. 

 

Doctors Ronald Gobin, Kiran Premanand Nakkana, Valluri Pattabi Rama Rao and Kiran Kumar Vagolu provided free medical services for persons seeking medical attention as well as conducted testing for diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol. 

 

Dr. Amit Paryag provided free oral dental examinations and referrals as well as conducted a session with children and their parents on proper oral hygiene.  This service was well received by members of the Community and Dr. Paryag treated 36 patients.

 

The Club also had on hand its member Attorney at Law Debbie Roopchand who conducted a legal aid clinic for persons requiring legal advice. 

 

Volunteer Nurses from the Princes Town District rendered their services together with dedicated Rotarians and their partners in service who were present.   

 

Free medications and clothing were distributed to attendees.  

 

A total of 80 persons were recorded as having registered at the clinic towards accessing the various services. 

 

The Club records its thanks to Doctors Kiran Premanand Nakkana, Valluri Pattabi Rama Rao, Kiran Kumar Vagolu and Amit Paryag for volunteering their services in the service of the Club’s outreach programme. 

 

The Club also thanks all of its members and partners in service who attended and assisted in the many varied aspects for the efficient and successful conduct of the outreach. 

 

The outreach would not have been possible but for the efforts and energies of its Service Projects Director Rotarian Von Mohammed and the generous provision of the School premises by its Principal Anil Rampersad for conducting the outreach and the Club and sincerely thanks them.

 

In giving of this service to the Community the Club seeks to do its part to Light Up Rotary by spreading the message of service and by so doing light up the world.

 

Debbie Roopchand

Press Office

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