Sri Lanka Embassy in Bahrain organises free medical camp

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Al Hilal Group Medical Centre CEO Dr Sharath Chandran, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Bahrain Dr. Saj Mendis, and Sri Lanka Club President Rizvi Ahmed, along with members of Sri Lankan community and doctors and officials of Al Hilal Hospital, posing with a banner of the “Privilege Card”, which extends discounts on all medical services and consultations to members of Sri Lankan community in Bahrain

Organisers of the medical clinic, doctors and staff of Al Hilal Hospital and Executive Members of Sri Lanka Club, with Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain Dr. A. Saj U. Mendis

Sri Lankan nationals, including Dr. Mendis, being examined by clinician and medical staff at the Medical Clinic held at the Al Hilal Hospital in close coordination with Embassy of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Club

Initiative in partnership with Al Hilal Hospital and SL Club to commemorate Independence Day of Sri Lanka

The Al Hilal Hospital, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and Sri Lanka Club, in close association with the Embassy of Sri Lanka, conducted a free mega medical clinic and camp at the Al Hilal Hospital premises, to coincide with the 71st Independence Day Celebrations of Sri Lanka. Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain Dr. A. Saj U. Mendis stated that well over 350 Sri Lankan expatriates domiciled in the Kingdom of Bahrain visited the Al Hilal Hospital to obtain medical and dental services such as lipid profile testing, diabetes and hypertension treatment, gynaecology, paediatrics, urology, and complete body check-up including vital internal organs, as well as free specialist consultations, among others, totally free of charge.

Sri Lanka Club in Bahrain President Rizvi Ahmed, former President Mohammed Muneer, and Executive Members of Sri Lanka Club, initiated this selfless and humanitarian service along with the Al Hilal Hospital and the Embassy, in order to extend medical and clinical services and other medical tests and examinations to all Sri Lankan nationals, mostly to the less privileged Sri Lankans in Bahrain at this auspicious Independence Day Celebrations. The opening remarks were made by Al Hilal Group Medical Centre CEO Dr. Sharath Chandran, highlighting the vitality and criticality of one’s health and well-being. Senior physicians of Al Hilal Hospital illustrated to the visitors and patients the various aspects of health-related sicknesses and diseases and how to detect or avert them, among others. Ambassador Dr. Mendis also accentuated the fact that regular medical check-ups, at least once in six months, is critically important, since any sickness or condition be it high/low blood pressure, diabetes, complications related to cardiology, lungs, and kidneys, to even cancer can be detected at a burgeoning and early stage, thus enabling to obtain appropriate and pertinent medical treatment. Both Sri Lanka Club President Rizvi Ahmed and Al Hilal Hospital Head of Operations echoed similar sentiments and views regarding the medical camp, in their respective addresses.

The key feature of this free medical camp and clinic was that all who visited were given a Privilege Card titled “Exclusively for Sri Lankan Community”, with a discount of between 20% to 50% on all consultation and services.