KITALE TWO DAY FREE SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CAMP
The event marked the climax of 2014/2015 MSAUN events. The major camp was held in
Trans- Nzoia primary school in Kitale, Trans- Nzoia County which was successful.
The team comprised of 24 Medical Practitioners and 90 Medical students, both male and
female bringing total volunteers to 114. A camp was set up at Trans-Nzoia Primary School on
the early morning of Saturday 18th April and teams divided into the following departments:
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Triage and Vitals
Internal Medicine(male and female)
Paediatrics
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Surgery
Ophthalmology
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Laboratory
SURGICAL
Led by Surgical resident Dr
the surgical department:
LIPOMAS
DERMOID CYST
OTHER MINOR SURGERIES
CIRCUMCISIONS
Rizwan Salyani and Dr Azim Uddin, the following were done in
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3
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40
DENTAL CASES
Taiba Medical centre's dental team led by Dr. Azim Uddin performed for the following
dental cases:
GENERAL DENTAL CASES
130
IMPACTED
OPERCULECTOMY
5
1
EYE
With the support of Centers for Health & Education Programmes (CHEPs), led by Dr Muhsin
Sheriff:
TOTAL SEEN
775
CATARACTS DIAGNOSED AT CAMP 40
READERS GLASSES DISPENSED
281
EYEDROPS GIVEN
538
OTHER DIAGNOSES
70
100 cataracts surgeries were performed at Kitale District Hospital by Dr. Rono, free of
charge and fully sponsored by CHEPs.
PATIENTS SEEN PER DEPARTMENT:
MEDICINE:
764
EYE:
775
PAEDIATRICS
256
DENTAL:
136
SURGERY:
81
OBS/GYN:
75
The OBs/Gyn department was led by Prof Zahida Qureshi and Dr Rukiya Almaawiya and saw
75 cases.