By Adeel Alvi
KHAIRPUR: A One-Day Health Awareness Workshop & Medical Diagnostic Camp was organized by the Department of Biochemistry, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur in collaboration with Khairpur Medical College (KMC), Khairpur.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Hussain Shar, Dean Faculty of Natural Sciences and Prof. Dr. Taj Muhammad Lashari, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences jointly inaugurated the camp.
Prof. Dr. Abdul Hussain Shar said it is matter of immense pleasure for me that the Department of Biochemistry is organizing this community engagement activity. He said the Faculty Members and Students will be benefited from this camp.
Prof. Dr. Taj Muhammad Lashari said that the Department of Biochemistry is rendering marvelous academic and research services. Dr. Lashari appreciated the patronage of the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto for providing viable platform for such activity.
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Medical Officer Kousar Hospital, Khairpur briefed about health awareness, healthy food, life style. He stressed the need to avoid from junk and fatty food and advised the participants to participate in sports activism.
Earlier, Dr. Abdul Majid Ansari, Chairman Department of Biochemistry briefed the salient features of the workshop. He accorded special thanks to the sponsors of the camp.
Six Medical Officers from Kausar Hospital, Khairpur and Civil Hospital Khairpur enlighten the importance of healthy life style, diet and regular medical tests. Doctors also checked blood pressure, oxygen saturation, BMI, and advised the participants for medicine and change in life and food style.
The Research Officers and Technicians from Agha Khan Lab, LUMHS and A-One Lab performed the different biochemical tests that include ESR, BSR, Clotting Factor, Cholesterol, Uric Acid, Hb%, Hepatitis B & C, Malaria Parasite F & P, Typhoid and Blood Groups free of cost.
The workshop was arranged for the Final Year students of Department of Biochemistry to apprise them about commercial scale of lab systems and how to use commercially available kits used in routine. In addition, this workshop also provided a platform to students of final year, how to communicate with doctors on results and advice on behalf of biochemical tests.
Prof. Dr. Amir Ahmed Khuhro, Director Institute of I.R, Dr. Javed Ahmed Ujjan, Dr. Zulfiqar Ali Malik, Dr. Shaista Khan, Dr. Abdul Rehamn Phul, Dr. Sadia Qamar, Dr. Sanaullah, Dr. Saleem Rind, Mr. Ali Raza Lashari, Mr. Saleem Lashari, Mr. Maqbool, Mr. Parwan Ujjan and others attended the workshop.