Free medical camps are set up with a sacred aim to bring awareness amongst the deprived population of the country who have no access to basic healthcare services or knowledge about the diseases they are suffering from. So, medical camps provide free medical advice, medicine to the unfortunate people and refer for specialized treatment or surgery whenever it is required. These camps make sure people are getting the healthcare at the right time, and seeing the doctor early enough before a small health problem turns serious.

Importance of medical camp:

Medical camps are conducted by health professionals to carry out a limited health intervention amongst the underprivileged community. The poor attend these camps to get free check-up and treatment. Getting the appropriate kind of health checkup is vital for every human being and while considering it, some important factors like age, lifestyle, family background, and risks are taken into account.

Health examinations and tests at the early stages of the illness can help to cure it faster and save a life before it can cause any damage. One can live longer and healthier only when the individual gets the right kind of health check-up, screening, and treatments. Even the most basic checkups can identify underlying illnesses.

Volunteering for better health

Voluntary Action Committee in Somalia (VACSOM) through our volunteers of medical professionals and related disciplines organized a free health camps in different locations in lower Shabelle and Benadir region. In those camps we have reached more than 5000 out patients in different camps.

VACSOM is best suited to continue provision of basic emergency health care services for those underserved and marginalized population particularly those living in the IDPs. Over the past ten (10) years we gained great experience in medical mobile camps and provision of emergency health care in critical circumstances. The funding request from our community is purely intended to meet this gap and so ensure continuous services delivery in the IDPs in the main cities in Somalia.