Kembara 2 Gempa: Outreach Program 2

MEDICAL CHECKUP & HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

Date: 22^nd May 2010 / Saturday

Time: 8.00 am – 12.30 pm

Venue: Meunasah Gampong Paya Roh, Lampeuneurut, Banda Aceh

Participant: 65 residents of Gampong Paya Roh

Accompanying Officer: Bapak Baharudin, Village Head (Pak Keuchik)

Objectives:

1. To foster closer Islamic brotherhood among the team, as guest to the village, and the villagers.
2. To share the team’s medical knowledge with the villagers.
3. To put the team’s knowledge into practice by providing basic medical checkup and enlightening them concerning healthy lifestyle.

Tentative:

8.00am: Venue setting

8.30am: Arrival of villagers and village head

8.45am: Opening ceremony

o Welcoming remarks by Master of Ceremony, Sr. Nadzirah bt Abdullah

o Opening speech by Head of Gampong Paya Roh, Bapak Baharudin

9.00am: Medical check-up & Health exhibition:

o Blood pressure measurement

o Blood glucose measurement

o Waist circumference measurement

o Otoscopy and fundoscopy examination

o Consultation

o Exhibition on Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus

o Exhibition on hygiene and sanitation

o Exhibition on vector-borne diseases

o Exhibition and practical session on Breast Self Examination

o Breastfeeding campaign

12.15pm: Closing ceremony

Achievements:

• The program served as a good platform for the team to meet and mingle with the villagers and to strengthen Ukhuwwah Islamiyyah between guests and locals.
• The session had successfully conveyed the importance of adapting healthy lifestyle and screened for risks of hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus.
• The team had the opportunity to distribute research questionnaires among suitable residents.

Feedback:

• The locals took the program as a medium to strengthen ukhuwwah with the team.
• The new knowledge on healthy lifestyle was beneficial to the participants.