Information on the Diabetic Camp.

Held on the 3^rd and 4^th September, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, the total number of patients screened was 37, of which 26 were found to be Diabetic. This is a 70% positive hit rate. This Camp has been instrumental in improving and prolonging the life of 26 people in the local community and must be deemed a success. 

Dr. Shreekanth Hegde, the lead Diabetologist at this new facility in Goa was pleased with the result. He is the Doctor in Charge of this world class clinic which is run at a low charge rate for the patients. This Clinic, ‘Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre’ is the first of its kind in Goa. However, it is a pan India organisation and Dr. Mohan is highly respected in this field across the world. The Centre has links with the World Health Organisation and the International Diabetes Federation. The Goa Branch can be contacted on 0832 -2462811/2462911. Appointments can also be made via email to appointments-goa@drmohans.com  or via their website http://drmohansdiabetes.com .

On Wednesday, W. Bros. D.V. Borkar, J.C. Patel and G. Richard Gould attended along with Bros. Bhanu Patel and Prasad Borkar (as photographer) attended as Greeters.

On Thursday, W. Bros. Anastacio Colaco, J.C. Patel, Pankaj Saraf, G. Richard Gould along with Bros. Bhanu Patel, V.K. Manohar attended as Greeters.

The ‘lead’ for this Camp was W. Bro. J.C. Patel and the Worshipful Master thanks both him for his efforts, Bro. Prasad Borkar as photographer and all Brethren who helped in distributing flyers for the Camp.