KARACHI: A large number of people showed up at fourth edition of HOPES Health Expo to avail free screening, vaccination and treatment facilitates, which was organised  by students of Karachi Medical and Dental College on Sunday, said an official press release.

Over 20 types of free screenings were offered in collaboration with measure of Pakistan’s muchable institutes such as Indus Hospital, Chugtai Lab, aid International Welfare Believe etc. The event also offered free refer toation and awareness sessions on 20+ medical and dental specialties by trained volunteers from all over city.

A First Aid Training workshop was organised in collaboration with Pakistan Red Crescent Society along with a workshop on Article writing and statistical analysis. Core stability clinic by Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, DUHS won best stall award for being most informative and audience engaging stalls over all.

There were fun games and activities for every age group. Towards end of day, there were two free cataract treatments awarded to expo participants via Fortunate Draw along with a trip to north of Pakistan. President HOPES, while speeching about event said: “HOPES Health Expo is a part of humane ideology of HOPES. I would like to thank God, our committed volunteers, our guests and all our visitors who made this event so successful.”

The event was inaugurated by Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra and attended by MNA Adeel Ahmed, Dr. Farooq Sattar, entertainer Sahir Lodhi, celebrity nutritionist Ghufaira Anees Saad, actress Nimra Khan and social media celebrities Karachi Vynz. The guests recognised and appreciated efforts of HOPES and pledged to help and carry mission of making healthcare free and accessible for all.

HOPES is a student run organisation based in Abbassi Shaheed Hospital since 1994 and supplys free of cost medical and diagnostic facilities to patients of Abbassi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases and Karachi Medical and Dental College.