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HJ Foundation offers free medical consultations in Mbuji-Mayi

From Radio Okapi · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The HJ Foundation is providing free medical consultations, diagnoses and medicines at Don Bosco Stadium in Mbuji-Mayi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai-Oriental province.
  • The campaign covers ophthalmology, pediatrics and general medicine, with screening for malaria, hypertension and diabetes and free glasses for some eye-care patients.
  • Residents welcomed the initiative because it provides access to specialized care that many people cannot easily afford.

For several days, the HJ Foundation of Kinshasa has been bringing free medical consultations to Don Bosco Stadium in Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai-Oriental. The campaign offers ophthalmology, pediatrics and general medicine.

We screen for malaria, hypertension, diabetes and ophthalmology, and all of this comes with free medicines.

· Sahira MoudjiThe HJ Foundation director-general described the services offered during the campaign.

Nurses conduct consultations and diagnoses on site. Patients who need treatment receive medicines at no cost from the foundation’s medical team. The campaign screens for malaria, hypertension and diabetes, and provides free glasses in some ophthalmology cases.

“We screen for malaria, hypertension, diabetes and ophthalmology, and all of this comes with free medicines,” said Sahira Moudji, the foundation’s director-general.

If I had gone to the hospital, they would first have asked me for money to buy the registration form and medicines. Here, I had the examinations and received the medicines for free.

· PatientA patient explained why the free campaign made medical care accessible.

Residents said the initiative has opened access to specialized care that is often expensive. One patient said: “If I had gone to the hospital, they would first have asked me for money to buy the registration form and medicines. Here, I had the examinations and received the medicines for free.”

A breath of fresh air

· ResidentsSome residents used the phrase to describe the impact of the campaign.

The foundation describes the campaign as a community-health effort designed to bring care closer to residents and strengthen prevention. At the stadium, some people called it “a breath of fresh air”, while others described it as “a humanitarian gesture that came at exactly the right time.”

A humanitarian gesture that came at exactly the right time

· ResidentsOther residents praised the timing and humanitarian value of the initiative.
About this summary

Originally published by Radio Okapi in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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