A medical camp was organized by the Inner Wheels Club of KL at Berjaya Mayasuria estates, Sg. Tenggi, Batang Berjuntai, on Sunday, 24 May ’09. The camp started as early as 9am and ended just after 3pm. Many volunteers, professional medical personnel and their support staff took part in this massive exercise.

The patients are the Poor and Disadvantaged, living around the area. Our Kapar families, about 54 of them attended this camp. They were accompanied by 7 chaperones from G2 (a church-based NGO from Kapar). They came by a chartered bus, early in the morning, and completed their medical check-up by 2pm. After a lunch of nasi lemak and iced coffee, they were transported back to Kapar.

Three children from Kapar were identified to require spectacles, whilst, three adults were diagnosed to require cataract operation. The operations were successfully performed in Aug ’09 free of charge by the Community Service Dept of the Tun Hussein Eye Hospital.

The medical camp went well as it was very organized and systematic. Even though the crowd was large, everything went smoothly. Each and every one of the personnel were very professional in their dealings and yet humane.

The coordinator of the camp, Ms Elizabeth Low was very efficient in handling crisis. Friends of Kapar are grateful for the opportunity to participate in this much needed medical camp. It is hoped that this will be held more regularly so as to benefit the Poor and the Disadvantaged.