Wednesday, September 12, 2012

CHURCH SCREENING 29th JULY

  • After the main service at the Lord's Pentecostal Church International, medical personel from the International Health Care Clinic gave a comprehensive variety of medical tests to all members of the congregation.

  • Fortunately, no positive cases were found, but the relevant numbers published are as follows, which shows the number of people tested:
    • Hepatitis B= 22
    • HIV= 35
    • VDRC=3
    • Malaria=11
    • PSA=2
    • Tuberculosis=3
    • Prostate=1

  • Other tests given were blood pressure, BMI, breast screenings and hearing checks.

  • All ages were tested, from young children to the elderly and a cross-section of the population attended, happy and successfully encouraged to test for the above diseases and viruses.
  • Overall, the day was very successful and ran smoothly. Relevant counselling was given to all members of the congregation and a large amount attended. Also, several contacts were made for future visits to different branches of the Lord's Pentecostal Church Internationl, which will be developed further.