Two mobile medical clinics begin screening for cancer in Al-Mukharram and Al-Mishrifah in the countryside of Homs

Within the framework of the national campaign to screen for cancer in Homs, the two mobile clinics in Al-Mukharram and Al-Mishrifah areas began their work today by receiving citizens wishing to undergo free check-ups for breast, cervix and prostate cancers.

Head of reproductive health in Homs Health Directorate and the executive supervisor of the campaign, Dr. Muhammad al-Aboud, indicated that in order to ensure the broadest benefit for the residents of those areas, free transportation will be provided from neighboring population centers to the two clinics and vice versa, in coordination with the governorate. He pointed out that the two mobile clinics in Raqama and Rastan will finish their work within this week.

Head of the health district in Al-Mukharram, Dr. Esmat Dallah, described the citizens’ turnout for the mobile clinic since this morning as good, indicating that it was located opposite to the health center to ensure the ease and convenience of conducting examinations and obtaining medical services for citizens.

Dr. Dallah indicated that the clinic, which will provide its free services until the 13th of this month, will provide screening tests for cancer to citizens coming from the nearby villages, while the residents of remote villages will be transferred to the mobile clinic and returned by means of a specific transportation campaign.

Regarding the work of the mobile clinic in Al-Mishrifah, the head of the fourth health zone, Dr. Muhammad Al-Abbas, said that it receives the people of Al-Mishrifah and its surroundings and will continue to provide its services until the 24th of this month.

It is noteworthy that the campaign to screen for cancer in Homs will continue until the 10th of next January.