The Mass Miniature Radiography (MMR) is being carried out with the collaboration of Pakistan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (PATA), Rotary Club Ludwigshafen-Rheinschanze (Germany) Rotary Club (Karachi) and the MMR Committee of Pakistan. A specialized X-Ray Machine is fitted in a Van with a generator and laboratory facilities for developing X-Ray film rolls. The Van is taken to various children schools in the underprivileged areas of Karachi. A Medical Doctor and Laboratory Technician conduct the medical tests on site at no charge.
Over 22,000 X-Rays, which include over 6000 for school children, have been taken at the following locations free of cost for early detection of Lung Disease (figure in parenthesis indicates number of X-Rays): 15 Schools (6445), 13 Factories (5180), 7 Pharmaceutical Companies (2883), 4 Hospitals (419), 3 Banks (1802), 3 Afghan Refugees Camps (3311) and 2 Security Services (2121). The research results are regularly reported to the WHO (Geneva) and to leading pediatricians of Pakistan. They are also available on the Internet.
Recent Publication: BRONCHOLOGY Past, Present and Future Diagnostic Procedures by Dr. A. H. Saeed
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