Friday, November 22, 2024
HomeNewsBranch CentresMedical and Relief Services: Durban, South Africa, August 2024

Medical and Relief Services: Durban, South Africa, August 2024

The Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban


Medical Services:

The Ramakrishna Clinic of South Africa-Durban organized a medical outreach program in Ladysmith on August 4, 2024. A total of 680 patients received medical consultations in various specialties, including pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, and surgery. Additionally, allied health professionals such as educational psychologists, physiotherapists, audiologists, dietitians, optometrists, dentists, and orthotics provided consultations. Massage therapy and podiatry services were also offered. The program included vision testing, spectacle prescriptions, free medication dispensing, and laboratory tests.


Relief Services:

In August 2024, the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Phoenix, along with its Tongaat, Chatsworth, Ladysmith, and Newcastle Sub-Centres, conducted a distress relief program. This program provided essential items to 310 families in need.

S.No Names of Items Quantity Unit
1 Rice 490 kg
2 Maize Meal 210 kg
3 Wheat Flour 80 kg
4 Pulses 490 kg
5 Salt 255 kg
6 Cooking Oil 290 Ltrs
7 Jam 260 Cans
8 Tinned Food 520 Cans
9 Tea Bags 17300 Nos
10 Milk 230 Ltrs
11 Sugar 310 kg
12 Porridge 230 kg
13 Instant Soup 100 Nos
14 Pasta 165 kg
15 Washing Soap 180 Bars
16 Toothpaste 30 tubes
17 Matches 100 boxes
18 Cooked Meals 960 plates
19 Blankets 16 Nos
20 Ladies Dresses 120 Nos
21 Ladies Punjabis 78 Nos
22 Children’s Tracksuits 60 Nos
23 Men’s Shirts 20 Nos
24 Assorted Tea Boxes 100 Nos


RELATED ARTICLES