Wednesday 10 September 2008

121) Project Health Clinic at the University Fernando Pessoa crawled more than 12 thousand people

The Project Clinic of Oral and Public Health at the University Fernando Pessoa (UFP), which has the support of ratiopharm, held 12 064 free health screenings of September 2005 to August 2006. These surveys covered the provision of Dental Medicine, Clinical analysis (glucose / diabetes, and cholesterol), Nursing (control of blood pressure), Human Motion / Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy.
In this period, the Project Clinic of Oral and Public Health at the University Fernando Pessoa (UFP) crossed the northern and central areas of the country as well, he went during the month of August, Angola, specifically in Luanda, with the main objective of provide training and conduct surveys to people in Hospitals and Health Centers.
According to the UFP, in total, 6 302 people were screened for blood glucose / diabetes and cholesterol, 210 children in valence of the Speech Therapy, 2,261 people on Oral Hygiene, 140 in the area of Motion Physical Therapy and Human and 3,151 in Nursing (control of blood pressure).
During the 2005-2006 school year, were involved in this project 244 students and 13 employees of UFP. As in previous years, this initiative was supported by the ratiopharm, leading pharmaceutical company in Portugal in the development and marketing of generic drugs (in units).
For the current school year, the Project Clinic of Oral and Public Health at the University Fernando Pessoa (UFP) over the councils of Amarante, Baião, Santo Tirso among others, carrying out actions of screening in primary and secondary schools, centers and retirement homes in provision of medical tests for cholesterol and glucose, control of blood pressure, oral hygiene, drive human / physical therapy and Speech Therapy.

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