From 12 to 16 November 2023, the prevention and education campaign "Caring for you" took place in the city of Bucharest. The national level 15th edition of this volunteer marathon, organized in the form of a free outpatient medical services center, was set up at the National Library of Romania, with about 40 offices for free consultations and investigations.
As part of the campaign, residents of the city and its surroundings benefited from free consultations for the following specialties: cardiology, gastroenterology, internal medicine, dermatology, ENT, ophthalmology, urology, diabetes, nutrition and metabolic diseases, rheumatology, psychiatry, infectious diseases, endocrinology, and many others. Echocardiograms, breast ultrasound, abdomino-pelvic ultrasound, vascular Doppler ultrasound, cervical cancer screening, first aid courses, and other procedures that were performed.
The project ran for 5 days, with over 5,000 free consultations and investigations, benefiting an estimated 4,000 patients. Consultations were provided by more than 120 volunteer doctors and the total number of volunteers involved in the organisation and running of the event was around 500 people.
'Caring for you' is part of the large-scale campaign 'Together for people', initiated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Romania, aimed at providing free services in the medical, educational, and social fields. Previously, the campaign was held in several large cities in the country and, in addition, projects of this kind were organised on a small scale throughout the country.
In Bucharest, the 'Together for People' campaign was organised by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Romania in partnership with other important organizations.
Other projects involving blood donation and public health education courses on a healthy lifestyle were held in the "Mircea Eliade" and "Doina Cornea" halls of the National Library of Romania. Among these presentations, there were following titles: Self-Healing and Lifestyle, About Arrhythmia, Truth and Medical Myths, How the Emergency System Works, Type II Diabetes, Preventing Low Back Pain, and Fundamentals of Nutrition.
Anti-drug and personal development seminars took place in schools and colleges, presented to classes by 50 speakers. Several presentations on the prevention of juvenile delinquency and drug use were held in high schools by inmates, in partnership with the Jilava Prison administration. At Sala Dalles in Bucharest, scientific creationism from a Christian perspective were promoted, and, in universities, authentic values through Authentic Podcast. Parenting courses were held in the Mihai Ionescu High School.
From November 20, a counselling and hygiene project for homeless people in a mobile unit with showers and barber shop will be started. Organizers will be promoting emotional health through a campaign to distribute the book The Power of Hope, accompanied by cards with access to the digital library and audio-video resources, and, at street stalls, we will be offering free Christian books, including the Bible - the edition published by the Interconfessional Bible Society of Romania. Adventist houses of worship in the capital have an offer of social services.
Churches will be left open during the week with an offer of social services. Through the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, food and hygiene products will be given to people from vulnerable groups.
“The 'Together for People' campaign is scaling down its work in Bucharest”, so Dragos Musat, Communication Director of the Romanian Union. “We wanted people to be well so that they, in turn, can do good to their loved ones and those around them. We report, today, that 255 donors who gave their full dose of blood supported about 4,000 medical investigations at the mobile hospital for at least 2000 unique beneficiaries in more than 40 clinics”, continued Musat. “In the fight against stress and depression, we gave away over 200,000 cards and tens of thousands of e-cards. In schools, we motivated around 10,000 pupils for their full physical, intellectual and spiritual development.
As part of the Friendly Winter project, we distributed 300 shopping cards and almost 200 household kits with a total value of around €50,000. 15,000 beneficiaries received food, hygiene kits, and sanitary products under the "Hand in Hand" and "Together for Bucharest" projects, worth at least 40,000 euros. During the week, we opened about 15 Adventist churches in the capital with an offer of ministry and social services. But what we want most of all is to have harmonious family relationships”, stressed Musat. “We want people to be well on all levels. After the winter holidays, we will be moving to other cities.
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