Four young medical students and a Medical Practitioner in private practice recently joined hands to provide free medical screening at Dibashram, for 17 men from The Cuff Road Project.
The four friends, Amelina, Aditya, Charles and Neng Wei, all students of NUS Medical School, spoke of how they were inspired to contribute after reading about the plight of migrant workers in Singapore. They were fortunate to meet Dr Balkis, a private practitioner with long experience who shared their motivations and readily offered to volunteer her time and advice.
Dr Balkis examining with Aditya and Shagar assisting
Amelina and Charles interviewing patients before they head upstairs for examination
Seeing a number of cases of back pain caused by the hard work the men do, Neng Wei took the opportunity to offer advice, complete with diagrams and Bengali translation, on how to take care of one’s back.
