Free diabetes screenings at Nawaloka Hospital

To commemorate World Diabetes Day 2012, Nawaloka Hospital will be hosting a diabetes screening camp which will be free-of-charge for the public on Wednesday, 14 November. This public awareness event will be held at the hospital car park.

Visitors to Nawaloka Hospital on 14 November will benefit from free testing of random blood sugar (RBS), body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure as well as a free examination from a medical officer. They will also be made more aware about this potentially life-threatening condition via a diabetes awareness program carried out by a medical officer, as well as being given a free consultation on a healthy diet by a dietician.

Additionally, Nawaloka Hospital is also offering a 10% discount on Diabetes Screening Health Check package for a period of one month starting from World Diabetes Day, November 14. This package includes tests for BMI and fasting blood sugar (FBS), postparandial blood sugar (PPBS), lipid profiles, HbA1C (Hemoglobin), full blood count, eye evaluations, neuropathy screening, autonomic function test, a full urine report, ECG, key thyroid and liver function tests, as well as a consultations with a diabetologist.

At the same time, Nawaloka Hospital will conduct diabetes education for the public at this year’s Diabetes Walk, an awareness-raising event organised by the Diabetes Research Unit, University of Colombo. This event, which is being held at the newly declared open walking area close to the country’s Parliament, will take place under the patronage of First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa.

With more than 400 beds and 600 visiting medical consultants, Nawaloka Hospital is the largest local private hospital in a single location, which is also the country’s first fully fledged private healthcare institution, opened in 1985 with only 100 beds. The hospital was responsible for the well-being of over 1.5 million patients in total during the 2011/2012 period, during which it also carried out close to 15,000 surgeries.