Mobile Clinic at Medirigiriya Medical Officer of Health area in the Polonnaruwa District – 19.03.2021

A mobile clinic for the community of Diyasenpura PHI area of Medirigiriya Medical Officer of Health area in the Polonnaruwa District was conducted on the 19th March 2021 at the Meegaswewa Sri Visuddharama Temple belonging to Medirigiriya MOH area of Polonnaruwa. All the participants were screened for leprosy and various skin diseases and medicines prescribed accordingly. Those in need of further care were referred to the dermatology clinic of the Medirigiriya Base Hospital. The clinic was conducted with the support of Dr. Nayani Suriyarachchi (Country Coordinator of FAIRMED Foundation Sri Lanka), Regional Epidemiologist and his staff, Dermatologist of the Medirigiriya Base Hospital, Medical Officer and his staff of the mobile clinic, Public Health Inspector for Leprosy and Range Public Health Inspector of the area along with the FAIRMED Project Coordinator and Project Officer in the Polonnaruwa District.