Observations:
This event was highly appreciated by the community due to free of cost qualified consultation, diagnosis in their own languages, free medicines and facilities at their doorsteps. There was a balanced participation from male, female and children patients of the community. This was the first-ever direct interaction with Palasi female and children through the project and the first Medical Mobile Clinic in the valley.

There was over-expected participation of the community in the camp. More than 421 patients were examined and diagnosed, to whom free treatment was also given.

Conclusions:
· To get more confidence of the Palasi Community, such camps must be organized on a regular basis (quarterly).
· To get female confidence in the HNS Sector, such camps are a good opportunity.
· For female and children, it would be more appropriate to have a lady doctor, trained nurse or lady health visitor in the HNS sector. She will then be able to have thorough interaction with females at village level independently for more than 10 days in each village per month and will be able to train local elder mothers as Trained Birth Attendants (TBA) and interact with project goals/objectives to establish child care centers.

The community prefers their females/children exposure and examination to female trained staff and they have demanded this favor in written form. Besides the quarterly mobile camps, there should be a fixed medical camp at Sergaziabad being a gateway or entry point into the valley, where on notified 6 days a lady doctor services can be hired and even the PO HNS can spare 1-2 days in a week for treatment and examining ailing communities and by this whole of the Palas valley can benefit equally. Otherwise, mobile clinics in selected areas will be beneficial.

Dr. Wali Qureshi
PO HNS
PCDP