Lviv: During the two-day "Health Week," over 4 thousand people received free screenings.
In Lviv, the city-wide "Week of Health" is ongoing: until October 10, doctors are providing free check-ups to those who wish to participate in medical tents located in various parts of the city. Over 4 thousand people have been screened in two days; many have been found to have high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and vision problems, with laboratory tests also revealing positive results for HIV and hepatitis.
In Lviv, a city-wide health awareness campaign called "Health Week" is ongoing, during which doctors are providing free check-ups to anyone who wants to participate in various locations throughout the city. Residents can donate blood for ferritin and glucose testing, undergo an electrocardiogram, and receive consultations from obstetricians-gynecologists and dentists.
The inspections are being conducted in medical tents at the designated locations 8, 9, and October 10 – specifically on V. Velikogo Street near the "Auchan" shopping center, near the monuments to King Danylo Halychky and Ivan Franko, at the intersection of S. Bandery – Gen. Chuprynky streets, on Vyhovsky Street, 29A, Tershakov Street, 1, Sykhiv Street, 18, Shevchenko Street, 358A, Naukova Street, in Stryy Park, on Petlura Street, 11, and on Chervona Kalyny Avenue.
Over the course of two days, more than 4 people checked their health. Doctors measured blood pressure in 2 600 people – almost half showed deviations from the norm. Blood sugar was checked in almost 1 900 people, with approximately one in five having higher-than-normal levels. Ferritin was checked in almost 400 people, with more than a quarter showing deviations.
Among the laboratory tests, the most common were tests for HIV — 1 996, with three positive results. Tests for hepatitis B were conducted 1 663 times (10 positive results), and tests for hepatitis C were conducted 1 614 times (14 positive results). Testing for Helicobacter pylori was carried out on 636 participants, with a positive result in one out of every four.
Vision acuity was checked in 1 989 people, and impairments were detected in almost half of them. 316 electrocardiograms were performed, and changes in indicators were found in over 40% of those examined, as well as 255 dermatoscopies and 259 gynecological consultations. More than 70% of those examined were women, and more than half of the participants were people over 60 years old.
This information was provided by the press service of the Lviv city council and the city's health department.