3,567 free examinations performed in a month
In just one month, the “Your thyroid, your shield” caravan toured 14 cities, covered 4,512 kilometers and performed 3,567 free thyroid examinations! The "Heroine" Association realized the caravan with the support of the Mozzart Foundation, which was successfully completed last weekend on the day when World Thyroid Day was marked. For a month, a traveling ambulance visited Sombor, Vrbas, Pančevo, Topola, Zlatibor, Ćuprija, Kuršumlija, Prokuplje, Niš, Pirot, Zaječar, Kragujevačka Rača and Kula. The grand finale was in Belgrade at Kalemegdan fortress, exactly where the caravan started on its travels around Serbia.
As many as 19 doctors performed examinations on a daily basis, and 1,481 patients were found to have certain irregularities, which only speaks in favor of how important prevention is in order to detect disorders in time and start adequate therapy.
"Preventive examinations are very important in order to detect thyroid disorders in time and allow patients to get to the doctor faster and receive adequate treatment. Thanks to ultrasound advances, thyroid pathology is being detected more often. Disorders are increasingly present due to the modern lifestyle and are more prevalent in the female population, but we must not neglect the male gender, ", said Dr. Bojan Marković.
The Caravan of free examinations is organized by the Mozzart Foundation for the second year in a row, and in addition to ultrasound examinations, these citizens were able to check their TSH hormone levels for free and thus receive more complete diagnostics.
“We are pleased to have been part of this important initiative again this year and to have the opportunity to provide free thyroid examinations to all citizens. Through this action, we want to encourage citizens to undergo regular checks and preventive examinations, because health comes first. Prevention is the best way to prevent the development of illness, and in this case it also means preventing problems that may affect the quality of life, " said Milica Čakajac, from the Mozzart Foundation.
Last year, 3,141 check-ups were carried out
Last year, the caravan "Your thyroid, your shield" visited ten cities and performed 3,141 check-ups. As many as 40 doctors from ten health institutions performed examinations, and 1,287 patients were found to have some irregularities. The Mozzart Foundation also supported free breast examinations within the "Be Brave, Examine Yourself" caravan, and free abdominal aortic examinations were organized.