Al-Shifa Trust News letter JD by Mr. Hamid Javaid. At the end, collective prayers were held for the...

Al-Shifa Newsletter; Vol. 23, Number 53, April 2012

Al-Shifa Trust News letter

INSIDE

Al-Shifa Trust holds first

anniversary of its Founder

First JD gold medal goes to Dr.

Mahmood Ali

Al-Shifa employees honored

AST Muzaffarabad starts school

screening program with the

support of FHF

Sukkur hospitals holds successful

surgical camps in Sui & Dera

Bugti

Evening OPD starts at AST

Kohat

NAVTEC approves project for

training

Iraqi doctors training at Al-Shifa

HoD Glaucoma becomes

Professor

Prof. Qureshi Honored

More Al-Shifa Doctors get higher

qualifications

Pak Nursing Council approves

LPN Course at PIO

Flying colors by the University of

Health Sciences for our first

passed out Optometry batch

AST participates in Pakistan

Sweet Homes Annual Sports

Week

Patients’ Column- Tele-

Ophthalmology helps in restoring

sight at hundreds of kilometers

Upcoming events

Appeal


Al-Shifa Trust holds first anniversary of its Founder

The month of February will always bring us fond memories of “Beacon of Light” and Father of

Al-Shifa Trust, late Jahandad Khan. This year on 13th of Feb, we observed the first anniversary

of our Founder. Chaired by our current leader, Lt. Gen.(Retd.) Hamid Javaid, with Mr. Mushahid

Hussain Syed as Guest of Honor. People from all walks of life paid rich tributes to late General.

Present on the occasion were all Trustees and family members of Late Gen. Jahandad Khan. At

the end, the President of the Trust, Mr. Hamid Javaid while eulogizing the role and leadership,

pledged to follow the commitment and dedication of Jahandad Khan and promised to attain the

lofty goals set by our beloved Founder. Earlier floral wreath was laid down at the last abode of

Late JD by Mr. Hamid Javaid. At the end, collective prayers were held for the departed soul.


First JD gold medal goes to Dr. Mahmood Ali

On this occasion, Al-Shifa Trust also announced to award gold medal to its best doctor of the

year on annual basis. This year, the first Jahandad Khan Gold Medal went to Dr. Mahmood Ali,

based on his overall, all round performance in academics, research, training and service to

humanity. Dr. Ali is one of the bright upcoming glaucoma specialists at AST hospital,

Rawalpindi. Well done Mahmood!

Al-Shifa employees honored

The Al-Shifa employees are an embodiment of the spirit of Late Jahandad Khan. Content with

what AST can afford to pay them, these selfless, altruistic, employees have given the name and

fame to Al-Shifa Trust through years of their hard work and commitment. On the occasion of

anniversary, they were honored with awards. These include people like Mr. Abid Shah who has

been serving devotedly for the last 22 years and has set an example of best office management,

Ms Mussarat Aziz, who has proved to be a role model nurse and is serving as Director Nursing at

Sukkur, Mr. Riaz one of the longest serving drivers at AST and it is no small achievement to be

at the driving seat of Lt. Gen. Jahandad Khan and still remaining unscathed for the last 20 years.

There are many other role models for our current young employees of AST who were honored at

the occasion.


AST Muzaffarabad starts school screening program with the support of FHF

Fred Hollows Foundation which is a longstanding partner of AST, becomes the first INGO to

support our project at our newly established Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Muzaffarabad. Under

this project the screening of all the school children for vision problems in District Muzaffarabad


will be completed in one year time. The project has already started with cooperation of Govt. of

AJ & K. Our optometrists go to each and every school, train their teachers on how to record

vision of students, give awareness lectures and screen all the students with the help of trained

teachers. Many students were discovered to have deficient vision correctable by glasses but

neither the students, nor the parents or teachers were aware of this problem.

Sukkur hospitals holds successful surgical camps in Sui & Dera Bugti

Keeping up its tradition of holding surgical eye camps under challenging conditions, ASTEH Sukkur this

time held two surgical camps in the Dera Bugti and Sui area of Baluchistan Province. The response of the

community was overwhelming due to large unmet demand of cataract surgery. Jumma Khan Jamali 86

years old was blind for the last 20 years simply, because he could not have cataract surgery. “Today I can

see my grandsons for the first time in my life” said a beaming Jamali. About 275 cataract operations were

performed. Out of these over 50% were those who were blind for the last 10 years or more. This camp

proved a blessing for scores of such people.

Evening OPD starts at AST Kohat

ASTEH Kohat is fast becoming a popular eye care center for the people of KPK and Tribal

areas. After the introduction of latest Phaco-technology for cataract surgery in Kohat, the

community uptake of our services has increased multifold. Al-though, all the surgeons at our

Kohat hospital are doing phaco surgery, yet it became difficult to cope with the increasing

number of patients. To solve this problem, the hospital management has now started evening

OPD which has been very well appreciated by the community.


Recently, ASTEH also held one eye camp in District Lachi.

NAVTEC approves project for training

National Vocational Training and Education Center (NAVTEC), - a government institution- is a

long standing partner of Al-Shifa Trust and has supported our various training programs in the

past. This year again, NAVTEC has pledged to support some of our OMP training programs. For

the first time in Pakistan, the training program of Ophthalmic Ultrasound technician and

Ophthalmic Laser technician will be launched with the help of NAVTEC.

Iraqi doctors training at Al-Shifa

Under WHO EMR sponsorship, three trainees from Iraq attended 10 days training in low vision

and pediatric ophthalmology. Dr. Zaid Abdul Nafi Ridah was the national program manager for

prevention and control of blindness in Iraq, while Dr. Najah Mohammad Al-Obyde - a female

ophthalmologist- was in-charge of low vision program in the country. Mr. Hamza Kassar Abbas

was the chief optometrist. The Iraqi guests were fully satisfied with the type of exposure to low

vision and pediatric ophthalmology. They were generous in their appreciation of the standard and

quality of clinical care, availability of advanced diagnostic and surgical equipment and high

quality of training. As they honestly put it, they were never expecting this in Pakistan.

Dr. Farah Akhtar, HoD Glaucoma becomes Professor

Dr. Farah Akhtar, Head of Department of Glaucoma at ASTEH

Rawalpindi was recently promoted as Professor. She will be now the

sixth Professor at Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology. With many

original research papers to her credit, she has played a pivotal role in

establishing a world-class department of glaucoma at Al-Shifa.

Prof. Qureshi Honored

Prof. Nadeem Qureshi, a leading vitreo-retina specialist of the country at Al-Shifa Trust was

recently honored with Prof. Latif Choudhary Gold Medal by Ophthalmological Society of


Pakistan. He has also won laurels at many international events. Recently,

one of his videos on vitreo-retina surgery got the first prize at an

international video conference in Thailand. Department of Vitreo Retina

at ASTEH Rawalpindi is one of the topmost specialty centers of the

country and is recognized by College of Physician and Surgeons,

Pakistan for post-fellowship subspecialty training.

More Al-Shifa Doctors get higher qualifications

We congratulate Dr Shama Khan, Dr Farah Islam and Dr Abdullah for being successful in their

FCPS examination with distinction. When asked about his future career plans, Dr. Abdullah

Naeem Syed remarked “I will love to excel in plastic surgery of the eye”. Good luck!

Pakistan Nursing Council approves LPN course at Al-Shifa

Due to limited training facilities and great demand of nurses in public and private health sector

both within country and abroad, there is a great need to develop more training centers. Al-Shifa

Trust has taken another step to fulfill the national health needs. Licensed Practicing Nurse or

LPN is a short term training program to meet the shortage of nurses in the country. Pakistan

Nursing Council has now approved ASTEH Rawalpindi as a training center for LPN. The

program has already kicked off with 20 students.

Flying colors by the University of Health Sciences for our first passed out

Optometry batch

BSc. Optom and Orthoptics is one of the most

sought after training program by PIO. Our

first batch has finally passed out with flying

colors. “The first seven positions in the

University are all held by our students” said a

beaming secretary general of PIO, Mr.

Shujaat Yar Khan. We congratulate the


following first seven position holders in University of Health Sciences Lahore.

1. Nisar Latif

2. Muhammad Ahmed

3. Kalsoom Rani

4. Misbah Nawaz

5. Afshan Hassan

6. Ammara Aslam

7. Tanvir Akhtar.

AST participates in Pakistan Sweet Homes Annual Sports Week

Al-Shifa Center for Community Ophthalmology (ACCO) participated in the annual sports week

held in collaboration with Pakistan Sweet Homes organization for orphan children. For many

children it was unique experience of getting their eyes tested by modern portable gadgets at

ACCO stall. Tariq and Usman, two brothers at the venue were really thrilled to see the close

image of their eyes on attached TV screen where Dr. Alizai explained to them the unique

problem both of them were having since birth. By applying laser, Tariq has already been treated

and saved from possible future blindness.

Patients’ Column- Tele-Ophthalmology helps in restoring sight at hundreds of

kilometers

Teleophthalmology, an electronic extension of state of the art eye care to the patients located

hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from the main eye care facility has brought revolution


by solving the problems of accessibility and affordability of

good quality eye care. With the help of Govt. of Italy

(PIDSA), this facility is now fully established at our

Rawalpindi and Sukkur Hospitals. Soon this will be

available for our Kohat and Muzaffarabad Hospitals and

many of our other outreach locations. Following is an

example of how this modern facility can work wonders

with problem of blindness.

Khurshid Shah, a poor laborer, and sole breadwinner of 4

family members hails from Mirpur Mathelo. One day he

woke up with sudden loss of vision in both of his eyes.

Overnight he had taken some locally made intoxicating drink. His wife and 6 years old daughter

escorted him to nearby hospital, but no diagnosis could be made. However the local doctor

suddenly remembered the offer made by Dr. Waqar Pathan of our ASTEH Sukkur during

holding of a surgical camp there to send all complicated cases to Al-Shifa Sukkur where

arrangement is in place for expert opinion through Teleophthalmology from Rawalpindi. As

Khurshid Shah was examined by our VR specialist Dr. Naveed Qureshi from Tele Hub at

Rawalpindi, a quick diagnosis was made and special intravenous medications on his advice were

urgently arranged from Karachi. Within three days of institution of medication. Khurshid is

again able to see and ready to go for work.

One day we may be able to deliver such consultation and treatment right at the doorstep

of such patients.


Current Progress Report

HOSPITAL AND OUTREACH PERFORMANCE

Rawalpindi, Sukkur, Kohat and Muzaffarabad

Jan 2012 to Mar 2012

Month Outpatients Operations

Rawalpindi Sukkur Kohat Muzaffarabad Rawalpindi Sukkur Kohat Muzaffarabad

January 14,162 5,665 3,287 552 904 642 347 26

February 13,841 5,953 3,273 670 843 626 470 17

March 14,018 10,147 4,691 868 1,086 1,062 906 38

Total 42,021 21,765 11,251 2,090 2,833 2,330 1,723 81

Grand

Total

77,127 6,967

Important Coming Events at Al-Shifa

Prof. James Standefer to hold Glaucoma Workshop in May

Distance Learning Program by Aston University UK

Tele-Ophthalmology link with Kohat


APPEAL

Al-Shifa Needs Your Support

Al-Shifa is a Not- for-Profit and a non-political organization. It is committed to providing eye

care and treatment mainly to the under privileged and poor. Almost 75% of all patients attending

Al-Shifa Eye Hospital are treated free. The Trust is able to meet only 30-40% of its expenses

from its own sources while the remaining expenses are met through Zakat, donations and support

from philanthropists.

Your contribution means the gift of sight for someone in need!

Kindly note that your Zakat donations go separately to the accounts which are dedicated for

treatment of Zakat patients only.

Kindly send your donations or Zakat to following Account Numbers: -

In Pakistan, donations can be sent directly to Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Jhelum Road, Rawalpindi or

to:

1. Askari Commercial Bank Limited, Adiala Road Branch Rawalpindi. Account No. 078-01-010-1715-3

2. Habib Bank Ltd. Kashmir Road Branch Rawalpindi. Account No. 1236-00355425-01

3. United Bank Ltd. Cantonment Branch Rawalpindi. Account No. 011-0228-4

4. Allied Bank Ltd. Adam Jee Road Branch, Saddar Rawalpindi. Account No. 01-200-3589-7

5. National Bank of Pakistan, Corporate Branch, Bank road Saddar, Rawalpindi. Account No.18-5

6. Bank Al-Falah Ltd. The Mall Branch, Mall Road Rawalpindi. Account No. 2906752

All donations in Pakistan are exempted from Income Tax vide Regional Commissioner Income

Tax, Islamabad, letter number SO-III-26 (9)97-98/5422 dated 23rd May 1998, and Sec 61(X) of

second schedule of Income Tax Ordinance 2001.

In UK

1. Habib Bank AG Zurich 5/7 High Street Southall, Middlesex UB 1 3HA, UK, Account Number = 7-2-

7-20311-402-109356 (Pound Sterling Account), Account Number = 7-2-7-20311-333-109356 (US

dollar Account)

2. HSBC Bank AuchinLeck House, Birmingham: Account Number = 40-1108 (sort code)-41311565

(Account number)


In USA

a. National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), 100 Wall Street, 21st Floor New York, NY 10005: Account

Number = 52152578

b. Al-Shifa Foundation of North America: 475 Wall Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Tel: (609) 279-1400,

Email : [email protected] , website: www.afnausa.org. (AFNA has been granted not-for-profit status

under section 501(C)(3) status of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax ID No: 36-4328912 (For use of US

Residents)

For donors outside the country especially in UK and USA provision for online donations

through Paypal are also now available

Al Shifa is NOW on MCB Mobile. Make donations using 'Quick Pay' & let’s help make

someone's life better!

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Jhelum Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Tel: 0092 51 5487820-25, Fax: 0092 51 5487827

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Railway Road, Sukkur, Pakistan

Tel: 0092 71 5612766, 0092 71 5615466 Fax: 0092 71 5613453


Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, KDA, Kohat, Pakistan

Tel: 0092 922 515686, 0092 922 515710: Fax: 0092 922 515668


Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Ambore Camp, Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Tel: 0092 5822432159, 0092 5822432144, Fax: 0092 51 5487827


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