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Al-Shifa Newsletter; Vol. 24, Number 56, June 2013

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Al-Shifa Trust News letter


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INSIDE

• Al-Shifa Day eulogizes its founder and honors its distinguished alumni

• Tahir Zafar from AFNA visits AST hospitals and outreach program

• AST gets a good package for its employees from insurance company

• AST Sukkur signs MoU to collaborate with Special Education Institutions

• AST Muzaffarabad extends its school screening perimeter

• AST Kohat linked with Tele-ophthalmology system

• USAID delegate visits ASTEH Rawalpindi

• FHF to continue with the programs

• Sightsavers Intl and AST to start collaboration

• Resident Director of CHEF International visits Light House

• Lions Clubs District Governor visits ASTEH Rawalpindi

• Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology bustles with activities

• Quaid-e-Azam University inspection team evaluates AST training capacity

• MoU with NIO Dhaka finalized

• Al-Shifa Center for Community Ophthalmology reaches out to underserved

population of the country

• Al-Shifa IT department working hard to make paperless environment

• ASTEH Rawalpindi wins rose competition

• Staff News

• Patient Column

• Appeal


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Al-Shifa Day eulogizes its founder and honors its distinguished alumni


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Chief Guest with distinguished alumni of Al-Shifa Trust

Al-Shifa Trust observed “Al-Shifa Day” coinciding with the second death

anniversary of its great founder late Jahandad Khan. On this occasion, tributes to

Mr. Jahandad Khan were paid by various eminent speakers from within and

outside of Pakistan. These include Mr. Tahir Zafar who heads Al-Shifa Foundation

for North America (AFNA), current President of Al-Shifa Trust Mr. Hamid Javed,

Dean of Al-Shifa, Prof. Wajid Ali Khan and Chief Guest Mrs Riffat Mushtaq who

is a distinguished educationist of Pakistan. The annual Jahandad Khan Gold Medal

was awarded to Dr. Kashif Habib for being the best doctor of the year 2012-2013.

The second part of Al-Shifa Day was to honor its outstanding doctors and

optometrists who have shown outstanding performance during their training at Al-

Shifa.


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• Dr. Mutahir Kheesal, Dr. Waqar Ahmed and Dr. Hina Seher Zaheer were

awarded gold medals for being best students in DOMS for year 2010, 2011

and 2012 respectively.

• 16 students of BSc. (Hons) Optometry Course attained top positions in

University of Health Sciences for year 2010, 2011 and 2012. They were

awarded merit certificates by Chief Guest Ms. Riffat Mushtaq of Roots

School System.

Tahir Zafar from AFNA visits AST hospitals and outreach program


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Tahir Zafar looking at a health education pamphlet

during a visit to an eye camp by Al-Shifa Trust

Mr. Tahir Zafar – the president of Al-Shifa Foundation of North America (AFNA)

is the man who is dedicated to the cause of Al-Shifa Trust. From time to time, he

visits Al-Shifa Trust hospitals to get a glimpse of our activities to ensure that

whatever donation flows in is put to its best use. During his recent visit, he saw

patient activities at AST hospitals and also observed some of our outreach

activities like school screening etc. “I am really impressed with AST school

screening program which has great potential to provide health education in the

community.”

AST gets a good package for its employees from insurance company

Al-Shifa Trust recently got a good package from EFU Life Insurance Company.

The package includes compensation to the employees in case of death or disability.


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AST Sukkur signs MoU to collaborate with Special Education Institutions

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Sukkur, now a very much sought after eye care

institution of upper Sindh, is attracting different public sector organizations for

collaboration. Recently, a delegation from Ministry of Special Education, led by

the honorable Minister for Special Education Govt. of Sindh Mr. Zakaria Godil

visited AST Sukkur. Dr. Waqar Pathan, on this occasion informed that AST

Sukkur has signed an MoU with the ministry to extend essential eye care to people

with special needs. This will also include examination of children from schools for

the blind and visit of teachers of special education to AST Low Vision Department

at Sukkur.


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AST Muzaffarabad extends its school screening perimeter

With the help of Fred Hollows Foundation, AST Muzaffarabad had started

screening of eye problems last year. The program was very successful and helped

in uncovering quite a number of students with serious vision problems. This

program will continue this year also. The perimeter of the screening area has been

now extended beyond the main city of Muzaffarabad and it will involve trekking

difficult mountainous terrains. “Our boys are very talented, very familiar with local

geography and are committed to reach the most outreached schools of the area”

said the confident Executive Director of AST Muzaffarbad, Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed.


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AST Kohat linked with Tele-Ophthalmology System

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Kohat is now receiving live consultations from the

most experienced faculty of AST Rawalpindi through Tele-Ophthalmology link.

The patients from adjoining tribal areas and Afghanistan are getting the maximum

benefit because of this service. “Logistic difficulties are no more the barriers for

getting quality eye care thanks to teleophthalmology” said Mr. Qudratullah, the

executive director of AST Kohat.

Live image of a patient from Kohat

is being reviewed at Rawalpindi through tele-technology

USAID delegate visits ASTEH Rawalpindi

Ms Kate Crawford from Health Division of USAID recently visited AST

Rawalpindi along with one of our trustees, Mr. Nasir Ali Khan. “I am really

impressed by the class of this institution. There is lot of scope for collaboration

between USAID and AST” informed a visibly impressed Director of Health Unit.


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FHF to continue with the programs

Fred Hollows Foundation, Australia has pledged to continue collaboration with

AST and same projects supported last year will continue this year as well. These

include School Screening at Muzaffarabad, OMP training programs at PIO

Rawalpindi and capacity building of remote areas of country by imparting

specialized training to ophthalmologists at AST Rawalpindi.


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Sightsavers Intl and AST to start collaboration

Dr. IY Baig, the country director of SSI along with his team with President of AST

Resident Director of CHEF International visits Light House

Dr. Ismat Choudhary, who is resident director of CHEF International visited AST

Rawalpindi along with a team of primary eye care workers to see the Light House

Model of Al-Shifa Trust. This was the first ever visit from CHEF international

which is an INGO working for rehabilitation of people with multiple disabilities

like blindness, deafness etc.


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Dr. Choudhary at Light House

Lions Clubs District Governor visits ASTEH Rawalpindi

Lions Clubs is a long standing partner with AST and has been supporting

paramedic training program for last 10 years. AST Rawalpindi has also two Lions

Clubs on its campus which consist of doctors and optometrists of AST Rawalpindi.

Every year the District Governor of Lions 305N2 visits our clubs to see the

activities. This year the current DG Lions, Mr. Salman Mansoor, made a visit and

conducted visitation of two Al-Shifa Lions Clubs as well as four other clubs of the

city. The visitors also included senior Lions like Dr. Zubair Hassan, Lion VDG1,

Mr. Aamir Nauman and Lions Sitara Satwat MJF. On this occasion, Lion Dr.

Tahira Ayub Malik presented the progress report of two Al-Shifa Lions Clubs.


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Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology bustles with activities

Dawn of 2013 witnessed a flurry of activities in PIO. Five new courses

commenced from January 2013. Three courses of paramedical students were

sponsored by National Vocational and Technical Training Commission

(NAVTTC) in which total of 60 students were enrolled. Similarly new batch of 15

students was inducted in BSC(Hons) Optometry Course and Licensed Practical

Nurse (LPN) Course.

Four resident doctors were also selected through interviews for post graduate

training in ophthalmology (FCPS Part II). As of now, total students undergoing

training at PIO are 174.

In February 2013, medals and merit certificate awarding ceremony was held to

honor the students attaining top positions in Universities in FCPS Part II, DOMS

and BSC (Hon) Optometry Courses.

The final exams of BSc (Hons) Optometry & Orthoptics Course were also held by

University of Health Sciences Lahore. The Final result is expected to be announced

by midyear.


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Quaid-e-Azam University inspection team evaluates AST training capacity

A delegation of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad visited the premised

of AST Rawalpindi to evaluate the current resources and training facilities for post

graduation in ophthalmology. AST is already affiliated with QAU for post

graduate training in ophthalmology. “I think AST has lot of scope to extend its

training programs.” Said the head of the delegation.

MoU with NIO Dhaka finalized

AST has been in collaboration with National Institute of Ophthalmology and

Hospital (NIO & H) Dhaka since long. We have trained number of doctors from

Bangladesh both here at Rawalpindi as well as in Dhaka. Recently, we formalized

this collaboration by signing a 5 year MoU. Prof. Deen Mohammad NoorulHaq,


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the Executive Director of NIO & H and Mr. Rizwanullah Asghar, Executive

Director of ASTEH Rawalpindi signed the MoU.

Al-Shifa Center for Community Ophthalmology reaches out to underserved

population of the country

Visit of Senior Manager CSR to BHU Sui


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Patient at Dera Bughti Eye Camp

Al-Shifa Center for Community Ophthalmology (ACCO) is reputed to conduct one

of the most extensive outreach programs in the country. With mobile teams four

days per week in the field, every nook and corner of underserved areas within 300

kilometer radius are being provided with at the door quality eye care. In addition,

we also established surgical eye camps in very remote corner of the country where

no facility exists. This quarter the ACCO team conducted a surgical eye camp in

Dera Bughti and Sui which are the remotest parts of Balochistan where, total no. of

OPD were 970 and 1220, Operation cases 135 and 175, referred GA cases 12 and

9, and glasses issued 959 and 1050 respectively.

No. of screening camps in this quarter was 37, in which over 8,000 patients were

treated, while 367 patients were transported to ASTEH Rawalpindi where they

underwent modern cataract surgery free of cost.


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In collaboration with Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, ACCO also established eye screening

camp at sports complex Islamabad for the orphans living in different centers

(Pakistan Sweet Homes) and examined 1263 children.

Al-Shifa IT department working hard to make paperless environment

The Information Technology Department of AST is one of the busiest departments

of the Trust. It has worked a lot to provide basic patient information to

administration and doctors in precise and practical manner. It is gradually working

to create a “paperless environment” in which neither the patient, nor the doctor or

admin official has to keep any hard copies of relevant data, rather all the patient

will carry will be a smart card with barcodes which will contain all the

information. In this way, not only logistic difficulties of keeping huge record will

be overcome, but also there will not be any risk of insufficient or lost patient

record. This will ensure easy availability of all the patient data for research and

management purposes.

ASTEH Rawalpindi wins rose competition

AST, as always won the Annual Rose Competition. The Annual Rose festival was

held at Islamabad Club amongst the hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. AST

lawns proudly present one of the most beautiful varieties of roses. Well done boys!


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Staff News

• Prof. Dr. Farah Akhtar was sent by Al-Shifa Trust to undertake 4-week long

study tour of world-famous New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, where she

observed current surgical techniques for management of glaucoma- a silent

killer of vision.


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• Mr. Suhail Ahmed, Manager of Al-Shifa Pharmaceuticals was credited with

a book published in Germany on his original research work “Bacterial

Pathogen and their Antimicrobial Susceptibility”

• We welcome Col. Fiaz, as GM Construction Al-Shifa Trust who brings with

him over 30 years of experience in Pak Army, National Highway Authority,

Motorways and WAPDA.

• Ms. Amna Khawar Chishti who has recently joined AST as Director

Programs also brings with her a rich experience of working in international

organizations. She will be looking after INGO supported programs at Al-

Shifa Trust. Welcome Amna!


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Patient Column

A 3 years child from a remote village of subdistrict Mailsi, got a serious eye injury

to his left eye while his mother was busy harvesting the wheat crop. The eye of the

child was injured by flower of the wheat. The child was given treatment by a local

specialist, but the condition worsened and the eye ruptured (as shown in the

photograph). That was the end of world for Fazlan, the child’s mother. The doctors

ruled out any treatment. Finally after borrowing some money from her landlord,

the mother brought the child to ASTEH Rawalpindi. “ When I saw the child, I was

not sure for the result. It was a hopeless case to begin with.” Said, Dr. Saima, head

of our pediatric ophthalmology department. The child needed a complicated

surgical procedure as well as a donor graft which has to be arranged urgently. “No,

not fit for general anesthesia, unless the parents agree to take the risk, if surgery is

to be done” declared our senior anesthetist, Mr. Shafiqullah. Between devil and

deep blue sea, the Divine help descended. The donor cornea, by chance, came the

next day and the child eye was repaired after 3 grueling hours of surgery. “Oh,


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Christ, it was unbelievable to see the good result at the end. The stitches won’t

stay, the wound opened again and again, but at the end of the day, the eye was

saved” exclaimed the excited Staff Nurse Azika. It was a miracle, but miracles do

happen.


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APPEAL Al-Shifa NEEDS Your Support to HELP Restoring Sights

Al-Shifa is a Not-for Profit and Non-Political organization. It is committed to providing eye care and treatment mainly to the underprivileged 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 Philanthropist.

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

a) Contribution at office:- Send cheques in the name of “Al-Shifa Trust” at following address

“Executive Director Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Jhelum Road, Rawalpindi”.

b) Direct/ Online Deposit in Bank Accounts:- Deposit your cash/cheques in any of the following bank accounts of Al-Shifa Trust on online basis from any branch of respective bank in Pakistan:-

Sr. # Bank Name Branch/ Address A/c Title A/c No.

1 Askari Commercial Bank Ltd

Al-Shifa Branch, Jhelum Road, Rawalpindi

Al-Shifa Trust

0181-165000058-5

2 MCB Bank Ltd Morgah Branch, Morgah Turn, Rawalpindi

Al-Shifa Trust

1389-0701000008-7

3 National Bank of Pakistan

Corporate Branch, Bank Road, Saddar, Rawalpindi

Al-Shifa Trust 1858-18-5

4 United Bank Ltd Cantt Branch, Bank Road, Saddar, Rawalpindi

Al-Shifa Trust

0041-011-0228-4


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5 Allied Bank Ltd DHA Phase -1, Rawalpindi. Al-Shifa Trust

0010-006490890016

6 Habib Bank Ltd Bahria Town Branch, Commercial Sub Center, DHA Bussiness Bay, Block -8, Sector F, Islamabad

Al-Shifa Trust

2301-79005569-01

7 Bank Al-Falah Ltd The Mall Road Al-Shifa Trust

0007-02906752

c) Mobile Donation:-

Account holders of MCB Bank Ltd can donate through mobile banking as well using “Quick Pay” option.

d) Collection from Home/ office:- Donors within Rawalpindi/Islamabad may call Al-Shifa Trust at 051-5487820-5 Ext: 245 or send email at [email protected] with your contact and complete address for collection of your generous donation/zakat from your home/office.

Note:

In Pakistan, all donations to Al-Shifa Trust are exempt from Income Tax vide ”Clause 61 (X) of Part-I of Second Schedule of Income Tax Ordinance 2001”.

In UK

a) Direct/ Online Deposit in Bank Accounts:- Deposit your cash / cheques in any of the following bank accounts of Al-Shifa Trust on online basis from any branch of respective bank in UK:-

Sr. # Bank Name Branch/ Address A/c Title A/c No.

1 Habib Bank AG Zurich

5/7 High Street Southall, Middleses UB 1 3HA, UK

Al-Shifa Trust

7-2-7-20311-402-109356

(Pound Sterling A/c)

2 Habib Bank AG Zurich

5/7 High Street Southall, Middleses UB 1 3HA, UK

Al-Shifa Trust

7-2-7-20311-333-109356

(US Dollar A/c)

3 HSBC Bank Auchin Leck House, Birmingham

Al-Shifa Trust

40-1108-41311565

mailto:[email protected]�


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Note:

In U.K., you can get Tax Exemption if your cheques are made payable to Al-Shifa Trust, Our Charity Number is 1077363

In USA

a) Direct/ Online Deposit in Bank Accounts:- Deposit your cash / cheques in following bank account of Al Shifa Foundation for North America on online basis from any branch of this bank in USA:-

Sr. #

Bank Name Branch/ Address A/c Title A/c No.

1 National Bank of Pakistan

100 Wall Street, 21st Floor New York, NY 10005

Al-Shifa Trust

52152578

b) Contribution at office:-

Send cheques in the name of “Al Shifa Foundation of North America (AFNA)” at following address:

Al-Shifa Foundation of North America: 474 Wall Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Tel: (609)279-1400, email: [email protected] website: www.afnausa.org.

c) Contribution through PayPal:-

For donors outside the country especially UK and USA provision for online donations through Paypal is also available now.

Note:

In USA, you can get Tax Exemption if your cheques are made payable to AFNA (Al-Shifa Foundation of North America). AFNA has been granted not-for-profit status under section 501(c) (3) status of the Internal Revenue Service Code Tax ID No: 36-4328912 (For use of US Residents Only)

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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 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, KDA, Kohat, Pakistan Tel: 0092 922 515686, 0092 922 515710: Fax: 0092 922 515668 Email: [email protected], [email protected] Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Ambore Camp, Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir Tel: 0092 5822432159, 0092 5822432144, Fax: 0092 51 5487827 Email: [email protected], [email protected]





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