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Pa k i s t a n I s l a m i cMedical AssociationJan - March 2011PIMAIntroductionOver threedecade of servicePakistan Islamic Medical Associationwas established in Oct, 1979. Sinceits inception, PIMA is striving tomitigate the suffering of people indistress in Pakistan and abroad.PIMA is promoting Islamic medicalactivities including health services,education and research and alsoproviding forum for training ofdoctors to become better professionals. PIMA regularly conduct lectures,workshops & conferences throughout the country aiming to enhancethe knowledge, scholarship, andexpertise in different medicalspecialties.PIMA embraces 80 branches all overthe four provinces and Azad Kashmir. The ever expending PIMAmembership among male andfemale doctors is in thousands.Along with the core membership,several thousands doctors andparamedics worked with PIMA innational and international disasters.PIMA remained an attractive partnerof several international relief agencies and dozens of those enjoyed thissuccessful partnership in eliminatingthe suffering of humanity.Message fromPIMA PresidentDear brothers and sisters! It gives me a great pleasure towrite a few words for PIMA News.Allah (SWT) has blessed all of us. He has associated us withthis noble profession and provided us wit education, qualifications and social status. Since Allah has bestowed on ussuch favors, it is our duty to live up to the principles detailedby Allah & His Last messenger (SAW).Our education and profession as medical doctor provide usunique opportunities to set the best example of character andconduct and thereby be a role model as a Muslim doctor inpractice. Patients give a lot of credence to what their doctorstell them. It is the responsibility of every doctor to maintainthat trust and do his utmost not only to relieve their bodilysuffering but try to heal & console their minds as well.PIMA provides medical relief service without discriminationat National and International levels. Our record in this area issecond to none.We invite all the doctors to join Pakistan Islamic MedicalAssociation (PIMA) to play their role. PIMA forum willnurture their qualities and help to fulfill their responsibilitiesin as organized way.Of course Quran is the source of Hidayat and Muhammad(S.A.W.) is the Leader to follow for the real success in thisworld and in the life hereafter.Dr. Shafqat Javed

Pakistan Islamic Medical AssociationRelief ServicesOne of the outstanding projects of PIMA isrelief work. PIMA has rendered valuableservices during disasters as well as regularlypart of PIMA activities. PIMA providedemergency services in natural and man madedisasters nationally and internationally.PIMA was one of first few relief organizations providing medical relief to the affecteesof Tsunami in Indonesia and Srilanka,affectees of Bam earthquake, affectees ofAfghan first and second war, Kashmirconflict, affectees of Bosnian and Kosovianwar, in Chechnya war and during Katrina(USA) disaster. PIMA’s outstanding reliefFlood ReliefPIMA has remained committed to thewelfare of flood affected population. PIMAstarted medical relief operations from thevery first day through its members through-2performance in Oct 2005 earthquake, IDPs ofMalakand and Swat and flood effectees of2010 were recognized nationally and internationally.PIMA is committed to promote healthawareness among the communities andproviding medical aid to victims of poverty,diseases, natural disasters and war. PIMAremained pioneer in managing national &international disasters. In fact it’s extensivenetwork of hospitals, welfare clinics, and freemedical camps working in Pakistan andabroad makes PIMA one of the leadingmedical relief organizations.out the country.PIMA established medical relief centers in allflood affected areas. The summary of reliefactivities is as follows.

The summary of relief activities is as istan55541085826608TOTAL272529965586Other activitiesParamedicsPatients484678Volunteers7400 Through free eye camps in floodaffectees, thousands of eye surgerieswere performed. Hundreds of Medical Kits weredistributed in flood affectees of SindhProvince. Thousands of Eid gifts were distributedin children. Cash amount of in excess of Rs 2.5million was distrusted in flood affecteesthrough collaboration with SharjaCharity International.Four most modern water filtration plantswere installed in Sindh and KPK incollaboration with Mercy Singapore. Health Awareness Programs wereorganized to educate the peopleregarding personal Hygiene issues. Thousands of families were providedfood. Thousands of Hygiene Kits weredistributed through collaboration withMalaysian Relief Agency (MRA).Hundreds of Antibiotic injections wereprovided to District Hospital Rajanpurfor Flood affectees. Hundreds of drinking water dispenserswere installed in Sindh area.3

Pakistan Islamic Medical AssociationForeign CollaborationHundreds of doctors, lady doctors, nursesand paramedical staff mobilized from withinthe country and from international NGO’sprovided their services in worst floodaffected remote areas of the country. PIMAprovided platform to more than one dozeninternational NGO’s to provide medical careto flood affectees.FIMA Save DignityFIMA Save Dignity Camp was organized on24th Sep to 1st October 2010 at NorthDarfour - Alfashir. Prof. M. Iqbal Khan, Dr.Aftab Malik and Dr. Amjad Mahboob fromPIMA were participated and performedmajor surgeries.Wordsof gratitudefrom PIMAThanks, donors past and future! Wetake this opportunity to voice ourgratitude towards all those who haveextended help to PIMA. Without thishelp, none of the work we have beenable to put in would be possible.Your assistance both meterial and inthe form of human resource has beena major source of our success. Webelive our success is your success.

Press ConferencesDuring the relief activities, PIMA held several press conferences including:Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA)Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA) and PakistanIslamic Medical Association (PIMA) haveaddressed jointly a Press Conference on 26thAugust 2010 on flood relief issue at Islamabad. Medical Relief Director of MRA Dr.Shahrizal Azwan and Secretary General ofPIMA Dr. Mumtaz Hussain addressed thepress conference. The announcement ofdistribution of Hygiene Kits in the floodaffectees was made in addition to othermedical relief activities.Serendib Foundation of Relief and Development (SFRD)Serendib Foundation of Relief and Development (SFRD) and PIMA jointly addressed at apress conference on 16th September 2010 atIslamabad. Relief Director MuhammadRafique, Dr. Muhammad Salahudeen, Dr.Muhammad Shaheel, Dr. Muhammad Rizvi,Dr. Muhammad Faiq from SFRD and Secretary General PIMA Dr. Mumtaz Hussainaddressed the press conference. SFRD hadsent two teams of doctors including ladydoctors and paramedics worked for onemonth in South Punjab flood affected areas ofRajanpur, Muzafargarh and KPK.International Muslim Women Union (IMWU)A delegation from International MuslimWomen Union (IWMU) and PIMA femalewing president jointly addressed a pressconference at Islamabad on 25th September2010. Assistant Secretary General for GlobalCoordination (IMWU) Mrs. Ishraqa Umarfrom Sudan and President PIMA female WingDr. Kauser Firdous (Ex. Senator) addressedthe press conference. It was told that morethan 100 lady doctors of PIMA had served inflood affected areas. A donation of onemillion rupees was announced by PresidentPIMA female Wing, Dr. Kauser Firdous.

Pakistan Islamic Medical AssociationPIMA Al-Hajri Al-Rabia Hospital, MuzaffarabadPIMA maintains a range of facilities andservices to mitigate sufferings of the povertyand disasters. PIMA Al-Hajri Al-RabiaHospital, Muzaffarabad was established incollaboration with Al-Khidmat Al-HajriAl-Rabia Trust, followed by PIMA FieldHospital, Muzaffarabad on 8th Oct. 2005.This 60 bedded indoor facility provides OPDservice, 24 hrs emergency services, surgery,O.T, Obs & Gyne, Pediatrics services anddiagnostic facilities including Laboratory,Ultrasound and X-Ray.Following data is showing the annual ration (Major)185180Operation (Minor)332317Gyne Operation (Major)397372Gyne Operation (Minor)92108Normal Delivery690596L.S.C.S. (C-Section)365338Kashmir Surgical Hospital, MuzaffarabadKashmir Surgical Hospital located in theheart of the capital city of Azad Jammu &Kashmir. It has been working for more thentwenty years. This hospital was badlydamaged by the October 2005 earth quake.Re-strengthening (seismic code approvedreconstruction) of structure of KashmirSurgical Hospital has been completed,including completion of basic civil work andstructural re-strengthening. We are nowintensively working on the second phasewhich includes the finishing, decoration andfinal remodeling of the building according tothe requirement.PIMA is engaged in the provision of reliefand rehabilitation services to earthquakeeffected areas. Communities were unable toobtain medical attention as many healthfacilities had been damaged during theearthquake.PIMA established this Hospital in Mansehrain collaboration with UK based Muslim Aid.This 25 bedded hospital is now ready toprovide state of the art health services to thelocal and regional population of this remotearea. The hospital services will start in March2011 InshAllah.PIMA-Muslim Aid Hospital, Mansehra

Continuous Medical Education (CME)PIMA has been conscious about continuousmedical education (CME) to keep its members and medical community aware aboutthe latest medical knowledge and research.PIMA is trying to organize uniform systemof CME throughout the country.Training WorkshopsPIMA is offering opportunities for personality development of its members. EveryMuslim physician must be equipped withthe required attributes of his profession byachieving and maintaining excellence in hisfield. He must be convicted in his faith andbe an excellent role model.For the purpose of achieving the above goalPIMA organized three training workshopduring the year 2010. These workshops wereheld in Islamabad (11th & 12th Dec), Karachi(25th Dec) and Sukker (25th Dec). Hundredsof PIMA members participated in theseworkshops. Theses workshops are now aregular feature of PIMA to enhance theprofessional and ethical values among itsmembers.

Pakistan Islamic Medical AssociationCentral Biennial Convention 2010, LahoreThe Central Convention was held at Lahorein March 2010 at Allama Iqbal MedicalCollege Auditorium on 27th & 28th March.Dr. Muhammad Afzal Mian was chairman ofthe organizing committee. More than 600doctors from all over the country attendedthis convention. Late Dr. Israr Ahmed,renowned scholar of Islam was the mosteminent among the speakers. Report of theprevious session was presented on thisoccasion. Dr. Shafqat Javed was elected asCentral President PIMA for the session2010-12. Central Executive Council Memberswere also elected from each province.

Prevention of Blindness (POB)Prevention of blindness project was startedby PIMA as a leading volunteer eye careorganization in July 2007. With sole missionof preventing blindness and preservingsights. PIMA POB endeavors to developstrategies for prevention and control ofblindness and visual impairment. The primeobjective of POB is to promote and sustain a20072008global campaign against all forms of avoidable blindness with emphases on deprivedcommunities.POB has been involved in treating eyepatients both within and outside the countryin collaboration with FIMA Save Vision. Asummarized data is given below to reflectPOB’s activities in recent Doctors131179171157638FIMA Save VisionThis project of FIMA was started in 2005.PIMA is one of the most active members ofFIMA and at present is holding the positionof Director of FIMA Save Vision Project.More than 250 Free Eye Camps have beenorganized in 12 countries and 5,50,000patients have been treated so far. Fiftythousand Eye Surgeries have beenperformed.