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Over 4,000 patients treated this weekend at Pakistan RMF-Google Medical Camps

October 13, 2010 in Pakistan by Jonathan White | Comments closed

By Dr. Zahoor Uddin

The RMF/Google Free Medical Camp Projects are continuing with our fourth weekend passing successfully. After having camps in Union Council Aman Garh and Union Council Nisatta, RMF/Google returned to the Nowshehra district, to the village  of Pirpiai with our team of doctors, nurses, paramedics, and general volunteers as well as with medicines/medical supplies.

Our 7th and 8th RMF Flood Relief Medical Camps for the Flood Victims of Pakistan  were held on the weekend of October 9th and 10th, 2010 at the Government High School, Union Council in Pirpiai.

Dr. Rubina Mumtaz, RMF”s Country Director for Pakistan, formally inaugurated the 2-day Free Medical Camp along with the participating medical team. All the team members thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve provided to them by Google’s generosity. Dr. Rubina also visited various sections of the camp such as the registration counter, the different specialist OPDs, the pharmacy and the patients waiting in the halls. She met with all 23 doctors in their OPD sections one by one and discussed the morbidity trends in our camps.

2,509 patients were treated on Saturday, October 9, 2010

  • 1,703 patients were treated on Sunday, October 10, 2010
  • A total of 4,212 patients were treated in this 2-day Free Medical Camp

Of these 4,212 patients

76% were female

  • 24% were male
  • 21% were children below the age of 12

On day one, 23 medical doctors and on day two, 17 doctors from various specialties participated in our camps, the final figures of specialized care made possible through Google’s support are as follows:

  • 1,314 patients – General medical OPD cases, such as acute (bloody) diarrhea, cholera, malaria, upper and lower respiratory tract infections, headaches, general weakness. Of these patients,

278  presented with urinary tract infections

149  with malnutrition

189  with general body aches (not specifically to categorize according to WHO criteria)

97 patients – General surgery

  • 701 patients – Dermatology
  • 170 patients – Ophthalmology
  • 218 patients – ENT
  • 657 patients – Pediatrics (children below the age of 12)
  • 597 patients – Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • 113 patients – Orthopedics
  • 134 patients – Dentistry and oral hygiene
  • 211 patients presented with severe dehydration as result of i.e. diarrhea, suspected measles, suspected meningitis, tetanus, high fevers. These patients as well as all patients presenting with acute abdomen, burns, acute appendicitis, severe injuries and major infected wounds were referred to tertiary hospitals for follow up and advanced care.

The RMF medical team will be able to follow these patients at the hospitals where they work.

As always, the response from the community was excellent. Patients arrived from more than 5 surrounding villages as the camp is centrally located at the Government High School.

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RMF holds more Flood Victim Medical Relief Camps in Nisatta, Pakistan

October 6, 2010 in General, Pakistan by Jonathan White | Comments closed

RMF in partnership/collaboration with Google held another two day free Medical Camp (the 5th and 6th of our Flood Relief Camps) for the flood victims of Pakistan this past weekend, October 2 and 3, 2010.

These camps were held at the Government Higher Secondary School in Nisatta, Union Council Nisatta, Charsadda District, KPK, Pakistan.
We have now treated over 12,000 patients at our relief camps in addition to thousands at our permanent clinic in Talhatta.

A total of 3,743 patients were treated over the course of the two day event.

  • 2,105 patients were treated on Saturday, October 2, 2010
  • 1,638 patients were treated on Sunday, October 3, 2010

Of these 3,743 patients

  • 63% were female
  • 37% were male
  • 23% were children below the age of 12

17 medical doctors, representing various specialties, participated on the first day, and 15 doctors on the second day of this camp.

  • 879 patients – General medical cases, such as acute diarrhea, cholera, malaria, respiratory tract infections;
    • 56 patients of these patients presented with urinary tract infections
    • 110 patients with malnutrition
    • 172 patients presented with severe dehydration as result of diarrhea, suspected measles, suspected meningitis
  • 67 patients – General Surgery
  • 605 patients – Dermatology
  • 119 patients – Ophthalmology
  • 149 patients – ENT
  • 863 patients – Pediatrics (children below the age of 12)
  • 671 patients – Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • 68 patients – Orthopedics
  • 98 patients – Dentistry
  • 224 patients – miscellaneous, such as general body aches (not specifically categorized according to WHO criteria)

All patients diagnosed with acute abdomen, burns, acute appendicitis, severe injuries and major infected wounds were referred to tertiary hospitals for follow up and advanced care. Our team of doctors will be able to follow these patients at the hospitals where they work.

The response from the community was excellent.

Local notables, Government officials, politicians and religious leaders from Nisatta all visited the camp and appreciated the great effort.

Patients arrived from more than 7 surrounding villages as the camp was strategically and centrally located.

Further camps are planned for this coming weekend. There continues to be an enormous need to hold relief efforts like these all over Pakistan and we will continue to offer these medical camps as long as our funding allows.

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RMF holds hugely successful relief effort in Pakistan this past weekend

September 29, 2010 in Disaster Relief, Donate, General, Helping Children, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support by Jonathan White | Comments closed

Doctors and local officials at Saturday camp

This past Saturday September 25th and Sunday the 26th, Real Medicine Foundation held our third and fourth Free Medical Camps for Flood Victims in Aman Garh (Pabbi Tehsil), Nowshera District, Pakistan.  This most recent outreach effort was very effective, treating over 4,600 patients in two days, and was made possible by a generous charitable grant by Google Inc. and other individual donations.

In total

  • 2,365 patients were treated on Saturday, September 25
  • 2,291 patients were treated on Sunday, September 26
  • A total of 4,656 patients were treated in 2 days

Of these 4,656 patients

70% were female

  • 30% were male
  • 27% were children

Since the team consisted of 40 medical doctors (19 on Saturday & 21 on Sunday) representing a wide range of specialties, the final figures of specialized care made possible are as follows:

  • 638 patients – OPD
  • 120 patients – general surgery
  • 560 patients – dermatology
  • 230 patients – ophthalmology
  • 198 patients – ENT
  • 1,257 patients – pediatrics
  • 893 patients – OB/Gyn
  • 100 patients – orthopedics
  • 130 patients – dentistry
  • 374 patients – miscellaneous, such as general body aches (not specifically to categorize according to WHO criteria)
  • 210 patients presented with illnesses such as severe gastroenteritis with dehydration,  suspected meningitis, acute abdomen , burns, acute appendicitis, severe injuries, major infected wounds and acute jaundice syndrome. They were referred to tertiary hospitals for follow up and advanced care. Our team of doctors will be able to follow these patients at the hospitals they work.

The response from the community was tremendous. Since this camp was registered and approved of by Government officials, politicians and religious leaders were grateful and appreciative.  Patients arrived from more than 12 surrounding villages since the medical camp location we had chosen was strategically and centrally located.

There continues to be an enormous need to hold relief efforts like these all over Pakistan and we will continue to offer these medical camps as long as our funding allows.

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Google announces our grant as part of Clinton Global Initiative

September 22, 2010 in General, In the news, Initiatives, Pakistan, Partners, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities, Strategies for the Future, Whole Health by Jonathan White | 1 comment

From Google’s official blog yesterday, Google announced at the opening ceremonies of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) that they would be providing $1 million in charitable grants to support the relief efforts in Pakistan.  The announcement mentions Real Medicine along with the 8 other non-profit organizations that Google has chosen to be partners in their first round of support.  We again are very thankful and proud that Google has chosen us to be one of their partners in this ongoing relief effort in Pakistan.

As mentioned in Google’s blog:

“As part of our CGI commitment this year, Google is providing $1 million in charitable grants, as well as technology support to help the people of Pakistan recover from these floods. Roughly one-third of our grants support organizations providing clean water, shelter, medical care and other immediate needs, while two-thirds will be focused on longer-term rebuilding efforts. Partners for the first round of support include: A.S. Edhi International Foundation, Architects for Humanity, CARE, The Citizens Foundation, Naya Jeevan for Kids, Real Medicine Foundation, SIUT North America, Sungi Development Foundation and UM Healthcare Trust.”

“At the opening ceremony of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) this morning, President Clinton discussed the urgent need to help the people of Pakistan recover from widespread floods which have affected more people than the 2004 South Asia tsunami, the 2005 South Asia earthquake, and the Haiti earthquake combined. The floods have put one-fifth of the land underwater, impacting more than 20 million people, damaging or destroying 1.9 million homes, putting 3.5 million children at risk of waterborne diseases, and wiping out livestock and crops.

Unfortunately the global response has been anemic. While U.S. corporations, foundations and individuals responded admirably to the earthquake in Haiti by donating $900 million in the first five weeks after the disaster, that same group donated $25 million to Pakistan in the first five week weeks after the floods hit. In an interview with citizens hosted by YouTube, President Clinton called for a dramatically increased global response.”

For the full text of the Google announcement click here.

For more information about the Clinton Global Initiative, click here.

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Pakistan: “Immense Tragedy Continues to Unfold”

September 21, 2010 in Disaster Relief, Helping Children, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | Comments closed

More than seven weeks since the beginning of the floods, and as we prepare to hold our third major Flood Relief Medical Camp in the city of Pabbi in the Nowshera district, it’s important to note how critical the situation remains in Pakistan.   We will be reporting next week on the results of our next relief camp this coming Sunday, and hope to continue expanding our relief efforts.

From CNN.com, this slideshow and brief article highlights:

  • Areas of Pakistan are still submerged in water, weeks after the first flooding happened
  • The UN and other organizations are calling for more help in aiding the estimated 20 million in need
  • The death toll is believed to surpass 1,700

    • Click article here for photos and report http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/photos.pakistan.flooding/index.html?hpt=Mid

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    Slideshow: Pakistan Floods, six weeks on (Guardian.co.uk)

    September 15, 2010 in Disaster Relief, Pakistan, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | Comments closed

    Click here for slideshow:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2010/sep/14/pakistan-floods#/?picture=366687765&index=0

    Six weeks later: Pakistan: Further Towns In Pakistan Threatened By Flood Waters

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    Pakistan Flood Relief: RMF holds second medical outreach camp

    August 31, 2010 in Disaster Relief, General, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | Comments closed

    Real Medicine Foundation just held a 2nd free medical camp in Charsadda this past Sunday the 29th of August for flood affected, at  the Union Council  Majukay. A total of 1,894 patients were diagnosed and treated through  this 2nd RMF Free Medical Camp, consisting of 65 % male, 35 % female including 23 % children.
    Around 109 serious patients were referred to hospitals at DHQ Charsadda, LRH Peshawar and Khyber Teaching Hospital.

    Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we will be holding many more of these free medical camps for all in need.  Full reports with treatment data of all our Medical Outreach camps will continue to be published on our website soon here.

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    India: RMF-Jeevan Jyoti HIV care center receives government award

    August 27, 2010 in Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | Comments closed

    By Fabien Toegel

    RMF-Jeevan Jyoti HIV care center receives award, Government to make our model a policy

    Meghnagar, August 25: The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) decided last week to expand the function of so-called Link ART Centers (LAC). RMF set up and has been supporting such a center at Jeevan Jyoti Hospital in a public private partnership, which recently received an award as best Link ART Center out of the 5 attached to the main Indore ART Center and is currently treating 44 patients with free antiretroviral drugs supplied by the Government. On Saturday, August 21st, NACO’s data manager from Indore visited our center and was pleased with the thorough recording and reporting.

    The expanded role proposed by NACO acknowledges the model of care already provided by Jeevan Jyoti Hospital for more than 200 patients which had been identified with RMF’s support over the past 5 years. The specific LAC services will include enrolling patients into care, pre-ART management including basic investigations and sample collection for CD4 count, following up on patient not yet eligible for ART, screening for HIV-TB co-infection, and tracking of patients who missed appointments. RMF has been supporting these activities which involved taking patients on a weekly basis to 150-km far Indore, a long and expensive journey on bad roads which will become largely redundant under the new program.

    NACO has already developed a revised 3-day training module which includes clinical examination for adult and pediatric patients, case discussions in the wards as well as exercises to practice the pill count system, recording and tracking, and RMF will ensure to have the Jeevan Jyoti staff trained as soon as possible. The RMF-Jeevan Jyoti  link ART center was inaugurated on July 25th, 2009 and continues to excel in patient care in the form of a public private partnership.

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    Los Angeles: Open House Fundraiser for Pakistan Flood Relief, Sunday, August 22nd

    August 19, 2010 in Asia, Disaster Relief, Donate, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | Comments closed

    Ali, Dr. Zeba, Haider Ali Vanek, Real Medicine Foundation & Their Friends & Family

    INVITE YOU TO AN OPEN HOUSE

    On Sunday, August 22, 2010, From 3:00–10:00 PM

    AT 10551 WILSHIRE BLVD. UNIT #904, LOS ANGELES, CA. 90024

    To Raise Funds, To Spread the Word, To Uplift Spirits And To Pledge To Work Together to Help the People Affected by The Catastrophic Floods Ravaging Pakistan which estimates 20 million without Food & Water for more than 2 weeks!

    Real Medicine Foundation is partnering with the Relief Foundation in Pakistan to support the relief efforts with Free Medical Camps in the flood affected areas, and it is with great pleasure we announce that we are holding our first RMF-RF Free Medical Camp this coming Sunday, 22nd of August in the Charsadda district. RMF Pakistan Flood Relief Project

    Please Help Establish a RMF Medical Relief Camp

    By Bringing a Tax Deductable Check Made To Real Medicine Foundation/ Pakistan Floods 2010 Or Please Make A Donation Directly At

    2010 Real Medicine Pakistan Flood Relief Project

    100% of your tax deductable donations will be sent to Dr. Vanek & her team in Pakistan to be utilized for emergency relief work.

    Presentations by Dr. Martina Fuchs, CEO of RMF & Other Friends

    We Will Have An Exhibit & Sale of the Art of Pakistan

    Performance of the American and Pakistan National Anthems

    And Other Great Live Songs and Music

    Delicious Food and Drinks

    Iftaar and Prayers

    PLEASE RSVP at 818-793-1234 or sarah@realmedicinefoundation.org ASAP

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    Article: Reclaiming the US’s image in Pakistan

    August 16, 2010 in Disaster Relief, In the news, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support by Jonathan White | Comments closed

    Continuing with the coverage of the floods in Pakistan and what this means for our clinic in Balakot, I came across a good article from the New York Times that details why it is so important for Western Countries, the US in particular, to lend a helping hand to the people of Pakistan.

    NY Times article here

    Time and time again, the poor and rural areas of a country like Pakistan are left behind infrastructure, economic development and health care, ,and with no one else offering a helping hand fundamentalist groups like the Taliban will always step in to fill this void.  Looking at the amount of resources the US has already committed to both Afghanistan and Iraq to combat extremism, it would be a tragedy to let this opportunity pass to aid these efforts and to improve our image in this part of the world.

    Based on some of the comments in this article from officials in Washington, it sounds like this is understood, so we can only hope that these are more than promises, and that funding and resources arrives quickly.

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