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RMF-Google holds 9th and 10th Flood Relief/Free Medical Camps in Charsadda, Pakistan

November 19, 2010 in Asia, Disaster Relief, Helping Children, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | 2 comments

Real Medicine Foundation in partnership with Google held another two day free Medical Camp for the Flood Victims of Pakistan on this past weekend of November 13 and 14, 2010 in Union Council Sardaryab, District Charsadda, KPK, Pakistan. The Medical Camp was inaugurated by Dr. Asghar (formerly senior team member of Save the Children) at UC Sardaryab, Charsadda.  The patients were mostly women and children. A 10-member team of volunteers helped to facilitate the medical camp. This camp, as our previous free medical camps, was divided into various sections, such as registration counter, different specialist OPDs, pharmacy and patient waiting halls.

1,497 patients were treated on Saturday, November 13

  • 2,109 patients were treated on Sunday, November 14
  • A total of 3,606 patients were treated in 2 days.

Of these 3,606 patients

71% were female

  • 29% were male
  • 19% were children below the age of 12

The team consisted of 29 medical doctors (14 on Saturday & 15 on Sunday) representing a wide range of specialties; the final figures of specialized care made possible are as follows:

  • 880 patients – OPD/General Medical; of these patients
    • 230 patients presented with Malnutrition
    • 167 presented with Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
    • 45 patients – General Surgery
    • 676 patients – Dermatology
    • 132 patients – Ophthalmology
    • 187 patients – ENT
    • 685 patients – Pediatrics (Children below the age of 12)
    • 623 patients – Obstetrics/Gynecology
    • 67 patients – Orthopedics
    • 86 patients – Dentistry/Oral Hygiene
    • 101 patients – miscellaneous, such as general body aches (not specifically to categorize according to WHO criteria)
    • 124 patients 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.

For this camp, too, the response from the community was excellent. Local notables, Government officials, politicians and religious leaders also visited the camp and appreciated the great effort of RMF and Google.

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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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Announcement: Google Inc. Gives Grant to Real Medicine Foundation for Pakistan Flood Relief

September 9, 2010 in Disaster Relief, General, In the news, Partners, Providing Medical Support, Thank You by Jonathan White | Comments closed

We are very proud to announce that Real Medicine Foundation has received a grant from the Google Inc. Charitable Giving Fund for our disaster relief efforts in response to the flooding in Pakistan.

Through the Tides Foundation, Google’s charitable fund manager, we received $25,000 directed towards the immediate funding of our medical camps treating the flood affected across Pakistan. We have so far held two of these medical outreach camps and have already treated thousands of patients. With this new funding we will be able to significantly increase the number of victims treated.

Thank you so much to the teams at Google, Google Pakistan, and the Tides Foundation for helping us help our friends in Pakistan!

Philanthropy @ Google

In 2004, Larry Page and Sergey Brin committed 1% of Google’s equity, 1% of profits, employee time, and in-kind giving of products and services to doing good. More about Google’s Charitable Initiatives: http://www.google.org/googlers.html


About the Tides Foundation: http://www.tidesfoundation.org/

Founded in 1976 by Drummond Pike, Tides Foundation’s mission is to partner with donors to increase and organize resources for positive social change.  Tides believes that healthy societies rely fundamentally on respect for human rights, the vitality of communities, and a celebration of diversity. Tides Foundation offers donor advised funds and other grant making vehicles as well as professional philanthropic advice, institutional regranting services, comprehensive grants management and much more. It also creates opportunities for learning and builds community among donors and grantees committed to fairness, equality and the sustainability of this world.

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Thank you letter from Pakistan donor

August 13, 2010 in Disaster Relief, General, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Thank You by Jonathan White | Comments closed

Our biggest thanks usually come from the people we help in the field, but sometimes they also come from our donors, which is always pleasure to see.  The letter we are sharing below was just sent from an Pakistani-American, Dr. Zeba Vanek, to our founder, Dr. Martina Fuchs, thanking her and RMF for all our efforts in Pakistan since 2007 and specifically for our current Flood Relief campaign.  Zeba also used her own network in the US to raise funds for the flood relief campaign and continue to be a great advocate for our cause.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Dear Martina,

I wanted to respond to your email in which YOU have thanked ME!  I find that quite incredulous!

I am an American of Pakistani descent. I am 50 years old and moved to the USA at the age of 32. I consider myself one of the most privileged persons in the world. Most of the blessings that have come my way, I feel have I received from Pakistan. These include my mother, my husband, an opportunity to get a good education, great friends and family, all the necessities of living like food on the table, a good roof on my head, access to healthcare, civil liberties and in short everything that a human being needs to thrive and live a life of freedom, dignity and happiness in this world. What I got from Pakistan during the earlier years of my life, equipped me with the abilities to become one of the most privileged and blessed immigrants to the USA!

And so my friend, and I truly consider you to be my friend, besides everything else that I think you are………it is not you or the other people who work with you, to serve humanity with utter selflessness and integrity,  who should be thanking me……the people who live in Pakistan today or who live abroad as immigrants in other countries……need to thank YOU, with all our earnestness and sincerity, for what you have done and are doing for our nation. THANK YOU!….. and may God bless you in every possible way for all the good that you do. I pray that we, of Pakistani descent,  also show people of other nations, the same courtesies they have shown us.

Good news….. People have sent about  $3000/ – more in checks since we last communicated and Sarah…..I’m very hopeful that people will be very generous during this very difficult time for Pakistan.

With best wishes,

Dr. Zeba Fatima Vanek

Neurologist, Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology, UCLA

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RMF Pakistan Update: Emergency Flood Relief and Outreach

August 6, 2010 in Asia, Disaster Relief, Donate, General, Pakistan, Providing Medical Support, Rebuilding Communities by Jonathan White | Comments closed

The news coming out of Pakistan is that the initial flooding estimates over the past few days were far too low, with government relief agencies now saying that at least 12 million people are affected and that it is clearly on track to be “the biggest disaster in the history of Pakistan”.

At least 650,000 houses have been destroyed; roads and electricity infrastructure have been severely decimated. Flood victims are so far receiving very little in emergency aid as their government has focused many of its limited resources in recent months on trying to contain the Taliban and at dealing with an economic crisis. In a region of this country already on the tipping point of becoming more disillusioned, it is more important than ever to offer whatever help we can.

Our Primary Health Care Clinic and staff are located in the state of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, directly in the area most affected by the flooding, and for the past week our doors have been open to accept the many flood victims from the surrounding area and villages.

The only other health facilities, the Balakot District Hospital and a second, smaller facility have been severely damaged by the flooding, leaving Real Medicine’s clinic as the only fully functioning health facility in Balakot Valley, an area with a population of over 150,000 people.  Local government officials have asked RMF to be ready to accommodate the tremendous influx of patients they are expecting.  RMF held 4 outreach health camps for flood victims in the same area in 2009 and we are gearing up to provide assistance again.

We greatly appreciate any additional support you may be able provide to ensure that our clinic is able to handle this huge increase in patient demand and that we can hopefully offer the same outreach to communities that are not able to reach our clinic.

For more information about our Flood Relief Efforts, please visit our website.

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