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AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. RUBINA MUMTAZ
DECEMBER 01, 2016 - PAKISTAN
Danielle Etter
For the past two months, I have had the honor of communicating with RMF Pakistan’s Country Director, Dr. Rubina Mumtaz. We have texted, emailed, and Skyped so that she could share her knowledge and expertise regarding RMF’s Menstrual Hygiene Management Project, resulting in the previous two blogs. Over the course of our communications, I have developed such respect and admiration for Dr. Mumtaz. She is intelligent, passionate about her work, and dedicated to see women and girls empowered to their fullest potential.
Finally, we get to hear straight from Dr. Mumtaz as she has…
Questions and Answers
PAKISTAN GIRLS' PUBERTY BOOK
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 - PAKISTAN
Danielle Etter
All information contained in this blog originates from the 2016 report, “Formative Menstrual Hygiene Management Research: Adolescent Girls in Baluchistan,” by Dr. Zubia Mumtaz, Dr. Marni Sommer, and Afshan Bhatti (RMF Pakistan’s Research Project Manager) and from our interview with RMF Pakistan’s Country Director, Dr. Rubina Mumtaz.
If I could sum up Pakistani girls’ pubertal experience in one word, I would choose “confusion.” This may be true of all countries and cultures, but in Pakistan, where menstruation is only spoken of in hushed tones and fragments, the confusion is pervasive and severe. You may have…
Pakistan’s Agra Health Project Closed
THE LIVES WE TOUCHED
APRIL 17, 2014
By Rubina Mumtaz, BDS, MPH, Country Director, Pakistan
In August 2013, three years after the fateful floods of 2010, District Charsadda was the last to be struck off the list of flood affected areas of KPK and the government announced that the road to recovery was at last present. The Pakistan People’s Health Initiative (PPHI), a semi-government body had signed an MOU with the KPK Health Department to adopt all the BHUs in the main districts of Charsadda, Nowshera and Swabi, effectively revitalizing the BHU in Union Council Agra. Given RMF’s mission to avoid duplicating services, the primary health care services in the Agra Health Project were…
Menstrual Hygiene Management and School Retention
TURNING TABOO INTO NORMALCY AND SHAME INTO DIGNITY
NOVEMBER 07, 2016 - PAKISTAN
Danielle Etter
Fear and Confusion
A COMMON STORY
“Ah! Oh my god!” A terrified young girl runs out of the bathroom and down the stairs calling out, “Daddy!” when a friend of the family stops her and asks what’s wrong. “I’m hemorrhaging!” she replies out of breath and desperate. Fortunately, the friend of the family is a woman, a woman who calmly explains that the girl has experienced her first period. As the girl’s confusion and fear subsides, the doorbell rings. Upon answering, she finds her best friend, a boy, who innocently suggests that they…
Case Study
PREMATURE TWIN BABY GIRLS
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 - PAKISTAN
Dr. Rubina Mumtaz
Aqeel Sadiq and his wife Sidra Aqeel are from Khurram Agency and had to flee from their homes when the military offensive against the Taliban was launched and part of their house was destroyed in air shellings. Newly married and already pregnant, the couple picked up whatever they could carry and joined the long line of fellow IDPs travelling to safer areas. Aqeel and Sidra were lucky because they had cousins living in Nowshera. Although their cousins were dirt poor and barely surviving on a meagre income, they were generous and hospitable in their welcome and offered them space…
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Pakistan: Polio Vaccine Campaign
WORKERS ARE A TARGET FOR EXTREMIST VIOLENCE
APRIL 18, 2014
By Rubina Mumtaz, BDS, MPH, Country Director, Pakistan
Update: Just today the Pakistani army has agreed to provide security to those providing polio vaccinations following a series of attacks against individuals involved in the campaign. Full Story.
Polio Campaign Pakistan is one of three countries (Nigeria and Afghanistan) in the world where Polio has yet to be eradicated. According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Pakistan stepped up its eradication efforts and numbers fell from 173 cases in 2011 to 58 in 2012. Unfortunately, with the advent of 2013, Pakistan became the most hazardous country in the world in terms of Polio where…
healingPAQ interviews RMF CEO Dr. Martina Fuchs
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Eamen Hameed of healingPAQ interviews RMF CEO/Founder Dr. Martina Fuchs on her passion, vision, intention, experience, challenges, failures, successes, teachings, western and alternative medicine, service and approach in life.
Follow the link to visit healingPAQ’s website and listen to the interview
Pakistan: Why Millennium Development Goal #5 IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH is unlikely to be reached by 2015
JANUARY 22, 2013 - PAKISTAN
by Dr Martina C. Fuchs: Here is a fascinating and sad study report from RMF’s research team in Pakistan that details why Pakistan, despite several MNCH (Maternal Newborn and Child Health) interventions for the past two decades is unlikely to meet the MDG goal # 5 by 2015.
For a detailed report: Click Here
Real Medicine Foundation 2010/2011 Annual Report Published
FEBRUARY 06, 2012
Click on link to visit our website where Annual Report can be viewed and downloaded as a PDF document
RMF Pakistan: We Will Eradicate Polio, even in the face of violence
MARCH 14, 2013 - PAKISTAN
By Dr Rubina Mumtaz and Dr Zahoor Uddin
Pakistan is one of three countries in the world where polio has yet to be eradicated. Polio, a highly infectious viral disease that can cause permanent paralysis in a matter of hours, has been eradicated around the world except for Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan where it is still endemic. According to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Pakistan stepped up its eradication efforts and numbers fell from 173 cases in 2011 to 58 in 2012. Real Medicine’s approach has been to…
The First Two Months Of Our New Clinic In Gulbella, Pakistan
JANUARY 22, 2013 - PAKISTAN
by Dr. Zahoor Uddin and Dr. Rubina Mumtaz
Real Medicine Foundation in collaboration with the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) established a primary health clinic in Gulbella, Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, aiming to provide free health services at the unit for the Pakistan flood affectees.
This clinic was established in a record short period of time – 7 days – and was formally inaugurated by Dr. Rubina Mumtaz, Country Director, RMF Pakistan, on December 19, 2010. People of the area consider the establishment of the BHU a noble act…
Thank You For An Amazing Year!
JANUARY 04, 2012
Photo: Dr. Martina C. Fuchs, RMF Founder/CEO, making new friends at the Lwala, Kenya Community Hospital, October 1, 2011
We are so grateful to all our friends, supporters and teams around the world and wish everyone a fantastic 2012!
Having wrapped up another successful we want to pause and say a huge THANK YOU to all of you who supported our work in 2011. You have helped us achieve so much, and we give our deep thanks to everyone for your generosity and support!
In 2011 we..
In Japan, post-earthquake and…
Pakistan: UNICEF reports Severe Malnutrition Crisis in Sindh province
JANUARY 28, 2011 - PAKISTAN
With the launch of our Sindh Mobile Clinic Initiative, it looks like our team is going to be busy as the region is now experiencing record levels of Malnutrition due to post flood conditions, according to a recently published UNICEF report.
According to an article on the British news group The Guardian (guardian.co.uk):
In Sindh province, where some villages are still under water six months after the floods, almost one quarter of children under five are malnourished while 6% are severely underfed, a Floods Assessment Needs survey has found.
“I haven’t seen malnutrition this…
Last 3 days to give!
DECEMBER 29, 2010
If you were considering donating to a worthy cause in 2010 and taking advantage of the tax benefits of charitable donations, now is your last chance to contribute!
As we look towards new efforts and projects in 2011 it is only through your generous funding that we will be able to continue our long term development projects in some of the poorest areas on this planet.
As you know, we have set the goal of raising $100,000 by December 31st, and would greatly appreciate if you consider Real Medicine for your year-end donation.
In the spirit of Real Medicine…
RMF and Young Sindhi Adults host NYC fundraiser for Pakistan on Saturday, December 18th
DECEMBER 15, 2010 - PAKISTAN
“The world’s attention has long since moved on from the Pakistani flood story, but there are still more than 1 million people who remain displaced in Sindh alone, said U.N. humanitarian affairs chief Valerie Amos on Dec. 3 after touring the flood zone.” Read more: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2036064,00.html#ixzz187WcsmAZ
Please join us for as Young Sindhi Adults and Real Medicine Foundation hosts a happy hour mixer fundraiser awareness to bring awareness in building healthcare infrastructure in the flood ravaged region of Sindh with a live music performance by singer-songer Nita Chawla. Listen to firsthand stories by founder Dr.…
Pakistan: Inauguration of our new clinic in Gulbella, Charsadda District
DECEMBER 28, 2010 - PAKISTAN
We are very proud to have just opened another full time healthcare clinic in Pakistan with the support of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) and our fantastic implementing team of doctors on the ground. In addition to our many Flood Relief camps and our other full time clinic in Balakot, are efforts in Pakistan are continuing to gain ground.
The devastating flood during the monsoon season of 2010 created havoc over a wide area across Pakistan. Although the flood affected the lives of…
Hot off the presses: Our 2009/2010 Annual Report!
DECEMBER 08, 2010
RMF-Google holds 9th & 10th Flood Relief
FREE MEDICAL CAMPS IN CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN
NOVEMBER 19, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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…
Pakistan flood damage estimated at $9.7 Billion (cnn.com)
OCTOBER 18, 2010 - PAKISTAN
As the scale of the flooding in Pakistan is still sinking in, our Flood Relief Efforts continue with Free Medical Camps held in different villages and towns every weekend. We have so far treated over 20,000 patients at our camps and will continue this outreach as long as we are able.
For more about the overview of the current situation on the ground from CNN click here
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By Dr Rubina Mumtaz
At the conversation session on “Disparities to Access to Maternal Health Services in Punjab; Poverty, Gender and Social Exclusion” held in Islamabad in November, the principal…
Over 4,000 patients treated this weekend at Pakistan RMF-Google Medical Camps
OCTOBER 13, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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.
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…
RMF holds Hugely Successful Relief Effort in Pakistan this Past Weekend
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 - PAKISTAN
photo: 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
A total of 4,656 patients were treated in 2 days
2,365 patients were treated on Saturday, September 25…
RMF holds more Flood Victim Medical Relief Camps in Nisatta, Pakistan
OCTOBER 06, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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…
Google Announces our Grant as part of Clinton Global Initiative
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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…
Pakistan: Immense Tragedy Continues to Unfold
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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…
Slideshow: Pakistan Floods, six weeks on (Guardian.co.uk)
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2010/sep/14/pakistan-floods#/?picture=366687765&index=0
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Pakistan Flood Relief: RMF holds second medical outreach camp
AUGUST 31, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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…
A Great Fundraising Success: Unity through crisis by Sheherbano Mehdi
AUGUST 26, 2010 - PAKISTAN
Guest blogger today Sherbano Mehdi writes today about the fundraiser we held this past Sunday which raised over $23,000 for victims of the Floods in Pakistan. Special thanks goes out to Dr. Zeba Vanek and Ali Vanek who were generous enough to hold the event at their home on behalf of RMF. We have already held our first medical relief outreach camp and will be holding many more with these generous donations.
“The floods in Pakistan have once again brought us together. On our ever-changing planet Earth we are reminded that our ability to work together across…
India: RMF-Jeevan Jyoti HIV care center receives government award
AUGUST 27, 2010 - INDIA
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…
Pakistanis Flee New Monsoon Floods in South (BBC News)
AUGUST 25, 2010 - PAKISTAN
As the monsoon season in Pakistan continues to flood the country, the flooding is now sweeping from the north to the southern zones of the country. Full article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11081090
“Some 200,000 people have been evacuated in the Thatta area of Sindh province, where dozens of villages are submerged. In the north, workers have begun clearing up as the floods recede. The UN has appealed for more helicopters to reach 800,000 people who are cut off.” For more information about our Flood Relief Efforts, please visit our website.
To contribute to our Flood Relief Efforts,…
Our first Pakistan Flood Relief Outreach Clinic
AUGUST 23, 2010 - PAKISTAN
Through the generous support of our recent donors and our amazing RMF Pakistan team and partner organization, Relief Foundation, we are proud to announce that we successfully held our first free Flood Relief Medical and Dental camp this past Sunday 22nd of August in Paindakhel, Charsada District of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan.
As soon as the camp was set up patients started arriving in great number and were waiting in long queues to be seen. The doctors examined and treated 1,767 male and female patients, providing them with medicine and other medical supplies. Around 78 serious cases…
Los Angeles: Open House Fundraiser for Pakistan Flood Relief, Sunday, August 22nd
AUGUST 19, 2010
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…
Pakistan: First RMF-RF Flood Victim Outreach Clinic starts Sunday
AUGUST 19, 2010 - PAKISTAN
In addition to our permanent clinic in Balakot that has been treating an influx of new patients due to the floods, we are proud to announce that, together with one of our partners in Pakistan, Relief Foundation (RF), we are holding the first of our RMF-RF Free Medical Camps this coming Sunday, 22nd of August in the Charsadda district.
With some initial funding from a handful of donors here in the US, we were able to immediately start relief efforts through Relief Foundation in Pakistan. Of course, much, much more is needed, but this is a good…
Thank you letter from Pakistan Donor
AUGUST 13, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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.
Article: Reclaiming the US’s image in Pakistan
AUGUST 16, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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…
RMF Pakistan Relief Efforts: One-Fifth of Country is Underwater
AUGUST 12, 2010 - PAKISTAN
Real Medicine Foundation is responding to the devastating floods across Pakistan by harnessing the energy of local doctors, nurses, and paramedics who want to volunteer their time and services by giving them a platform to conduct free medical relief camps for thousands of flood affected individuals in communities across KPK and Sindh. This cost effective intervention is based on the…
Alert: Pakistan floods affecting more people than the Tsunami and Haiti quake combined
AUGUST 10, 2010 - PAKISTAN
Due to the continued bad weather in Pakistan and the enormous number of people affected by the widespread flooding, the human scale of the flood devastation is on an almost unimaginable scale. UN is now estimating that the total number of people affected exceeds the Tsunami, Haiti earthquake and 2005 Kashmir earthquake all combined.
Real Medicine is very busy trying to ensure that our established health clinic in this region is able to handle the huge influx of new patients, and also fundraising to be able to provide several health care outreach camps in the areas that aren’t able…
Our clinic in Pakistan opens doors to flood victims
AUGUST 02, 2010 - PAKISTAN
Our Primary Health Care Clinic in Talhatta, north western Pakistan, has opened its doors to the many flood victims from the surrounding area and villages. Initial reports from our staff are that our clinic premises are unaffected but there are many villages nearby that need help. It is fortunate we have such a well functioning clinic in one of the areas hardest hit by these recent floods.
The only other health facilities, the Balakot District Headquarters Hospital and another facility (already strained and ineffective facilities) have been severely damaged by the flooding, leaving RMF’s Talhatta clinic…
RMF Pakistan Update: Emergency Flood Relief and Outreach
AUGUST 06, 2010 - PAKISTAN
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…
Talhatta Clinic Quarterly Progress Report, RMF: Pakistan
JUNE 14, 2010 - PAKISTAN
Our clinic in Pakistan, in collaboration with the Hashoo Foundation, continues to successfully serve the surrounding communities in this fragile and underserved area of Northern Pakistan, being the only access to healthcare for 6-7 Union Councils and 150,000 people. Many walk a full day to visit the clinic, confident that they will receive good healthcare service. The clinic is the only one in this area having two LHVs (Lady Health Vistors) among its staff, which has encouraged many women and girls to visit the clinic premises with ease and confidence.
From January 1st, 2010 to March 31st, 2010,…
Still Providing Real Medicine in Pakistan
JULY 11, 2010 - PAKISTAN
Today I had the privilege of visiting RMF’s Clinic in Talhatta, Balakot, KPK (formerly NWFP). I have to admit I didn’t quite believe the RMF team when they said that we’re the only health care provider in Balakot, the valley worst hit by the 2005 earthquake and with a population of over 120,000 people. While I had no doubt that RMF must be doing amazing work in Balakot, I assumed there had to be other NGOs providing health care. Hadn’t the whole world run up to the mountains of NWFP after the earthquake? Doesn’t USAID give billions to…
Growing up scared in Peshawar (CNN World Report)
DECEMBER 23, 2009 - PAKISTAN
From Growing up scared in Peshawar, CNN.com:
Peshawar, Pakistan (CNN) — Zara brushes her dark brown curls away from her face, nose scrunched up in concentration as she stares at the white board. She looks down to write and then pauses, placing her little finger on her chin in contemplation.
Like a typical 7-year-old, her favorite part about school is the games.
“Hide and seek,” she says in English, giggling sheepishly. “I like hide and seek.”
But no matter how hard she tries, there are some things this…
RMF’s Pakistan Clinic: An Island of Hope in a Sea of Instability
APRIL 13, 2010 - PAKISTAN
As we’ve seen recently, with the almost complete drop in media coverage for Haitian earthquake relief efforts, it’s easy to lose sight of the success of Real Medicine Foundation’s (RMF) longer term projects. Our clinic in north western Pakistan is a prime example of the RMF’s core mission in developing permanent and sustainable projects that become cherished parts of the communities they serve. This clinic, a collaboration between RMF and the Pakistani based Hashoo Foundation, recently celebrated it’s 4 year anniversary since it’s creation after the earthquake in 2005.
The clinic’s success is especially…
The War in Pakistan and Internally Displaced People: People Like You and Me
JUNE 21, 2009 - PAKISTAN
June 17, 2009 By Dr Rubina Mumtaz
Displacement is an inadequate, meaningless word when it is used to describe the trauma of being wrenched from your home and forcibly dislocated to a far flung place not of your choice.
Imagine an ordinary day in your life. Food is warm on the table, the children are out playing and you’ve send your other half or your teenage son to get bread from the bakery. Suddenly the shrill explosions of bombs landing in your backyard break the tranquility. The panic, the chaos, the screaming, the…
Pakistan: Girls find safe haven to learn
AUGUST 27, 2009 - PAKISTAN
As Internally Displaced People (IDP) in Pakistan have begun to move back home from the aid camps in Swat Valley many are found caught in the violence between the government and the Taliban.
Different groups are beginning to be seen as targets in the violence, one being young girls going to school.
Girls are forced to trade their uniforms for street clothes and hide their books in their shawls so that they do not get taken away and burned. Schools have been bombed and many girls are being banned from attending those that are…
Update on Pakistan Healthcare Clinic
OCTOBER 17, 2008 - PAKISTAN
Following is the latest update on efforts in Pakistan; to read more about Real Medicine Foundation’s relief efforts and to review additional progress reports, please click on the link below.
RMF Pakistan Initiative: Healthcare Project
Update August 4, 2008
By Dr. Rubina Mumtaz
Our primary healthcare clinic is expanding at a tremendous rate. In the first quarter of 2008, the OPD showed an 80% increase, which means from on average (an increase from) 40-50 patients to 140-150 patients a day. In the second quarter, the OPD slowed down slightly…
Update:
RMF FLOOD VICTIMS COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM
JUNE 21, 2009 - PAKISTAN
The freak monsoon of 2008 wrecked havoc across Pakistan. The North West Frontier Province and its adjoining tribal areas had the most casualties where flash floods killed 200 people overnight, literally sweeping away property and livestock of over 114 villages comprising of 11,200 houses affecting over 67,000 people.
Scores of people were marooned by the floods and had to be rescued by military helicopters over several days. The scale of damage was declared high since there was no effective warning mechanism and many of these people living below poverty line had encroached into…
Real Medicine-HOAP Primary Healthcare Project in Pakistan
JULY 11, 2007 - PAKISTAN
The earthquake of October 8, 2005 destroyed most of the Frontier (NWFP) and Kashmir (AJK) regions of Pakistan and caused widespread death and devastation. An area of approximately 30,000 kilometers was affected where more than 3 million lived in hamlets perched on Himalayan mountain slopes and valleys. 711073 This catastrophic disaster was described as the world’s third deadliest natural disaster in the last 25 years. It killed more than 87,000; injured more than a 100,000 and made 3 million people homeless in the highest mountain ranges in the world.
Brennan RJ and Waldman RJ, New England Journal of…
Primary healthcare clinic update from Pakistan
AUGUST 07, 2008 - PAKISTAN
August 4, 2008
By Dr. Rubina Mumtaz
Our primary healthcare clinic is expanding at a tremendous rate. In the first quarter of 2008, the OPD showed an 80% increase which means from an average of 40-50 patients 140-150 patients a day. In the second quarter, the OPD slowed down slightly due to security concerns and political instability but was still higher than the previous year.
This increase can be attributed to the fact other health units operated by NGOs and the government after the earthquake have gradually phased out as…
Real Medicine-HOAP Primary Healthcare Project in Pakistan
MARCH 02, 2007 - PAKISTAN
The massive earthquake that struck Northern Pakistan on October 8th, 2005 caused death and devastation at an unprecedented scale. Everywhere, buildings have collapsed and landslides have blocked access to remote Himalayan valleys, leaving people without shelter, food and healthcare.
The Real Medicine Foundation is participating in relief efforts in the worst hit mountainous region (Mansehra, Balakot, Kotbala, Jabri).
The Real Medicine Foundation’s Team Asia has been working in collaboration with the HOAP Foundation in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, an organization which has been running emergency relief operations on the ground ever since the October 8 earthquake killed more…
Real Medicine-HOAP Primary Healthcare Project in Pakistan
JANUARY 19, 2006 - PAKISTAN
The massive earthquake that struck Northern Pakistan on October 8th, 2005 caused death and devastation at an unprecedented scale. Everywhere, buildings have collapsed and landslides have blocked access to remote Himalayan valleys, leaving people without shelter, food and healthcare.
The Real Medicine Foundation is participating in relief efforts in the worst hit mountainous region (Mansehra, Balakot, Kotbala, Jabri).
The Real Medicine Foundation’s Team Asia has been working in collaboration with the HOAP Foundation in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, an organization which has been running emergency relief operations on the ground ever since the October 8 earthquake killed…
Pakistan Grieves
JANUARY 10, 2008 - PAKISTAN
Benazir Bhutto is dead. She was brutally murdered on 27th December 2007 and Pakistan was plunged into darkness. For my country, 2007 was a year full of sorrow and bloodshed and as a gesture of farewell, left by extinguishing our last ray of light.
Shocked, stunned and speechless are three words which completely define my feelings when I heard about her death. I was never a Bhutto fan; in fact I was a vocal critic. Her two tenures as Prime Minister were disappointing, marked with corruption and personal gains and despite all her promises; she had made no…
