UM Healthcare attends the 32nd annual APPNA Convention in San Francisco, CA, USA. We presented our work and results with special emphasis to the IDP crisis. We also briefed the audience of our Jaroka Tele-healthcare initiative that is one of the most sophisticated medical technological solutions in use in rural Pakistan.
APPNA, (Association of Physicians [...]

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UM Healthcare Trust has joined hands with some leading relief organizations in providing urgent support to IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) in rural Mardan district. We have opened up our facilities as the central point to run operations for the IDPs in the region. Our area of operations are near the border of Buner District with [...]

UM Healthcare Trust in collaboration with NUST, APPNA and other stake holders has begun a massive healthcare relief effort for IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) streaming in from Buner and Swat. The efforts are based out of our medical facility in village Zahidabad, rural Mardan District and 4 km from the town of Rustum (NWFP, Pakistan). [...]

UM Healthcare Trust in collaboration with Lackson Medical Complex, Swabi (NWFP, Pakistan) organized a free eye camp for the poor at its rural Mardan facility in village Zahidabad. A total of 150 patients were treated during the day by medical doctors. 25 of the patients were then selected for free eye surgery. This is the [...]

UM Healthcare Trust in collaboration with NUST organized a medical camp for the poor and received an overwhelming response. Over 500 patients showed up (50% females) from neighboring villages to our health facility in rural Mardan, NWFP (200 KM north of Islamabad).
For details: http://blogs.tele-healthcare.org/2008/12/successful-medical-camp-in-mardan.html
We also distributed free medicines to the poor and needy and treated [...]

UM Healthcare Trust in collaboration with APPNA and Disaster Management Center (DMC) held an extremely successful BLS (Basic Life Support) Training session in rural Mardan District.
The training included video, mannequins, and interactive lectures (both in Urdu and English) thus making it highly hands-on.
Over twenty healthcare services providers from the local community (rural health workers, Lady [...]

USAID in collaboration with Higher Education Commission (HEC) organized an extremely productive and successful conference in Islamabad, Pakistan. The conference was attended by people from academia, scientific community, entrepreneurs and government officials from USA and Pakistan. All the projects funded under PAK-USAID joint collaboration were given thirty minutes to present their project to the audience, [...]

Quran Khawani and official inauguration ceremony was held for UM Healthcare Trust facility in rural Mardan district. Over 160 people attended the ceremony held in the newly built amphitheatre at the hospital.
Keynote speakers included, Mr Mumtaz Ali, the chairman of the board of Trustees of UM Healthcare Trust. Mr. Mumtaz Ali talked about the virtues [...]

A medical camp for the needy was organized for Paediatrics and Gynaecology cases at UM Healthcare Trust facility. Over 160 patients were treated by the specialists who had driven from Lahore (700KM away) to diagnose and treat the needy patients in the vicinity of Village Zahidabad.
This was the first specialised medical camp for children and [...]