UM Healthcare Medical clinic becomes operational
Our team of medical specialists including doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and volunteers established one of the first proper medical camps manned by qualified doctors; right at the edge of the flood water in Noshehra Kalan in the Noshehra District, NWFP, Pakistan.
With the consent of the local community, a children’s school (Noshera Grammar) was converted into our makeshift medical clinic to treat flood victims. Classrooms are slowly being converted into patient wards while the Principal’s office has become our new pharmacy.
In the first day of our operations we treated 162 patients, of which 81 were male, 44 female, and 37 children under the age of 12. This also included a police constable who had fallen sick in a place where there was no government equipment available to treat him or take him back to Mardan. This severely dehydrated police officer was admitted in our facility and treated by our doctors untill his condition was stable.
Not only are we treating the flood victims but giving free medicines and a bottle of clean mineral water for each person to take with them. Children were also given fruit juices. Those that were extremely sick were admitted (for a few hours) into our ward for IV drips, OT, injections and other treatments.
Dr. Qasim treats a patient
Most of the patients that came were extremely exhausted and had just managed to save their lives by running out in the clothes that they were wearing. Some had survived for many hours (at times days) by clinging to the roofs of their homes in hope of a rescue boat/helicopter to get them. They have no money, no belongings or anything of value. Many have not had a decent meal since last week.
We are working closely with the local community that is helping us run and manage this clinic. They are also providing us essential guidance on what are the needs of the flood victims and how best to use our meager resources. Based on their feedback, we have complied a list of items that are required. The list can be viewed online at
Items Urgently Needed for Flood Relief
We are also trying to keep our friends and well wishers informed through a regular stream of pictures on our photostream.
Anyone wanting to donate (http://www.umtrust.org/donate) to this cause or wants to join us can contact us immediately.
We are seeking doctors, medicines, volunteers and all sorts of donations (clothes, water, utensils) to make this relief effort successful.
Our operations are expanding beyond Noshera to new areas including Pabbi, Charsadda and other towns and villages in between. We are making it a point to visit all those areas that have not yet been visited by any other medical relief agency.
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