Improve Health for Mothers & Children in Pakistan

SHINE Humanity has been supporting SINA's Primary Health Clinic in Baldia Town, Karachi for the past 5 years.

Baldia Town is a low-income area where most of the residents are day laborers who face a daily struggle to make ends meet.48-year-old Abdul Kareem is one such resident, He supports his five children by working as a laborer in Sabzi Mandi. (wholesale fruit and vegetable market) Earning minimum wages, Abdul Kareem can’t even afford to pay for public transportation let alone set money aside for healthcare. The SINA clinic being only a short walk from his residence is highly accessible to Abdul Kareem. He is now a regular visitor at the clinic which he visits every month to manage his ailments.

At SINA, Abdul Kareem receives his routine blood pressure and diabetes medication. Owing to free medication provision at SINA, Abdul Kareem now regularly takes his medication, because of which he can continue working to support his family.

Abdul Kareem is just one of the thousands of patients who visit the clinic in Baldia Town. We would not be able to provide them with quality primary health care without help from our generous donors.

We hope you will continue to support our cause in the future!

With Gratitude,

Naila Ahmed

Diabetes is one of the most common non-communicable diseases around the world and is a major contributor to the escalating cost of healthcare worldwide.  Recent surveys show that South Asians are at a high risk of developing diabetes, in Pakistan alone, almost 10% of males were diagnosed with Adult Onset Diabetes.

SHINE Humanity’s healthcare facility in Gharo helps in the diagnosis of the disease and also provides long-term treatment to diabetic patients who are unable to manage the disease on their own.

 Rajesh, a low-income diabetic patient was diagnosed with the disease while quite young. Hailing from a poor family, he works as a tailor in a cousin’s workshop. Making hardly enough to cover costs of bare essentials, he was unable to treat his condition properly. A friend told him about SHINE Humanity’s clinic in Gharo, where not only would he be able to receive quality treatment from qualified doctors, but medicines would also be provided free of cost. Rajesh now visits the clinic twice a month where he is given diabetic medication at no cost to him.

This is the story of just one patient at our clinic who is benefitting from the generosity of our donors. Our clinic treats an average of 5,000 deserving patients per month. We are only able to treat them due to the faith our supporters have placed in our work.

Please continue to support our cause so patients like Rajesh are able to function and contribute to society.

 With gratitude,