Improve Health for Mothers & Children in Pakistan

Little Asghar * is the seventh child of Dhani Bux and Amina Bibi. They reside in a small coastal village along the Arabian sea in Sindh Pakistan. After an unseasonably heavy rainfall this September, Asghar fell ill with cough and high fever. As days went by, he started experiencing shortness of breath as well. Dhani Bux is a poor fisherman who rarely has money left over from basic necessities to take care of a sick child. When his wife insisted, he took Asghar to see a local doctor but his condition did not improve, it did not help matters that he did not have the money to give the doctor‘s fee as well as buy medicines for the child.
A neighbor told him about SHINE Humanity’s Khuti Khun Mobile clinic. He was happy to hear that a doctor visits his area two times a week and that the clinic gives free medicines for 3 days. The coming Wednesday, both parents took Asghar to see the doctor. The child was diagnosed with a chest infection/asthma and was nebulized immediately. He was given oral medications and advised a followup visit next week.
Within 3 days Asghar was feeling much better and happy to be playing with his siblings.

SHINE Humanity has been providing quality primary health care to an underserved population for four years now. Till now we have treated more than a quarter of a million patients,overwhelmingly women and children..

We have recently started a mobile clinic program at Kuthi Khun that is allowing us to reach an even more needy population. We cannot do this without the support of donors like you. We hope you will continue to donate generously and help us reach out to children like little Asghar.

Thank you

With Gratitude,

Naila Ahmed

*not his real name 

Sumar* aged 5, was playing with his siblings one evening in their one room hut. His mother was cooking dinner on their clay stove. As she was frying vegetables in hot oil, Sumar ran after a rolling ball and within seconds the oil had spilled onto his leg.

Sumar suffered second degree burns. The poor parents had no money to rush the screaming child to a hospital, they tried to bathe the wound with homemade remedies but in the morning the child was in great pain,he was running high fever and the wound was blistering.

One of their neighbors suggested that they take the child to SHINE Humanity Clinic in Gharo.

At the clinic,Sumar was attended to by a qualified doctor. His wound was cleaned out, medication and dressing were applied. He was given oral medicine to relieve his pain. He continued to visit the clinic over the coming weeks to get his wound cleaned and dressed.  

An Incident like this is a common occurrence in the homes of the very poor. Families of 8 to 10 people on an average live in a cramped room which serves as their bedroom, living room and kitchen all rolled in one. Little children are vulnerable to so many hazards. Often the parents are too indigent to take their children to large hospitals so clinics like SHINE Humanity are a godsend to them. They are able to get good quality care at a nominal cost of 30 cents per visit and all medications they receive are free for a period of three days.

SHINE Humanity is able to help patients like Sumar only because of the generosity of their donors.We are truly honored to have supporters who trust our organization and the work we do.

We hope you will consider our cause worthy of your supoort as well,

With heartfelt Gratitude

* name changed to protect privacy