Physical Health Pakistan Project #50797

Save Maternal and Infant Lives in Pakistan

by HOPE USA

Save Maternal and Infant Lives in Pakistan

Project Report | Oct 24, 2023
UAE Supporters Sponsor HOPE Hospital Equipment

By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA

Dear HOPE Friends,

Recently, HOPE Dubai Supporters Came to Our Rescue and Generously Contributed Funds Towards Updating Our Zia Colony Facilities with a New Ultrasound Machine and Hemoglobinometer for the Hospital , Along With a Water Cooler for Our Formal School !

Zia Colony is a Disadvantaged Urban Slum Area Located Within Karachi, Pakistan with a Population of 100,000. It is also Home to HOPE's Oldest Facilities to Uplift ‍the Poor Population in that area: a Hospital and Formal School , Both Established in 2002.

HOPE’s Hospital in Zia Colony is the Only Facility in the Area which Treats Obstetric Complications and Emergencies for the Underserved Population, all for Free/Nominal Cost . It is a 50 Bedded Hospital with 24/7 Emergency Services which Treats Approximately 200,000 Cases Per Year. Our Patients are Mainly Women‍and Children As Well as Victims of Industrial or Traffic Accidents . Each year, Zia Colony Hospital Performs 15,000 Ultrasounds and Welcomes 3,000 Babies and Out of Those, 500 are given Life-Saving Neonatal Treatment.

HOPE's Formal School in Zia Colony Provides 800 Disadvantaged Children per year with a Quality Education for Free/Nominal Cost. Zia Colony's Students Range from Preschool to High School Levels . The Curriculum at Zia Colony is Well-Rounded and Students Participate in Sports , Art Competitions , and Field Trips . Students at Zia Colony Have Been Consistently Passing their High School Board Exams With Flying Colors and Are Provided the Necessary Foundation to Go On to Become Role Models in their Community.

Zia Colony Hospital's New Ultrasound Machine Will Benefit 20,000 Women ‍Annually While the Hemoglobinometer Will Provide Blood Analysis to 25,000 Poor People Annually. The Water Cooler for Zia Colony Formal School Will Serve 800 Students Per Year.

The HOPE Team Would Like to Take a Moment to Thank Our Dedicated Group of Supporters in UAE for their Extremely Generous Contributions Towards these Urgent Needs. We are so Grateful for Your Magnanimous Gestures Which Will Enable Us to Continue Our Poverty Alleviation Work in Zia Colony As Well as Other Disadvantaged Areas Throughout Pakistan !

If Anyone is Interested in Contributing Towards Sadaqa Jaariyah (Perpetual Charity) Causes and Investing in Healthcare for the Needy, We Are Still Urgently in Need of Replacing Hospital Equipment for Our Other Healthcare Facilities:

Currently, We Need to Replace our Cardiotocography Machine (10 years old) As Well As Purchase a New Cardiac Monitor for Zia Colony Hospital.

We Also Need to Purchase Four Total Ultrasound Machines for Our New Maternal & Child Health Centers in the Northern Areas of Pakistan (Azad Kashmir, Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra, and Muzaffargarh).

The Total Cost for the Hospital Equipment We Need to Replace is $10,000 - Please Contact Us at hopeusa@hope-ngo.com if You Would Like to Contribute Towards These Causes for the Poor.

Thank You Once Again to Our UAE Supporters As Well as All Our Donors Who Enable Us to Continue to Provide Disadvantaged Communities in Pakistan With Poverty Alleviation Measures.

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team

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Oct 11, 2023
First Baby Delivered at Our MCHC in Azad Kashmir!

By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA

Dear HOPE Friends,

This weekend we achieved a new milestone in our fight to reduce Maternal ‍ and Infant Mortality in Pakistan - the first delivery of a baby from our Maternal and Child Health Center network took place at our MCHC in Langarpura, Azad Kashmir !

This moment ushers in what we hope to be the beginning of a new era in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. In these remote regions, the terrain is mountainous and difficult to traverse and healthcare facilities are few and far between. Even if such facilities do exist, they are often not well-equipped and poor people simply cannot afford them . It is standard practice that poor mothers labor and deliver their children in their own homes.

Unfortunately, the lack of accessible healthcare facilities for poor communities has led to adversely high Maternal ‍ and Infant Mortality rates in Pakistan , especially in cases where there are labor complications or medical intervention is needed. MMR and IMR rates are higher in remote and rural areas such as Northern Pakistan versus urban metropolitan areas.

In Pakistan , 33% of maternal ‍ deaths and 80% of infant deaths are preventable!

HOPE has been working diligently to mitigate MMR and IMR in Pakistan by providing free/nominal cost quality prenatal and infant care to underserved communities:

In urban slum areas of Karachi, we operate four Hospitals in which a total of 15,000 children are born safely each year.

In the Northern Areas of Pakistan , we have gone a step further and have equipped three new MCHCs in those regions (Langarpura, Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra) with birthing provisions, essentially making them mini-hospitals. This measure is a proactive step to ensure safe deliveries for both mothers ‍ and children in those communities.

We are grateful to our all our generous supporters who have made regular contributions towards the construction of these facilities along with ensuring their smooth operations.

We would especially like to thank Darul Sadaqa786 and private donors for sponsoring the bulk of the construction of our Langarpura, Azad Kashmir MCHC. Special gratitude to Yusuf Foundation for funding the construction and operations for both Garhi Habibullah, KPK and Mansehra, KPK. We could not have done this without your support!

If you would like to take part in Saving Maternal and Infant Lives in Pakistan, please donate to our GlobalGiving campaign. Currently, all donations to HOPE's Save Maternal and Infant Lives campaign on GlobalGiving are matched at 50 percent!

Below, please find an array of services your donation can sponsor:

$10: Support 3 Prenatal Visits for a Pregnant Mother ‍

$20: Support the Cost of 2 Ultrasounds

$25: Pay for Fetal Heartbeat Monitoring

$50: Sponsor a Blood Transfusion for a Mother

$75: Support Phototherapy for a Jaundiced Infant

$100: Sponsor a Normal Birth at One of Our Hospitals

$200: Pay for a Cesarean Birth at One of Our Hospitals

Thank you to all our supporters for celebrating these milestones with us as we gradually chip away at poverty barriers in Pakistan!

Warm regards,

The HOPE USA Team

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Sep 27, 2023
HOPE Maternal & Infant Lives Video by Dr. Mubina

By Ambereen Siddiqui | Director - HOPE USA

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