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A Project of Shah Faisal Welfare Trust |
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Shah Faisal Welfare Trust believes that Health is one of the rising problems of this nation especially in the remote and rural areas of Pakistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Access to basic medical facilities constitutes one of the basic human rights. In the rural areas of Pakistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir lack of health facility resulting daily in causalities of thousands of people there are many areas in this region, Pattika and its surrounding areas constitute one such comprising of about half a million population located in the Muzaffarabad district of Azad Jammu & Kashmir near Neelam vadi |
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The hospital being proposed will be a great relief and blessing for the local community, infect the whole region. This will be run through the Board of Trustees. This will be a Center of excellence and an example for replication by the Government and other interested groups, The Hospital will act as a not-for- profit institute that exits to provide and improve the health status of the citizens of Pattika and nearby areas. It is our mission to provide access to full continuum of care, built upon a core of sophisticated health services. We will peruse our mission by providing and promoting effective health care services and by fostering an integrated system of care in partnership with physicians, other health care providers and payers |
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Objectives of the Project |
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To establish a 100 bedded tertiary care hospital at Pattika, |
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The project would help: |
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To lessen the miseries of the people of and surrounding areas, |
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To reduce the mortality and morbidity rate of approximately half a million population, |
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To provide medical care to the vulnerable groups of population like women and |
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children, |
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To provide free health services to deserving people of the area and |
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To provide employment opportunities to the locals and hence raise their standard of |
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living. |
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Who would benefit from the hospital? |
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People of Pattika, adjoining hilly areas with focus to cover the whole region. |
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The project will serve a population of over half a million. |
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Other hospitals in the state as their patient load would be shared. |
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Location of the Project |
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Pattika near Neelam Valley in Muzaffarabad District, Azad Jammu & Kashmir. |
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Islamabad to Muzaffarabad -------- 190 km |
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Muzaffarabad to Pattika -------------- 35 km |
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Why Hospital at Pattika? |
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Rural areas of Azad Jammu & Kashmir lack provision of quality health facilities. |
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There are many areas, which do not have health coverage by a single hospital in that |
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vicinity. Pattika and the surrounding areas constitute one of such region which is located in the Muzaffarabad district of A J & K with a sizable population. |
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It is a highly unprivileged area comprising of approximately half a million population with |
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most of people living below the poverty line and without access to civic amenities. |
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In the absence of quality health care, morbidity and mortality rates are very high and are |
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continuously on the rising trend. |
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Women and children are the most unprivileged among the whole population in focus. |
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People have to go all the way from Pattika to Muzaffarabad for medical facility and then |
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to Rawalpindi for advanced medical care. |
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As mostly the people are poor, communications scarce, they can not afford to do so while |
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for others the long distances become a constraint. |
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State of Jammu & Kashmir |
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| Total Area |
13,297 km2 |
Topography
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Mainly hilly and mountainous |
| Population |
~3.4 million |
| Population growth rate |
2.41% |
| Rural/Urban pop. Ration |
88:12 |
| Literacy ratio |
60% |
| Per capita income |
US$ 600 |
| Divisions |
2 |
| Districts |
7 |
| Sub Divisions |
18 |
| Villages |
1,646 |
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Present Health Care Facilities |
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For a population of 3,400,000 there are: |
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| Hospital beds |
1,731 |
RHC beds
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288 |
| BHU beds |
220 |
Population /hospital bed
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1,982 |
| Population /Doctor |
5,786 |
| Population/Dentist |
54,460 |
| Total no. of doctors |
656 |
| Nurses |
206 |
| LHV |
192 |
| Paramedics |
3,031 |
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Health Units in AJ & K |
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| CMH |
02 |
DHQ hospitals
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05 |
| THQ hospitals |
06 |
Civil hospital
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01 |
| TB General hospital |
01 |
| RHC |
31 |
| BHU |
184 |
| MCH services |
168 |
| Dental centers |
42 |
| ***Muzaffarabad figures and narrative note |
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What you have seen… |
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Is now all part of the history because after the earthquake of 08th October, 2005 |
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nothing is left on ground and all facilities in the public and private sector have been completely destroyed. |
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Very heavy losses to life, property and wild life have been caused. |
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Estimation of the losses is yet to be completed |
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What to do now? |
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? Requirements of healthcare facilities are now even more seriously felt and needed, |
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Very fast response for the needs of the healthcare facilities is to be given, |
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The need for the hospital is felt even more, |
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Project Profile |
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International Standard Hospital, |
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Free medical care for deserving patients, |
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Highly qualified and experienced staff, |
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The patient always a “Priority “ & “Center of Attention”, |
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Accommodation for medical and para-medical staff, |
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24 Hours Free Tele Medical Advice, |
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24 Hours Ambulance Service and |
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24 Hours Emergency Services. |
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**accidents are high and services are needed |
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Design and Services |
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The architectural design of the hospital would cater for the social, cultural and environmental requirements of the area. It would be based on modular concept for catering the future expansion needs. |
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Out Patient Department, |
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Accident & Emergency, |
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Indoor 100 beds. |
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Following main services would be provided: |
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Radiology, |
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Diagnostic laboratories, |
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology, |
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Medicine and Surgery |
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Paediatrics |
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Nephrology, |
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Cardiology, |
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Dentistry, |
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Ophthalmology and ENT, |
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Orthopaedics, |
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Blood Bank, Medical Store and Allied services |
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Staff Requirements |
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Since local availability of qualified and experienced staff is very limited, therefore, |
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hospital staff would be recruited from other parts of the country, |
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For non local staff hospital provided residences would be constructed, |
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Competent local hospital staff would be employed. |
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Operation of the Project |
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OPD of the hospital would start functioning in 2007-08 |
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Project would be fully completed in 2009-10 |
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team for dedicated and highly qualified staff would be recruited for: |
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Project execution, |
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Hospital management, |
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Clinical and surgical services. |
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Estimated Cost of the Project |
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Land 72 Kanals (Donated by SFWT) |
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Building & Equipment -------------------- 336' |
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Annual Expenses --------------------------- 53' |
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Project cost to be met through fund raising, donations and sponsorship schemes |
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Financial Management |
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Financial assistance on grant basis would be acquired through AJK/GoP, International |
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donors and domestic fund raising campaigns. |
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A benevolent fund would be established to support the poor patients, |
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Investments would be made in safe profitable areas to ensure continuous availability |
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of funds for running expenses. |
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Overseas Pakistanis and Kashmiris, |
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Zakat fund/collection. |
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Board of Trustees |
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The administration of the hospital will be run through the Board of Trustees among |
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other management tiers. |
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The Board will have control over the policy, Planning, management and evaluation of |
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the Hospital activities. This will issue directions to the management of the hospital for all the important and policy nature decisions. |
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Composition of the Board of Trustees |
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This Executive Board will consist of Seven (07) individuals of well repute and specialty |
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in their field to be appointed and terminated by the President / Chief Managing trustee of Shah Faisal Welfare Trust and members from international organnizations |
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The members will devote their time and efforts free of the cost for the objectives of the hospital. They will endeavour to realize the goal and objectives of the hospital. |
