Medical Activities of Minhaj Welfare Foundation

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Humanitarian and social welfare, struggle to establish fundamental human rights, and promoting human values form an important part of the work of Dr Qadri. To achieve his humanitarian and philanthropic aims, Dr Qadri founded the Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF), an organisation that is working to alleviate poverty, provide aid to victims of disaster and improve the lives of millions of people living in deprivation.

Founded by Dr Qadri on 17th October, 1989, MWF has grown to be a major provider of aid and relief in Pakistan and is now beginning to extend its activities the world over. MWF has responded to emergencies in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Kashmir, Iran, India, Kosovo, Palestine, among many other countries, providing much needed relief aid in the form of food, water, medicines, clothing, and shelter. MWF is also investing in long-term solutions to restore livelihoods in underdeveloped areas and help survivors of disasters rebuild their lives.

For the Bam earthquake in Iran of 2003, for example, an MWF party reached Bam via the Iranian city of Mashhad and provided food aid and water to the victims, along with 25 truckloads of essential items, such as clothing.

MWF provided an immediate emergency response to the South East Asian Tsunami in 2004, and has followed this up with long term programmes to help rebuild lives of survivors, including housing for orphans and widows, and water purification plants and fishing boats.

Following the South Asian Earthquake of 2005 MWF provided medical aid, food, water and other necessities, and established tent settlements in various affected areas of Northern Pakistan. Work has also started on rebuilding education centres, schools and mosques to the cost of millions of rupees.

Along with providing medical assistance in the event of major disasters in various parts of the world, MWF prides itself on the provision of free or subsidised healthcare in Pakistan. One notable example is the establishment of free eye surgery camps that provide both medical screening for undiagnosed eye conditions, such as cataracts, as well as their treatment, including surgery, subsequent recuperation, and follow-up. These camps are held in areas identified by Pakistans National Commission for Human Development as deprived, especially those that are remote areas where there access to healthcare is poor. The quality and organisation of the eye surgery camps is recognised by the district governments. Through these means, around 3000 patients receive check-ups annually, of which around 500 require surgery annually. So far people have benefited from this facility in thousands.

In addition, MWF provides free or low cost diagnostic facilities in various areas, together with free clinics and medicine dispensaries, the total number of which is 110 throughout Pakistan, and which can be taken advantage of by the poor or the disadvantaged. In Multan, MWF has established the Minhaj Blood Bank, Thalassemia and Haemophilia Centre, where patients with these conditions can access free blood products for their treatment. Minhaj Free Blood Banks operate in the localities of all major hospitals of Pakistan. MWF has also set up an ambulance service, currently deployed in 19 cities of Pakistan, providing prompt call outs for medical emergencies or incidents.

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