Friday 15 March 2024

DENTAL CAMP AT HOPE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERED BY FDI WORLD DENTAL FEDERATION.

Good oral and dental hygiene can help prevent bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease and can help you keep your teeth as you get older.  These are some of the good habits HOPE – A health NGO in Pakistan wants its students to be aware about.  Hence due to which HOPE organized a Dental Camp on Thursday, 7th March 2024, in collaboration with FDI World Dental Federation. FDI collaborated voluntarily to promote oral health among the students of HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan.

FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) works with its members to promote best practices in the sector through effective knowledge exchange approaches, leads global advocacy focused on oral health to promote political action in all countries, and builds capacity through grants, awards, and a development fund. FDI is the leading voice of the dental profession and represents over one million dentists globally.






The Dental team of FDI arrived early morning at HOPE Zia School, Karachi, setting up their stations and equipment’s. The Dental camp catered students from nursery up to class 3. The team gave a talk on the importance of Oral Hygiene and also taught students the correct method of brushing their teeth. The dental team also distributed toothpaste among the students. The students listened to the health awareness session with great interest.  The team engaged the students in an interactive session on maintaining good oral hygiene.

The activity was highly encouraged by Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla – A Child Specialist in Karachi, which achieved its goal in promoting Oral Health awareness and encouraging healthy dental habits among the youth. 

Thursday 7 March 2024

HOPE TEAM VISITED MUZAFFARGARH FOR ITS SCHOOL ANNUAL FUNCTION AND THE INAUGURATION OF ITS MCH CENTER.

HOPE - An NGO in Pakistan, is successfully operating a School as well as a Vocational Center in Muzaffargarh. Furthermore, HOPE has recently established an MCH Center in Muzaffargarh, which is a new milestone and achievement for HOPE.   Recently on 9th February 2023, the team of HOPE along with Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla, arrived at Muzaffargarh for the inauguration of their new MCH Center, and to attend the Annual Function at HOPE School Muzaffargarh. 

HOPE – An Educational NGO in Pakistan, makes sure to visit its centers timely to ensure the progress of their students and patients wellbeing.  On the 10th of February 2024 a day after the arrival at Muzaffargarh, Dr. Mubina along with her team visited the newly established MCH Center of HOPE at Muzaffargarh and did the inauguration. Ghee and Biryani were distributed among the locals living in the vicinity. 

On 11th of Feb, the team of HOPE was welcomed to the school’s sports day, the sports day consisted of activities like, relay races, sack race, lemon race, tug of war, wheel cart race, aerobics, cricket etc. While on the third day of the visit the school had the Annual Function which consisted of performances on national and patriotic songs, cultural dances, Ludi etc. Awards were given to the runners-up and best performing students.  Awards were also given to the students who scored the highest ranks in academics.  During the ending of the event when all performances, plays, speeches and reward distribution were done, the team distributed Chicken biryani, samosa and juice to the students to revitalize their enthusiasm.











Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla – A Child Specialist in Karachi, not only visits its community centers annually, but she also brings gifts along with her for everyone.  Toys, school bags, tiffin boxes, water bottles, stationary boxes, stationary items, shoes, clothes etc. were given to the students of HOPE school Muzaffargarh. The smiles which drew up on their faces after this surprise cannot be expressed through words.

 

Tuesday 27 February 2024

DR. MUBINA APPEARS ON A MORNING TALK SHOW ON CITY21 CHANNEL

On Friday, 26th January 2023, The Chairperson of HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan, Dr. Mubina Aboatwalla was invited for a morning Talk show on City21 channel.  The other guest who were invited on the talk show were Dr. Ibrahim Yousuf (A Pediatric Consultant) and Rani Apa. The topic discussed on the talkshow was based on neonatal care and the importance of mother’s milk during the initial months.

New parents are bombarded with conflicting information about feeding their baby. Many traditional techniques of feed include giving Ghutti to neonatal, which is highly discouraged by doctors, since it may result in a strong and over dosage of nutrients making digestion difficult. Ghutti consists of a combination of ingredients which include jaiphal, anjeer, kishmish, ajwain, sonth, palash beej, Vacha, Sanai, etc.

 However, the first year of life is a period when the body is undergoing rapid growth and changes. Our long-term body weight, fitness, metabolic programming, immune system, and overall ageing are all influenced by what we eat as babies.

Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla -  Child specialist in Karachi in the talk show along with Dr. Ibrahim Yousuf spoke about how important breast feed is for the initial first 6 months of life, babies may be exclusively breastfed. They further added that breast milk contains the ideal food combination for children. Antibodies, antimicrobials, enzymes and anti-inflammatories as well as fatty acids, are all present (which together promote optimal brain development). The closer a child is kept to the mother’s chest; it will result in a higher production of breast milk which is beneficial for the baby. 


Breastfeeding also aids in the proper development and growth of babies, as well as in the prevention of illness (such as gastrointestinal and respiratory infections) in the future. It can also ensure that children grow up to prefer nutritious foods.

Since breastfeeding triggers the release of beneficial hormones such as oxytocin and prolactin, it may help the mother lose weight and bond with her baby. Breast milk is delivered in a biodegradable “organic package”, so mom doesn’t need to use any plastic packaging. Breast milk has enough water in it to keep the baby hydrated.  Top feed can be given at a later stage as an additional diet after 6 months.

Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla, who is the Chairperson of HOPE – A Health NGO in Pakistan does her best to provide the basic knowledge, needed by young mothers for guidance.   So that they are aware of what is best for their babies. 

Saturday 17 February 2024

HOPE DISTRIBUTES BIRYANI AMONG THE NEEDY PEOPLE AT BILAL COLONY

Charity does not always represent giving lavish and huge items to the needy ones, instead it can symbolize by fulfilling their basic needs such as providing basic food requirements. Sometimes a small act you do can mean everything in another person’s life. The best strategy for providing food to the community is by bringing it to their doorsteps.

HOPE – A Health NGO in Pakistan, distributed biryani among the locals of Bilal Colony, the Biryani was distributed through the HOPE MCH Center there which served as a distribution point to the underprivileged population of Bilal Colony.  The children and patients were arranged and seated in several long rows before they could receive their biryani packets. Their happiness and level of excitement escalated when they were served the biryani. The management and preparation towards the event were very well delivered to ensure all the people there were served with sufficient quantity.








With each passing year HOPE welcomes more and more volunteers and donations especially during the Holy month of Ramzan when people want to donate whole heartedly, so that HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan can continue to carry out such actives in the future to come. Under the Leadership of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla - A Child Specialist in Karachi, HOPE strives to achieve great heights of success by eradicating illiteracy, poverty and hunger in the near future.

Saturday 27 January 2024

Bilal Colony MCH Centre

Health is a basic human right. In Pakistan, the indicators show a dismal picture with high infant and maternal mortality rates. Women an and children don’t have access to health care.

In this context, HOPE- a Health NGO in Pakistan has set up various maternal and child health centres (MCH) Centres all over Pakistan in rural and urban slums. Bilal Colony, a poor urban slum in Karachi has a population of 80,000 and lacks basic infra structure.

A MCH had already been functioning in the area but now under the guidance of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla- child Specialist in Karachi decided to expand the services.





The MCH Centre in Bilal Colony has been relocated and shifted to a more spacious location. Nearly,  25000 patients are seen monthly which includes women and children. This includes consultation as well as free medicines. Many patients are given intravenous fluids. Minor ailments like respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, skin infections, typhoid, malaria are treated. Antenatal care for women is done.

Ultrasound services are also provided. HOPE-NGO In Pakistan ensures provision of quality health care to all –women, children and adults irrespective of caste and creed.

Sunday 21 January 2024

REVIVE ENVIRONMENT COLLABORATE WITH HOPE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF COOKING STOVES.

There are many rural areas of Sindh, which have no access to natural gas line connections or can afford to buy LPG cylinders, due to which people are dependent on burning wood and other materials to cook or use as a source of heat. However, the practice of burning wood using bricks is not very safe.  Looking at this difficulty faced by the under privileged Revive Environment Pakistan, introduced cooking stoves for the poor. These stoves are basic and function as the traditional way, but they are much safer and sturdy to use.    

Revive Environment (Pvt.) Ltd. collaborated with HOPE – A Health NGO in Pakistan, for the distribution of its stoves to the underprivileged people living in the rural areas and other villages.







Revive Pakistan is a group of volunteer professionals from all fields of life working together for disaster risk reduction and minimizing impacts of man-made and natural disasters by educating and empowering communities to build capacity for their revival. REVIVE PAKISTAN brings other social development organizations, donors and communities to work together for a sustainable change.

On the 27th of December 2023, The team of Revive Environment (Pvt.) Ltd. Along with the team of HOPE – An NGO in Pakistan, set out to give awareness about these cooking stoves on its usage and safety. After which 50 stoves were distributed in these areas. The areas where the stoves were distributed include Misrish Goth, Allah Dino,  Khamiso Goth and other districts of Sujawal.  

Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla – A Child specialist in Karachi, encourages other organizations who work towards a social cause, which benefit the under privileged masses. She herself looks forward to collaborate with local or international organizations who think about the society.

Tuesday 9 January 2024

THE HOPE TEAM VISITS ITS HOME SCHOOLS AND MCH CENTERS IN KASHMIR

Each year HOPE - An NGO in Pakistan makes it a point to visit all its projects established throughout Pakistan. Some of these projects include its MCH centers and Home Schools located at Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). These home schools assist the locals who do not have access to school within the vicinity and the surrounding areas to help them avail their right to education.  While the he MCH is free of cost like every other MCH of HOPE. It is operated by a qualified Lady Health Visitor (LHV), a dispenser and a maid. Treatment for men, women and children are being provided free of cost. HOPE MCH at Muzaffarabad is a ray of light for such an underdeveloped area. The 2 MCH Centers of HOPE are Located at Langarpura and the other is in Chikkar, AJK.

The home school HOPE -  An Educational NGO in Pakistan play a crucial role in educating children on a mass level who have been gone unnoticed in Pakistan. These schools provide young children a chance to receive basic primary and secondary education. It also creates an employment opportunity for educated girls in the community, who can teach in these schools and earn a living. Around 800 plus students are enrolled in HOPE home schools, Muzaffarabad and Hatiyan Bala-district of Azad Jammu Kashmir. The literacy rate in this area is also very low, resulting in a population whose basic necessities are met by doing menial jobs. These mountainous areas are inaccessible with rocky surfaces, covered with snow and heavy rain during the winter season makes it difficult to access it.





School bags, clothes and stationary boxes were also distributed among school children. In addition, the School Annual Day was celebrated. Different programs were held, in which students presented skits and other plays based on culture and patriotism. After which everyone was given biryani and juice.







Dr. Mubina – A child specialist in Karachi,  along with her employees of HOPE visited these Informal schools and health care centers to monitor their progress, and make sure they are functioning the way they are supposed to.