HOPE CELEBRATES 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF MOTHER AND CHILD HEALTH CENTER BILAL COLONY

Providing quality health care facility to the underserved population is an obligation of HOPE-An NGO in Pakistan. Primary health care is as important as secondary health care. HOPE has established 4 Mother and Child Health Centers located in various slums of Karachi. These health centers provide outpatient facilities as well as preventive and curative healthcare to mothers and children.

Bilal Colony has an estimated population of around 300,000 people with some private clinics established by the government. Due to mismanagement and corruption in the government departments, these clinics have not been running successfully and that is where HOPE plays a vital role in rendering its services wherever needed, be it Bilal Colony or any other underserved area.

Two years ago, HOPE-A Health NGO in Pakistan established a Mother and Child Health Center in Bilal Colony. The MCH Centre in Bilal Colony is fully supported by the Subzwari Family and is a prototype of a family-run philanthropic venture. A qualified doctor runs the center supported by paramedical staff. Medicines are provided free of cost. Ultrasound facility is also available which is performed under the supervision of a qualified doctor.

On the 16th of March, HOPE Bilal Colony MCH Center celebrated its 2^nd anniversary, thanks to the generous support of Sabzwari family who always stands with HOPE to ease the hardships of the underprivileged communities. The MCH Center was decorated with colorful ribbons and balloons. A delicious birthday cake was cut to celebrate the occasion. Snacks and beverages were also served to the children and patients who were present at the MCHC during the time of celebration.

HOPE Mother and Child Health Center in Bilal Colony, is one of the very successful maternal and child health centers, which treats thousands of patients annually. This impoverished town in Korangi industrial area takes privilege in benefitting from HOPE Bilal Colony Maternal and Child Health. Women here are highly satisfied with the health services provided free of cost. Happy with the success of Bilal Colony MCH Center, HOPE has been able to open another Mother and Child Health Center in Qayyumabad by the help and support of Subzwari family.

HOPE, under the guidance of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla-A Child Specialist in Karachi, has been collaborating with national and international organizations to provide quality health facilities in every nook and corner of Pakistan. The funds donated by these organizations have helped immensely in establishing hospitals in Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal and Interior Sindh. HOPE is playing a vital role in developing a healthy society, where women and children have equal opportunities to access health care.