Sharing happiness with the people of Kashmir - Day 3

Kashmir is known for its inspiring waterfalls, the tranquility of smooth lakes, magnificent flowering meadows and dazzling weather. However, Kashmir is a mountainous area which leads towards many difficulties in health and education. Health and education are the basic needs for any society to grow.

HOPE-An educational NGO in Pakistan, always works for the betterment of deprived communities. Kashmir is a rural area, with a high rate of poverty, due to which people face several hardships. HOPE has established formal and informal schools across the mountainous regions of Kashmir, inorder to help the children receive quality education. These schools are set up in their neighborhoods so that the children do not need to travel far from their homes in the cold and harsh weather.

On day three, HOPE team visited the two goths: Parhor and Dakhan karbani located in district Hattianbala. Students welcomed Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla and team wholeheartedly where an annual function was also organized by students and teachers. Students presented their Kashmiri culture on Kashmiri songs and performed on national songs as well.

HOPE-an NGO in Pakistan, distributed warm clothing and all other gifts that were brought for the students and teachers of the school. Food items were also distributed such as pastries, rolls, juices and other snacks. It was a big treat for everyone and  turned out to be a joyous occasion for all.

HOPE targets the needy and poor people and helps them in making their living standards better. HOPE has established schools in the areas where not a single school was present before and provides least to free of cost education to the children who can’t afford quality education due to their family’s financial problems. Books, uniform and stationery are also provided by HOPE schools to the needy ones.

Under the leadership of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla - A Child Specialist in Karachi, HOPE will continue its efforts for the betterment of needy societies to help them grow steadily.

HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AT THATTA DISTRICT

HOPE has been active in Pakistan since 1997, working in the health sector of Pakistan. The organization is spearheaded by the dynamic leadership of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla- a child specialist in Karachi and continuously strives to improve the health disparity of the deprived community in the country.

Providing world class health care facility is an obligation on HOPE. Having said that, it has three main hospitals, two of which are in Karachi and one in Thatta.

Thatta has a very successful HOPE Hospital which has been functioning since 2006. HOPE’s Thatta Hospital has become an important landmark in the city’s landscape as a provider of much-needed health care, so not just for the residents of Thatta but also for the surrounding regions.  Specifically in the maternity, mother and child care sector. The need for qualified personnel, space and equipment is always on the increase.

At the Hospitals of HOPE a Health NGO in Pakistan, a number of medical and surgical facilities and services are provided, some of which are as follows: Labor rooms, Maternity services, X-Ray, Blood Bank, Laboratory, Gynecologist Surgeries etc.

Recently there was a delivery case at HOPE Hospital Thatta where the patient was brought to the hospital in a very critical condition, the mother was already suffering from hepatitis C, hepatitis C is a disease that causes inflammation and infection of the liver. This condition develops after being infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The mother was very weak and did not have the strength to deliver the child. Doctors had no option but to perform a C section, in which the Lower Segment Cesarean Section (LSCS) surgery was performed.  The Doctors at HOPE Thatta Hospital handled the case very well. Both mother and child were out of danger and the operation was successful. 

Having access to a charitable hospital in such rural areas is a privilege for such people who lose hope despite being taken care of Dai’s and midwifes. Hence, in order to handle such complicated delivery cases HOPE Hospital Thatta provides qualified and experienced doctors 24/7 along with a well trained paramedic staff, so that a patient’s emergency case is catered in the best way possible anytime.

HOPE-an NGO in Pakistan continues its work to improve the living standards of the poor communities by fulfilling their basic rights of healthcare. The acknowledgement and appreciation of our work energizes the team with motivation to put in even greater effort in doing so. HOPE team strives to achieve a greater success rate in the health care sector by the expansion of HOPE hospitals, which are fully equipped with all necessary medical facilities.    

Mental Health Workshop by Taskeen held at HOPE Zia School

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It effects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determines how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.

HOPE – A Health NGO in Pakistan, focuses on providing services of health for the poor and needy. HOPE has a wide network of health care centers throughout Pakistan which includes  Hospitals, Maternal and Child Health Centers and Mobile Health Units.

Taskeen, a non-profit organization working on the promotion of wellness and prevention of mental illness, in collaboration with Sehat Kahani, a health-tech platform connecting female doctors to underserved areas organized a workshop and counseling session at HOPE Zia School for the students and teachers.

A counselor of Sehat Kahani explained what is mental health, how to deal with it and made them aware of the symptoms leading to mental health issues such as: eating or sleeping disorders, pulling away from people and usual activities, having low or no energy, feeling numb or like nothing matters, having unexplained aches and pains, feeling helpless or hopeless, smoking, drinking, or using drugs more than usual.

The session also educated about two ways of dealing with mental health issues such as:

1.      Beneficial ways

2.      Harmful ways

In order to maintain a balanced health, one must follow beneficial practices i.e. prayer, sharing your problems with others, socializing, listening to music, exercising, doing any sort of creativity like painting etc. These activities assist in reducing and releasing stress also helps in recovering from your problem in a positive way.

It was a beneficial session for HOPE Zia School; which helped them to learn how to deal with mental health problems. HOPE - An NGO in Pakistan, always tries to collaborate with such organizations to promote wellness among children and adults.

Under the leadership of Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla - A Child Specialist in Karachi, HOPE will continue to encourage students and teachers of their school to participate in such activities in order to benefit from such workshops.