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The Prophet ’s (P.B.H.) sayings that “Allah creates no disease without creating a cure for it as well” and “the superiority of the learned over the mere pins is like the superiority of the moon when it is full over all other stars and the ink of the sailors is more previous than the Good of the martyrs” direct us towards reaching for unknown cures and medical research is thus our religions duty.
 
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PIMA Central Training Workshop for Punjab, KPK & AJK (local Presidents and Shura members) will held on 21-22 January at Islamabad
17/01/2012
PIMA Central Training Workshop will held on 21-22 January 2012 at Islamabad
17/01/2012
PIMA condemn murder of Dr. Syed Jamal in Peshawar
07/01/2012
PIMA 22nd Biennial International Convention 2012
02/01/2011
Dengue Guidelines for Public Education(Urdu)
30/9/2011
Dengue Guidelines for Public Education(English)
30/9/2011
Flood , Somalia and Dengue Add
29/9/2011
Appeal for Somalia Famine
29/9/2011
PIMA Relief Brochure 2011
29/9/2011
PIMA Relief Appeal 2011
28/9/2011
PIMA News April - June 2011
27/9/2011
PIMA News April - June 2011
27/9/2011
Dengue Guidelines for Public Education
15/9/2011
DOCUMENTARY - PIMA RELIEF FOR SOMALIA FAMINE
8/9/2011
RELIEF FOR SOMALIA FAMINE
8/9/2011
Daily Express reported Flood disaster in KPK today
27/7/2011
Seminar on Update on Surgical Oncology
20/7/2011
Safe Drinking Water & Hygiene Promotion Project by PIMA Sindh
05/7/2011
Report of ISC Program
29/6/2011
Statement of Prof. Khursheed Ahmed regarding expected flood
24/6/2011
PIMA has condemned beaten up of doctors in Baluchistan
15/6/2011
PIMA Sec. General statement regarding Federal Medical College
13/6/2011
Statement of PIMA Sec. General on Health issues
7/6/2011
PIMA Relief Activities
3/6/2011
LECTURE of Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmed - Role of a Muslim Doctor
21-22 May 2011
PIMA Recommendations for Health Budget
30/5/2011
PIMA Leadership Camp for Medical Students has been ended
28/5/2011
PIMA Leadership Camp for Students - Lecture, Khalid Rehman
27/5/2011
Leadership Camp for Medical Students held at Islamabad
21,22 May 2011
Seminar on Cardio-metabolic disease organised by the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association Karachi
10/5/2011
Multi Specialties Free Camp conducted in Muzaffarabad
21/4/2011
Two days Free Eye Camp in Karachi
23/4/2011
FIMA Save Dignity conducted a Fistula Camp in Jalalabad
22/4/2011
Central Convention 2012 will be held in Karachi
23/4/2011
Cardio Metabolic Saminar 2011 - Karachi
23/4/2011
Free Skin Diseases Camp in Shikarpur
16/4/2011
CME Program on Skin Disease in Sukker
16/4/2011
Dr. Ghayas Elected as President Sukkar Unit
15/4/2011
Progress Report
January - February 2011
PIMA offer of medical help to the earthquake affectees in japan
12/03/2011
Relief Activity Mehmand Agency February 2011
01/02/2011
Relief Activity Sindh January 2011
Jan 2011
PIMA free medical camp in Nowshera
30/12/2010
Free Medical Camp at Pabbi [Dist Nowshera]
25/12/2010
Two days Training Workshop
15/12/2010
Tarbiati Workshop Islamabad
03/12/2010
Relief Activity Sindh December 2010
Dec 2010
Press Coverage
2010
Central Tarbiatgah
13/11/2010
African NGO delegation visits PIMA House Karachi
07/11/2010
PIMA BHIMBER AZAD KASHMIR Clinical Meeting
03/11/2010
PIMA AZAD KASHMIR Executive Council Meeting
03/11/2010
Relief Activity Sindh November 2010
Nov 2010
Relief Seminar
04/11/2010
Muslim Aid PIMA Hospital Road Work
21/10/2010
POB Trust
21/10/2010
Relief Activity Sindh October 2010
Oct 2010
Relief Activity Sindh September 2010
Sep 2010
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Aug 2010
PIMA Ralwalpindi
14/10/2010
PIMA in collaboration with MRA (Malaysian Relief Agency) has made fifteen hundred Hygiene Kits for the flood effectees.
14/10/2010
PIMA Secretary General Dr. Mumtaz Hussain is presenting honorary shield to Sudanin Ambassador
12/10/2010
PIMA Relief Activity Upates oct-2010
10/10/2010
PIMA Relief Disease Camp-wsie Detail oct-2010
10/10/2010
OPD Disease Summary oct-2010
10/10/2010
OPD Daemographic Report oct-2010
10/10/2010
Distribution of, 4000 food packs costing 10.8 million, among flood effected people jointly by PIMA & Sharja Charity International
28/09/2010
Joint press conference of PIMA female wing with IMWU
24/09/2010
PIMA Relief Update 5
21/09/2010
Central Shura Meeting
21/09/2010
Appreciation to Mercy, Malaysia
21/09/2010
PIMA Foold Relief 2010 Press Coverage
17/09/2010
PIMA Flood Relief 2010 Press conference
16/09/2010
Eid gifts presentation to the flood effected children
09/09/2010
PIMA Relief Update 3
14/08/2010
PIMA Relief Update 2
12/08/2010
PIMA RELIEF meeting relating Flood disaster
11/08/2010
Flood Relief Khyber Pakhtoonkhwah
30/07/2010
Flood Relief Baluchistan
27/07/2010
FIMA Council Meeting and Lebnon Convention
26/06/2010
27th FIMA council Meeting & IMALebanon Scientific Convention
22/06/2010
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DARFUR RELIEF

 

Sudan

A Muslim Country having more than one million Square Kilometers of land, having 37 million population was liberated in the year 1956. Eighty percent of its population is Muslim. Capital Khartoum consists of three cities separated by White Nile, Blue Nile and the Nile in Y pattern. White Nile originates from Victoria Lake-Uganda and Blue Nile from Ethiopia. Both join together in Khartoum and the main Nile is formed which travels all the way to Egypt and again divides in to two before it pours in the Mediterranean Sea. One tributary end at Alexandria and the other at Port Saeed. Khartoum, North Khartoum (Bahria) and Omdarman are the three cities which together form the capital. The population of the capital is 10 million. Sudan is divided in to 26 states.Darfur was one state previously but now this area is divided in to three states. These are North, South and West Darfur with the capital cities by the name of Al Fashir, Niala and Genine respectively.

Darfur:

These three states have borders with Libya, Chad and Central Africa. Population of Darfur is Six Million, all are Muslims and about Four millions are Nomads. These nomads travel across the border. The people living in Darfur permanently are farmers. These are mainly African origin and Nomads are mainly Arabic origin. Nomads have connections in Sudan and farmers have connection in Chad and other African Countries. When these nomads come to Sudan their animals spoil the fields so there is historic constant conflict between the tribes. They are fighting between each other since ancient times. The fighters coming across the border are called as Jangavids (Fighter on the horse).


Current Status of Ophthalmic Services:

For six million of population, Darfur has only three ophthalmic surgeons. Two in Niala, one in Fashir and nobody in Genine. North Darfur having population of 1.5 million with Fashir as the Capital has only one ophthalmologist . Fashir Eye Hospital is the teaching Hospital for the Fashir University with only one Ophthalmologist and four medical officers. This hospital has 40 beds and one operation theatre having facilities for general anesthesia. About 40 to 50 patients come in OPD of this hospital every day. About 300 Cataract surgeries are done per annum.


FIMA Medical Mission for Darfur:

FIMA sent two medical missions to darfur comprising of doctors from Jordan and South Africa in the months of October and December of 2004. The first mission was lead by the president of FIMA, Dr. Aly Mishal. These doctors provided medical services in different camps. Some surgical procedures were also done in the Hospital of AlFashir University. These missions gave the information that ophthalmic services are badly needed in this area. FIMA decided to launch an extended program of ophthalmic services for this area by the name of "FIMA Save Vision Campaign for Darfur". FIMA secretary was assigned this task.


FIMA Save Vision Campaign for Darfur:

The first two missions were organized in collaboration with PIMA and AlKhidmat Foundation. All the medicines and consumables along with instruments were arranged in Pakistan by the eye surgeons of PIMA for 550 surgeries. Coordination was done with IMA and Ministry of Health of Sudan. Teaching Eye Hospital of AlFashir was selected for this activity and ophthalmologist of that hospital was approached through IMA of Sudan who cooperated with his best.
The first team was comprised of two eye surgeons, Dr. Hafeez-ur-Rehman and Dr. Imran Azam Butt. This team left on 24th of Jan and came back on 6th of Feb 2005. They worked in the hospital for seven days.
The second team consisted of Dr. Intizar Hussain Butt and Dr. Abrar Khalid from Lahore. They left on 7th of February and came back on 16th of Februrary 2005. They also worked in the same hospital for seven days.
Excellent cooperation was seen fro IMA and health officials of Sudan. A total of 527 surgeries were conducted.


Conclusion
:

These two teams worked for fourteen daysin the Fashir Eye Hospital.

  • 3800 patients presented in the OPD.
  • 527 patients were selected for surgery.
  • 18 patients were operated under GA (All Children) and rest all under local Anesthesia.
  • 497 Senile Cataracts.
  • 13 Traumatic Cataracts.
  • 1 Secondary IOL Implant.
  • 6 Congenital Cataracts.
  • 5 Primary Glaucoma.
  • 3 Bupthalmos.
  • 1 Dermoid Cyst.
  • Trauma.

Out of 497 Senile Cataracts five were immature, 80 mature, 380 Hypermature and 32 were morgagnian cataracts.
Five patients had aphakia in other eye so simple ECCE without IOL was done. Only 2 patients has posterior capsular rupture and were implanted ACIOL.
490 were implanted PCIOL.


Complications
:

2 patients had mild Iris Prolapse on the first post op day and were reposited successfully. 7 patients presented with mild to moderate Striate Keratitis. More frequent steroid instillation was prescribed and hopefully it will clear within a couple of days. Alhamdolillah no post operative infection of any sort seen in any patient. No significant post operative reaction seen in any patient. All prays and thanks to Allah SWT who helped us to successfully complete this task.


Future Plan
:

Two more terms of several ophthalmologists from Pakistan, Jordan, Yemen South Africa and Malaysia shall be sent from 20th of March InshaAllah. This time camp will be organized in Genina- West Darfur. All the coordination and procurement of medicines and consumables shall be done in Pakistan by PIMA.

 
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