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EARTHQUAKE RELIEF (OCTOBER 08, 2005)

 

Pakistan is facing its worst medical relief challenge after the recent Earthquake 2005 which has affected more than 3 million people. Many different organizations are actively involved in Medical Relief activities working day in and day out to alleviate the sufferings and saving lives Alhamdolillah.

However, considering the enormity of the relief work worsened by geographical and climatic challenges, the need for coordinated effort becomes all too important in order to use the resources efficiently to provide help at the right place, right time and right way.

In order to meet the challenge, and deliver coordinated & efficient medical relief to the victims of this calamity, PIMA has set up the Medical Relief Information & Coordination Center (MedRICC) where our team is working diligently and untiringly to gather updated information from the hospitals and medical camps working in the disaster areas to update the needs on a daily basis.

The team also contacts various organizations which are involved in medical relief and are offering their resources, either to our center or through the web site, for the relief work. The center then matches the need with the resources, available and offered by various organizations, and routes them accordingly.

Figures speak for themselves (statistics Oct 2005 till August 2006)


Facilities Muzaffarabad Bagh Balakot Abbottabad Total
OPD Patients 175,037 160,000 52,715 23,000 410,752
Indoor Admissions 4,885 7,500 2,500 1,810 16,695
Major Surgeries 1,252 7,031 45 1,815 10,143
Minor Surgeries 10,044 12,426 867 16,425 39,762
Normal Deliveries 483 675 18 - 1,176
C-Sections 115 25 - - 140
X-Rays 5,907 27,915 2,752 14,907 51,481
Ultrasounds 2,830 350 1,000 - 4,180
Lab Tests 9,701 4,886 3,700 14,514 32,801
ECG 2,794 600 - - 3,394
 

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