QARSHI FOUNDATION & NAIMAT SALEEM TRUST
A cardiologist by profession, Dr. Bari was working in Karachi’s Civil Hospital when tragedy struck Karachi in the form of twin bomb blasts in 1987, killing 200 people and injuring thousands. The aftermath of the bomb blast saw the hospital corridors strewn with patients, with the hospital unable to cope with the influx of patients. It was at this moment, Dr. Bari decided he would set up a facility to help the underserved population of the city.
In 2007, Dr. Bari along with other philanthropists and businessmen set up a 150- bed hospital in Korangi Karachi. The Hospital was established to create an excellence-driven, comprehensive, compassionate, free-of-charge, replicable healthcare system accessible to all to please Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala.
For the last 13 years, The Indus Hospital has been serving the people of the country through its free-of-cost services. TIH has now evolved into the Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN) and has been working to alleviate the burden of healthcare on the nation by providing quality healthcare services to every patient irrespective of their racial, linguistic, religious, or financial background. The network consists of 12 hospitals — 4 owned and managed by IHHN while 8 are managed by the Network under the umbrella of Public-Private Partnership, 4 regional blood centers, 4 physical and rehabilitation centers, Pakistan’s largest Pediatric Oncology Services Unit, a network of primary care centers, and a large number of public health initiatives across Pakistan.
HELPING THE UNDER-SERVED
Through its Primary Care Program, the Network has been able to reach the most far-flung areas of the country. The public health arm of IHHN — the Global Health Directorate (GHD) has established multiple primary care centers and implemented numerous public health initiatives across the country. GHD has set up 3 container-based community health centers in Sindh and Punjab and a ‘Boat Clinic’ to serve the marginalized population of Southern Punjab. These primary clinics and public health initiatives have impacted over one million people.
EXPANDING TO SERVE MORE
The Indus Hospital & Health Network expanded into Punjab in 2014, adding to its portfolio of healthcare facilities in the country. The need for expansion into the second-largest province in Pakistan came following the ever-expanding need for quality healthcare in the country. Today the Network manages seven healthcare facilities under the Public-Private Partnership and is now constructing a multidisciplinary tertiary care hospital in Jubilee Town, Lahore.
The Indus Hospital - Qarshi Foundation & Naimat Saleem Trust (QF & NST) The campus will be a 600-bed facility. Once operational, it is expected to serve more than one million patients in Lahore and neighboring areas. The facility is being built per international standards offering tertiary level medical and allied services. The hospital will be offering medical facilities such as Oncology, Endoscopy, Gynecology, Cardiology, Dialysis, Diagnostic Imaging, Accident & Emergency, and many key services.
CREATING COMPASSIONATE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
To help create the next generation of healthcare professionals, IHHN is establishing the Indus University of Health Sciences, aiming to make a yearly contribution of highly qualified, well-trained healthcare professionals to Pakistan’s workforce.
The Karachi Campus currently has three functional colleges — Indus College of Nursing & Midwifery, Indus College of Medical Technology & Allied Health Sciences, and Indus College of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation.
The University’s Lahore Campus is expected to become functional soon. The campus will include the Medical College, Hospital of Eastern Medicine, Dental College, School of Paramedics and Allied Sciences, and School of Nursing.
THE WAY FORWARD
The healthcare scenario in Pakistan still lags with public health facilities providing inadequate facilities and private facilities out of the reach of a large segment of the society. According to World Bank Development Indicators, there are estimated 12 doctors per 1,000 populations in the country.
In this scenario, IHHN keeping in line with its mission of creating an excellence-driven, free-of-charge, replicable healthcare system accessible to all is addressing both the immediate and long-term health needs of the citizens of Pakistan. By developing a resilient and responsive health delivery system, the Network is playing an integral role in helping the Government of Pakistan meet its commitment towards the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals in the area of health.
You can play your part by donating to the Indus Hospital & Health Network
Donate online: https://indushospital.org.pk/donate/
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