SEHT Trustee Dr. Alia Raoof made a visit to Pakistan in August 2013. She met with the Chairman of the Sialkot Medical Complex Mr. Amanullah, who showed her around the various departments in the Complex. Earlier in the year, SEHT had shipped two dialysis chairs, one manual and one electric, for use in the Renal Dialysis Unit. The benefits were apparent as they had allowed maximum use of the limited space available in the Unit, so providing a greater number of dialysis sessions for the patients who rely on this life-saving treatment. Mr. Amanullah expressed to Dr. Raoof how, with the help of charities such as SEHT, many of the space-occupying beds in the Unit could eventually be replaced by similar dialysis chairs.

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Other departments visited were the medical and surgical wards. Some individual rooms were seen, available for those patients requiring this facility. The paediatric units, containing cots and cot-side beds, had been set up to allow parents to remain with their children at all times. Dr. Raoof was also taken to see the Conference Centre attached to the Complex, revenues from the hire-out of which help to enable the hospital to be run with minimal cost to the patients, most of whom would otherwise be unable to afford treatment.

Throughout the visit Dr. Alia Raoof was able to see the efficiency with which Mr. Amanullah runs the Complex and his attention to detail. As part of SEHT’s responsibility to ensure that donations are appropriately used, it was clear on this visit that the equipment provided was being used effectively and was much appreciated by the patients. The Sialkot Medical Complex and other such not-for-profit hospitals provide much-needed high quality care for patients often in severe financial difficulty. With your support and donations Inshallah SEHT hopes to continue to help.

 Permission to take photographs and use images was obtained from all patients pictured here.