DRIP & DMC HELD FREE MEDICAL RELIEF CAMPS IN HISAR CAMP CHARSADA & SHANGLA

A team of 8 doctors and about 40 medical students from Ayyub Medical college conducted this activity. About 600 patients were provided free consultation and medicines. Mostly there were cases of Skin, Chest and GI infections along with chronic diseases like Hypertension and Diabetes. Children were worst affected by scabies and insect bites. 100 Relief packs were also distributed.

A team comprising of four senior medical students went to Shanglla in two Shahzor (Small trucks) on Friday and distributed relief goods and medicines to
the affected area that is just now made accessible. Two more Free Medical Camps were held in Nowshera and their report is still awaited .

RELIEF GOODS FOR 400 FAMILIES WERE DISTRIBUTED IN SWAT ON SUNDAY

A full truck load of food packs, energy drinks, clothes, shoes, utensils etc was sent to Swat on Saturday and the goods were distributed with the help of local co ordinators on Sunday.

Abbottabad DRIP "Eid" and "Back to School" Initiative

Abbottabad DRIP co-ordinator & local partner DMC has started a massive campaign for Eid and also one by the name of "Back to School" they have started collecting toys, school bags, stationery and sports items to be handed over to the affected children in various camps.

DRIP- ONE STEP FORWARD

DRIP signed MOU with the University of Health Sciences Lahore on Thursday 8th July 2010.

Present at the signing were Vice Chancellor UHS Professor Dr. Mubashar Hussain Malik, Registrar UHS Dr. Asad Zaheer and Administrator UHS Coln. Javed. DRIP-CFR Project will be part of MBBS Curruculum of all the medical colleges in Punjab soon. A directive will be issued by UHS according to MOU.

DRIP Meeting with AJK Health Minister and Pricipal of Newly proposed Medical College in AJK

A meeting between DRIP represntative Dr. Shahzad, Minister of Health Azad Kashmir Dr. Najeeb, first nominee Prinicipal of the first Govt Medical College in AJK Dr. Bashir Kunt and secretary health AJK, was held in UHS on 8th July 2010 and both parties principally agreed that CFR will be part of the MBBS curruculum and we at DRIP will assist them in this regard.

DRIP Sponsored First Step School in Azad Jammun & Kashmir

1-12 March 2010
Surgical Skill and Laparoscopic Workshop
Under supervision of   Dr. Javed Butt (consultant Surgeon St. James’s Hospital Dublin) & Member academic council DRIP Ireland
Local coordinators: Consultant Surgeons Dr. Bashir Kunt, Dr. Khawaja Mukhtar, MS CMH Hospital
Venue: CMH Funded by UAE Government at Muzaffarabad AJ&K
Workshop was self-supported by the hospital administration and DRIP team used all equipment already installed in the hospital and DRIP provided some equipment sent over by DRIP overseas.
Workshop covered lectures, discussions, hand on practice and some basic/ advanced Laparoscopic procedures were also taught to surgical trainees as per international guidelines.
As an appreciation a shield was given by the commanding officer Dr. Brigadier Afridi as shown in the
Pictures which also show the beneficiaries of this workshop.

DG Rescue1122 Dr. Rizwan Naseer & GEN SEC DRIP IRELAND Dr. Khurram Shahzad signed MOU for UPGRADING RESCUE1122 EMT training

DRIP successfully completed FIRST CFR Final Year Medical Students of King Edward Medical University. We at DRIP are very thankful to Prof. Zafar Ullah Khan VC KEMU, Prof. Shaukat Mehmood Registrar KEMU, Prof. Khalid Mehmood Gondal, Associate Prof. Nadeem Aslam and Mr. Furqan Ahmed President Student Patient Welfare Society in organising the Course in KEMU.

ILEM Faculty met with Vice Chancillor of King Edward Medical University Prof. Zafar Ullah Khan and Registrar Prof. shaukat Mahmood

DRIP is very thankful to PHDC Staff for organising successful CFR INSTRUCTOR Course

DRIP is very thankful to DHQ Hospital Gujranwala Staff for organising successful CFR Course

DRIP sponsored FIRST STEP SCHOOL in Azad Jammun & Kashmir

DRIP recently successfully completed CFR Course in Lahore

DRIP ROUND UP

DRIP successfully completed the following Training Courses (from 22nd Feb till 8th March):

PHDC LAHORE
ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
KING EDWARD Medical University
DISTRICT HOSPITAL JEHLUM
CPSP ISLAMABAD
DISTRICT HOSPITAL GUJRANWALA

DRIP has signed MOUs with the following to develop Hospital and pre-Hospital Emergency Services;

1. RESCUE 1122
2. DIRECTOR PROVINCIAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE PUNJAB
3. UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES LAHORE
4. EDHI AMBULANCE
5. RESCUE 1122 SINDH

DRIP has principally agreed to sign MOUs with

1. KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
2. SERVICES MEDICAL COLLEGE
3. CPSC OF PAKISTAN

PARTICIPANTS OF ILEM-FACULTY DRIP IRELAN came from;

DRIP- ILEM Faculty Project in Muzaffarabad

DRIP- ILEM Faculty in collaboration with Health Department Government of AJ&K and TFTA -KFW Germany Project Muzaffarabad running continuous courses held on monthly basis in all districts of Azad Jammun and Kashmir.