Solar Power & Equipment to Mian Fazal Rehman Hospital in Multan, Pakistan
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
- Rotary Global Grant #GG in the amount of $48,500 (approved ________, 2018) to fund the following at the MFR Hospital include: install solar power generation system, temperature controlled environment for lab and pharmacy, provide the lab facility with some new diagnostic equipment, and instal a new x-ray unit in dental department.
PROJECT RECIPIENT: Mian Fazal Rehman Hospital in Multan, Pakistan
- MFR Hospital is very effectively playing a strong and positive role by helping the less fortunate of society. Around 50,000 patients visit the outpatient departments every year. 3,000 dental checkups and procedures and more than 50,000 lab investigation are performed. More than 1,000 cataract surgeries are performed and around 120 surgeries are performed in the general theatre totally free. MFR Hospital addresses the needs of patients by regularly conducting free screening camps for Hepatitis, pre diabetic and diabetic screening and has a regular thyroid clinic along with diabetic clinic.
- The hospital is facing a crises like situation because of chronic and frequent power breakdowns because of electricity shortage in the country. Smooth working of the hospital can only be assured by constant power supply. Thus, the need to install a solar power generation system of 20KVA to ensure consistent power for Lab, General Operation Theater, Eye Operation Theater and essential clinics where electricity is of prime importance for the equipment to be fully operative.
- Additionally, the Lab and Pharmacy need temperature controlled environment so air conditioning is of high importance. Inverter based technology air conditioned need to be installed as well. RC Multan Cantt also has a desire to augment the lab facility with some new diagnostic equipment and dental department by installing a new x-ray unit.
WHO:
- This is Rotary District 3272 - Pakistan's first Multi Club and Multi District Global Grant project. It is supported by 13 Rotary Clubs (including Rotary Skyline) and 8 Rotary International Districts in countries including USA, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain and Pakistan. The local club is Rotary Club of Multan Cantt, Pakistan.
- Skyliner D'Lisa Simmons is Rotary Skyline's connection
HOW TO GET INVOLVED: For more details, please email D'Lisa Simmons at Simmons5890@rotariansimmons.com
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND ON HOSPITAL NEEDS IN MULTAN, PAKISTAN:
- Multan is the oldest living city of the world and has a population of more than 3 million with only two large hospitals with a joint bed capacity of 1700 being run by the government and these facilities are experiencing extreme shortages of medical supplies and electric breakdowns are common. Private hospitals are very expensive and infinitely out of the reach of the common man. In the absence of a good and well equipped facilities where nursing care and sterilization standards are excellent and available at a cheaper rate, quack clinics are on the rise where surgical complications are very common.
- A very strong nexuses of quacks is operating which attracts and allures the patients and their relatives by offering cheaper rates and innocent people fall prey to this trap and allow quacks to play havoc with their lives. To render this state of affairs a more tragic look the Govt. facility is overloaded and is under immense pressure and most of the time pre-op and post-op medicines are not available let alone the waiting time. Government is virtually helpless to find a solution because of high population growth rate. The situation has worsened over the years because of sheer neglect on part of the government. The not for profit sector is the only hope and help available to the less fortunate of society.