BMWT hospital in Desra

Monday, July 16, 2012 - Islamabad—Begum Mehmooda Welfare Trust (BMWT) has constructed 20-bed hospital for the people of Desra village of district Haripur. The trust would ensure free of cost treatment, provision of medicines and Out Patient Department (OPD) services to the ailing patients of the poor and needy families. As the area of Desra valley of Harripur district lacks quality health care services from the last many years which caused loss of many precious lives.

Taking an initiative, BMWT constructed modest hospital having the latest machines and equipments for the patients treatment. The basic test examining labs will be inside the hospital so that all the patients can get the required treatment. This initiative will help people of Desra valley and villages in 20 kilometres distance from the valley to save precious lives, cost of travelling and get better healthcare facilities at the doorstep. The trust is set to start operations of the hospital in October this year.

Hina Fysal, Chief Executive & Co-Founder of Begum Mehmooda Welfare Trust said, it aimed poverty alleviation through literacy, financial and medical assistance to the un-served communities living below the poverty line from decades”. At present, the trust is working on five major programs health improvement.—Online