Thursday December 15th, 2005
Following our previous meeting held on 30th
October 2005 to decide on future KLWT plans, and based on the meeting with
the District Headquarter (DHQ) hospital authorities, it was decided that
KLWT has to make some effort and contribution to alleviate the suffering of
paraplegic earthquake victims admitted at DHQ Hospital, Rawalpindi.
As part of KLWT commitment to DHQ Hospital
and the role which KLWT is playing in the rehabilitation phase of the
earthquake relief activities, KLWT delivered the different items requested
by the hospital authorities, these equipments include woollen blankets, bed
sheets, screen separators to make separate section with in the ward, ripple
mattresses for the paraplegic patients, metallic buckets use for ward
cleaning and also some artery forceps which will be used in operation
theatre.
KLWT team visited the ward and delivered the
goods to the hospital authorities. All items were counted and verified by
the doctors and the stores coordinator of the hospital. There were around 90
paraplegic patients and by talking to the team of doctors we came to know
that five of the patients start walking on their own and there are several
other patients who are on physiotherapy and doctors are very hopeful about
them.
KLWT team visited the hospital and had
discussion with different patients. The hospital authorities are doing their
utmost to provide treatment to these people and for that matter they need
help and support from the local community. Once all the goods have been
counted and checked, the KLWT team left the hospital with the hope that our
small contribution will try to help the hospital authorities to perform
their duties more effectively and efficiently.
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