The COVID-19 pandemic means that many of us are staying at home and sitting down more than we usually do. It’s hard for a lot of us to do the sort of exercise we normally do. It’s even harder for people who don’t usually do a lot of physical exercise.

But at a time like this, it’s very important for people of all ages and abilities to be as active as possible. Outdoor recreational activity benefits both the body and mind. It can reduce all the conditions due to COVID-19.

Hence to take a break from usual activities FAiTh team went on a tour of Shah Jahan Mosque, Thatta & Makli Necropolis, Thatta on 22nd January after patients parents session.

The Shah Jahan Mosque, also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta, is a 17th-century building that serves as the central mosque for the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh.

Makli Necropolis is one of the largest funerary sites in the world, spread over an area of 10 kilometres near the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. The site houses approximately 500,000 to 1 million tombs built over the course of a 400-year period.

Our endeavor is to make the days of life of fellows to be as memorable as possible for their families and loved ones. We understand that the trouble and pain of the thalassemia patients cannot be stopped altogether. However through our efforts, we believe we can make the quality of their lives somewhat better and make their moments precious.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the trip, clicked memorable pictures, had lunch together at Cafe Imran, Gharo.

FAiTh – Fight Against Thalassemia – A Patients & Parents Association visited Thalassemia Ward Civil Hospital Thatta on 22nd January 2022

Team lead Rehan Qadeer, Saad Mendha, Asma Saad & Muhammad Shoaib, interacted with thalassemia patients & parents shared their experience and knowledge with the thalassemia fellows.

Rehan Qadeer is thalassemia major, legal advisor of FAiTh, gold medalist & a lawyer in a leading firm in Karachi.

Saad is 34 years old, have done graduation & ACCA, married for last 10 years to a fellow thalassemic Asma Saad and doing job as Accounts Manager since last 15 years.

Muhammad Shoaib is a freelancer.

President Ayesha Mehmood, General Secretary Muhammad Hammad & Finance Secretary Abida Nosheen were also present.

We met thalassemia fellows, interacted with them, spent some quality time. Team also distributed blankets & biscuits among them as token of love from FAiTh.

Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital Thatta also grace the event with his presence.

We are once again thankful to entire team of Thalassemia Ward Civil Hospital Thatta for inviting us, for giving us chance to interact with patients & parents, for the arrangements, and support.

Biscuits sponsored by EBM – English Biscuit Manufacturers (Private) Limited

FAiTh – Fight Against Thalassemia – A Patients & Parents Association visited Thalassemia Burhani Blood Bank & Thalassemia Center on 8th January 2022

Burhani Blood Bank & Thalasesmia Center is situated at Saifee Rd, Block F North Nazimabad Town, Karachi. There are more than 250 patients registered who are getting free of cost blood transfusions & iron chelation medicines.

We are really thankful to Javaid Sahab & Dr. Durriya Ijaz for the wonderful hospitality.

Team leads Mr & Mrs Saad, both thalassemia major shared their experience and knowledge with the thalassemia fellows.

Saad is 34 years old, have done graduation & ACCA, married for last 10 years to a fellow thalassemic and doing job as Accounts Manager since last 15 years mashaAllah

Team leads Raza Ahmed Khan & Shoaib were also present along with president Ayesha Mehmood & General Secretary Muhammad Hammad

We met thalassemia fellows, interacted with them, spent some quality time. Team also distributed shawls, biscuits & lunch among them as token of love from FAiTh.

We are once again thankful to entire team of Burhani Blood Bank & Thalassemia Center for inviting us, for giving us chance to interact with patients & parents, for the arrangements, and support.

Biscuits sponsored by EBM – English Biscuit Manufacturers (Private) Limited

Gifts by family, friends and donors

FAiTh – Fight Against Thalassemia – A Patients & Parents Association visited Thalassemia Ward Bilawal Medical College Hospital Kotri on 1st January 2022

Team lead Rehan Qadeer, interacted with thalassemia patients & parents shared his experience and knowledge with the thalassemia fellows.

Rehan Qadeer is thalassemia major, legal advisor of FAiTh, gold medalist & a lawyer in a leading firm in Karachi. He is maintaining his ferritin around 500 since long time.

Team leads Raza Ahmed Khan & Shoaib were also present along with president Ayesha Mehmood, General Secretary Muhammad Hammad & Finance Secretary Abida Nosheen

We met thalassemia fellows, interacted with them, spent some quality time. Team also distributed blankets, biscuits & gifts among them as token of love from FAiTh.

Medical Superintendent DHQ Bilawal Medical College Hospital Kotri Dr. Barkat Ali Laghari also grace the event with his presence.

We are once again thankful to entire team of Thalassemia Ward Bilawal Medical College Hospital Kotri for inviting us, for giving us chance to interact with patients & parents, for the arrangements, and support.

Biscuits sponsored by EBM – English Biscuit Manufacturers (Private) Limited

Blankets by Mr & Mrs Zubair Kothari

Gifts by Essa & Irtaza

FAiTh Fight Against Thalassemia organized Wishes & Empowerment Program in Uch Sharif on 13th November 2021

62 thalassemia fellows wishes were fulfilled, 3 sewing machines were handed over to thalassemia affected families for earning purpose & iron chelation medicines worth rupees 42 thousand were distributed among thalassemia fellows.

Children interacted with president Ayesha Mehmood and expressed their happiness of receiving gifts. They also shared their health progress with her, requested her to keep supporing them

We are really thankful to our coordinators Syed Adil Shah, Asif Jhabaill and their team for the arrangements and support.

We are thankful to our great donors for their support.

Regional Blood Centre Quetta (RBC) Safe Blood Transfusion Programme. A development project of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, co-financed by the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW Development Bank.

RBC Quetta was inaugurated in 2016. It is situated at Spinny Road, Quetta.

FAiTh team visited RBC along with PPP Provincial Minister Sardar Muhammad Akram Bangulzai, Wasi Foundation chairman Waseem Bangulzai & Zakaat Committee chairman Haseeb Bangulzai

FAiTh is thankful to Abdul Haleem Sahab & entire staff of RBC for their hospitality & briefing us on our visit to RBC Quetta, We were delighted to see the commitment of RBC team, their devotion, the hard work, standard, protocol which is being followed there. The similar standard / protocol should be followed in other blood banks / thalassemia centers too. Safe blood provision should be the top most priority of all blood banks & thalassemia centers like Regional Blood Banks.

The staff thoroughly briefed us about all the procedure, protocol, how an attendant arrive at RBC, what procedure they have to follow, they showed us all the steps involved in blood donation, screening, component making, storage & distribution.

Thalassemia patients in Quetta & other diseases patients from different hospitals receives blood from RBC without any charges and without any donor, they are asked to provide donors but not forced.

RBC providing daily 35+ blood units to thalassemia & different diseases patients

Thanks to all the team of RBC for the information, hospitality & tour.

FAiTh – Fight Against Thalassemia – A Patients & Parents Association visited Thalassemia Ward Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta on 21st December 2021

We are really thankful to medical superintendent Dr Noor Ullah Khan Musakhail & thalassemia ward incharge Dr Hanif Mengal for the invitation, for the wonderful hospitality.

We met thalassemia fellows, interacted with them, spent some quality time. Team also distributed blankets, gifts and biscuits among them as token of love from FAiTh.

PPP Provincial Minister Sardar Muhammad Akram Bangulzai, Wasi Foundation chairman Waseem Bangulzai & Zakaat Committee chairman Haseeb Bangulzai also grace the event with their kind presence

We are once again thankful to entire team of Thalassemia Ward Bolan Medical Complex Hospital Quetta for inviting us, for giving us chance to interact with patients & parents, for the arrangements, and support.

Biscuits sponsored by EBM – English Biscuit Manufacturers (Private) Limited

Blankets by Mr & Mrs Zubair Kothari

Gifts by family, friends and donors

FAiTh – Fight Against Thalassemia – A Patients & Parents Association visited Thalassemia Ward Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta on 20th December 2021

We are really thankful to medical superintendent Dr Javed Akhtar & thalassemia ward incharge Dr Adnan for the invitation, for the wonderful hospitality.

We met thalassemia fellows, interacted with them, spent some quality time. Team also distributed blankets, gifts and biscuits among them as token of love from FAiTh.

We are once again thankful to entire team of Thalassemia City Center Sandeman Provincial Hospital Quetta for inviting us, for giving us chance to interact with patients & parents, for the arrangements, and support.

Biscuits sponsored by EBM – English Biscuit Manufacturers (Private) Limited

Blankets by Mr & Mrs Zubair Kothari

Gifts by family, friends and donors

A 1-day Blood Safety Consultation with the blood banking stakeholders was organized in collaboration with the Sind Blood Transfusion Authority in the SBTA secretariat on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 in Karachi. FAiTh was invited in the meeting by Prof. H.A Zaheer

WHO Consultation Meeting in Karachi on Blood Transfusion Regulation & Clinical Transfusion Services especially to Thalassaemia patients; Speakers included; Prof. H.A Zaheer, Dr. Shabneez Hussain, Karachi RBC, Dr. Bushra Moiz, Aga Khan University & Dr. Saba Jamal, Indus Health Network. Dr. Zahid Ansari, Secretary SBTA hosted the meeting.

بولٹن مارکیٹ کراچی میں بولٹن مارکیٹ تاجر اتحاد ایسوسی ایشن کے چیرمین محمد شریف صاحب اور عتیق میر فائونڈیشن کے چیرمین عتیق میر صاحب کے تعاون سے 2 نومبر 2021 بروز منگل افضال میموریل تھیلیسیمیا فاؤنڈیشن کے تھیلیسیمیا فیلوز کے لئے بلڈ کیمپ کا انعقاد کیا گیا

ہم شریف میمن صاحب اور عتیق میر صاحب کے شکر گزار ہیں جنہوں نے تھیلیسیمیا کے مریضوں کے لئے کوشش کی، جزاک اللہ خیر

All donated blood will be transfused FREE OF COST to Thalassemia & Blood Disorder Patients

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