Assalam-o-Alaikum and Ramadan Kareem!
I hope this update finds you Happy and Healthy.
Thalassemia treatment is not all about doing procedures and sending the child back home. It is a continuous therapy that involves hours of lengthy procedures such as blood transfusion and iron chelation pumps. Although it is much more expensive, most of our patients have been switched to oral iron chelation therapy. However, a parenteral treatment is sometimes needed according to the severity of the child's condition.
At Al-Mustafa Thalassemia Unit, we focus on turning this painful and tiring therapy into a pleasant one. Our thalassemia team regularly celebrates Birthdays, Picnics and other fun activities to keep the children engaged and make the treatment palatable.
The most challenging situation during the treatment is making the child sit on a chair with minimum activity during the lengthy procedures. Playing cartoons on screen is not enough. We needed a more colourful and playful funky environment to combat boredom during the session. We have planned to completely redesign and relocate the Unit to a more extensive and exclusive place, with a more child loving interior and space. But that will take more time. Meanwhile, we have placed some fun and coloured wallpapers, making the room more alive, playful, and exciting.
On the other hand, the children are not coming slow with their parties and picnics.
Picnic at PAF MUSEUM
Al-Mustafa arranged a fun day out for Thalassemic Children at Pakistan Air Force Museum. This museum is one of the favourite venues of our children as it has everything interesting to offer the kids, from its lush green grounds to gigantic air crafts and the fun rides. Children got happy to the core. Their bright, toothy smiles and happy faces are enough to tell the day's tale.
PIZZA PARTY
At Al-Mustafa Thalassemia Unit, when all the reasons for partying are consumed, the children start chanting THE PIZZA PARTY. On a lighter note: It is said that the relationship between the children at our Thalassemia Unit and pizza is two-way. The children keep on demanding the pizza, and it keeps coming their way.
We missed you while eating the hot pizzas topped with molten cheese.
I hope we can gather someday at this happening party and share lots of love, kindness and hot Pizzas.
Take Care and Spread Joy!
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Assalam-o-alaikum / greetings!!!
We first posted this project in March 2020, and at that time, we had 125 patients registered with us. With your donations and the untiring efforts of our healthcare providers, our family has grown by 43 new members.
The children are grouped based on their age, as follows:
You must be aware that Thalassemia is a genetic disorder, and the chances of survival are reduced with growing age. We are glad to provide free thalassemia treatment to 168 patients, which was possible with your generous donations. So now, with 43 new members, this crowded family of brave and happy children is fighting Thalassemia and sharing happy moments.
At Al-Mustafa Thalassemia Unit, we provide comprehensive expert care for children and adults suffering from Thalassemia. The treatment of Thalassemia depends on the type of disorder, and it may include:
Well, this is not it; Al-Mustafa Welfare Society has not limited its services to providing treatment for the suffering children, but a campaign to generate and raise awareness against the disease is also an essential part of our fight against this deadly disorder. The Thalassemia Campaign includes the following activities in this regard:
We are also working on other blood disorders and will establish a Haemophilia setup soon.
Hope you enjoyed the festivities of Ramadan and Eid (the holy month of Muslims followed by the festival of Eid) because the kids at Al-Mustafa Thalassemia Unit really did enjoy this season, along with some birthday parties. All the children were given gifts and new clothes so that they can cherish the festivities of the occasion.
Apart from the fun activities (which are the most important and attractive thing for the children, and it literally makes them look forward to their visits to the hospital) the following is the short summary of treatment and investigations/services provided to children at Al-Mustafa Thalassemia Unit during the past couple of months.
Blood Transfusion
Haemoglobin Investigations
At Al-Mustafa Thalassemia Unit, we provide expert comprehensive care for children and adults suffering from thalassemia. The treatment of thalassemia depends on the type of disorder, it may include:
Well, this is not it, Al-Mustafa Welfare Society has not limited its services to providing treatment for the suffering children, but a campaign to generate and raise awareness against the disease is also an important part of our fight against this deadly disorder. The Thalassemia Campaign includes the following activities in this regard:
We are also working on other blood disorders as well and are working on establishing a Haemophilia setup soon.
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Dear Donors,
Hope you are doing well. The Thalassemia Unit at Al-Mustafa Hospital has been bursting with some good vibes as we have had our anniversary to celebrate with 8 new children who recently got registered and became part of our Thalassemia Family. But first I would like to give you a short summary of our services provided during the past couple of months.
Apart from the above-mentioned services, all the children are being provided medicines such as Iron Chelation Therapy and supplements on regular basis as per their needs, assessed and prescribed by our Haematologist. We also provide other necessary treatments to our children for illnesses apart from Thalassemia because the immunity of these children becomes so weak and they catch other infections easily.
The Thalassemia Unit of Al-Mustafa Hospital functions as a family, not only are we together in the battle against this disease but we also believe in celebrating different events just like a healthy family does, and what could be more important and the happiest occasion than the Anniversary of our very own Thalassemia Unit. A happy child is a healthy child and what else can we want more than, for our children to be happy and healthy, therefore, every year the anniversary day is a grand celebration, the children are mostly taken to a restaurant or an amusement park, but due to Covid, this year we kept the party a little low profile (just the party, not the spirits!).
We really wish and hope that all of you could join us in person during these happy times very soon, but for now, we are sharing some pictures with you which saved a few of these happy moments.
We will stay connected and keep sending you new updates and once again, thank you for all the support and love.
Dear Donors,
Much has been changed after the Covid crisis across the Globe, but the lives of children suffering from thalassemia are pretty much the same. Their visits to the Hospital are as frequent as they used to be before "The Covid" and so is their determination to fight with the disease.
Please find below a short summary of services provided by Al-Mustafa's Thalassemia Unit in the past four months.
Apart from the above-mentioned services, all the children are being provided medicines such as Iron Chelation Therapy and supplements on regular basis as per their needs assessed and prescribed by our Haematologist. We also provide other necessary treatments to our children for illnesses apart from Thalassemia because the immunity of these children become so weak and they catch other infections easily.
As you are aware that the children suffering from thalassemia require frequent blood transfusions. To cater to the needs of our children, the team of Al-Mustafa's Blood Bank organizes different blood donation camps. The collected blood is then thoroughly screened and utilized for the Free Blood Transfusion of Thalassemic Children. In the past three months i-e August, September and October, we have organized 5 blood donation camps and have collected blood from 175 blood donors/volunteers. Also, we have received blood donations from 110 volunteers at our Hospital.
Life at Al-Mustafa's Thalassemia Unit is not as muted as it seems. We believe that a happy child is a healthy child, therefore, apart from the fun with playing toys and games during their routine visits to the Hospital, we also arrange different Events for our children, to keep them engaged, excited and happy. We have had 5 events during the last three months, including Independence Day Celebrations, Defence Day Celebrations, 2 Birthday Parties and a Gift distribution Ceremony among the children.
And all of this has only been made possible with your kind and generous support for which we are truly thankful to you.
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