Newsletter Serving
Humanity
Humanity Matters
Summer 2009
Your
Faith does not do any good to me if it does not help me solve my problems.
As we discussed about the voluntary work for maternal and child
health and other medical care in the 3rd world countries, my colleague
Doctor Helen mentioned to me the other daythat
there is a verse in Bible which gives this message because a practicing
Christian is expected to help the people around him/her as and when required. I
told her about a"'menoo wa amelus sa'leha't
" (Faith & good deeds) mentioned together at various places in Qur'an
including a renouned & very brief chapter, Sura'h Walasr which is described
as the summary of the teachings of God. As we discussed we discovered that
basically this is a message from all faiths, hence we all share a common
mission i.e. serving humanity.
Join us in this mission. Let your Faith live.
We
have been contacted by various Community Teams in UK
& Pakistan
East Berks Cancer Patients
Forum. Royal County UK:
To support & guide the carers of Cancer patients in the community. Various volunteers were contacted to
coordinate with the forum.
IDP Swat Victims:
Our
UK & Pakistan teams
together contributed an amount of 5K to the project, in association with our
regular partners Kawish.
Faith Partnerships: Active involvement with Faith Partnerships continues in order
to support the work to help the issues faced by various Faiths & Cultures.
Family Unit & Marriage Projects: We have been involved with the works which
strengthen these values because Family unit is the building block and back bone
of any living and progressive society & community.
Other Projects:
Volunteers, Pick & Choose:
ERT
Search and Rescue (New)
Join
adventures in various parts of the world for relief and rescue with the
talented team lead by Garry Foo.
www.ert-sar.org.uk
Write to Garry on info@ert-sar.org.uk
MOBILE
MATERNITY UNIT for some rural areas
There has
been a step forward in thiWe have met the speciality College (RCOG UK) Dept. of International Health
in relevance to this in association with some local politicians and hoping that
we can do it as a joint venture. Progress will be reported in this regard. Once successful, similar can then be achieved for other parts of
the world in need.
Members interested to help this project please contact Mr.Ammar
Tarin ammartarin@cyber.net.pk or Dr.Henna
Khan hkhan135@aol.com
EARTHQUAKE RELIEF PROJECT
2005 Pakistan
Earthquake Relief project in association with Kawish
Welfare Trust. Any member who wishes to contribute, please contact Dr.Rizwan Haider wanriz@gmail.com
AMMA LIFE PROJECT
Memebrs who wish to
contribute in this maternal and child health project in the 3rd world,
presently African countries, please contact Dr.Arricomar
arricoomar@blueyonder.co.uk
Links added:
Drug Therapy and Poisoning:
www.nice.org.uk
www.cebm.jr2.ox.ac.uk
www.spib.axl.co.uk
Skin Disease:
www.bad.org.uk
www.aad.org/MedWebGuide.html
www.eczema.org
Help yourself & family.
If you smoke, yor children are likely to smoke.Their lifespan likely to shorten, as yours!
http://gosmokefree.nhs.uk/?WT.mc_id=ilevel_display
Reduce
Maternal Mortality on the Globe
Join us on
www.rcog.org.uk
Impact of Kidney disease.
www.kidney.org.uk
The Prince's Trust helps young people overcome barriers and get their lives
working.
www.princes-trust.org.uk
Drama-Drug
abuse
http://www.wholefamily.com/aboutteensnow/substance_abuse/drugs/drama.html
Medical Dangers of Marijuana
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/evidence99/marijuana/Health_1.html
Substance
abuse Prevention Week
World Diabetes Day
http://www.healthypinoy.com/index.html
MediQ&A
Q: My partner forces me to practice
oral sex to the extent of ejaculation in mouth. I find it very unhygienic and
disgusting but he threatens to leave me and take away my assets if I do not
give up to him. He says he does not want children therefore
not interested in normal sexual contact. I suffer from a chronic blood
disorder and unable to earn for myself. Please advice me.
A: You may see a psycho-sexual
counselor along with your partner. Psycho-sexual counselors can address this
issue of change in sexual behavior and the matter of partner satisfaction and
coordination. You may write to us on serving.humanity@gmail.com
for advice on email or we can arrange coordination with you by our team member
on phone.
Gather your energies to continue
your good works for the rest of the year 2009 so that we can make the best of
every moment we have by bringing smiles to the faces around us, because this is
what the Divine expects from us!
--
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Serving Humanity
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Newsletter Serving Humanity
Humanity
Matters
Winter 08/09
When infliction hits the human-beings of any part of the world, it is a test for the rest of the humanity everywhere else whether they remain selfish and locked up in their comfy boxes, or they take some pain to discover how could they contribute to help their own kind; ‘cause tomorrow it could be the other way round.
Dr.Henna Khan
Team Director
We had a busy summer through to Winter. Coordination with various Community Projects included:
Support for Earthquake Victims
Local Police PREVENT Dept. which helps coordinating with local Communities in order to assist resolving any prevailing issues in way of a progressive and peaceful living.
Celebration of Eid with local Community Services and Borough Council: Where the original message of Eidul Adha , sacrifice self desires to serve the humanity in order to please God, was promoted.
Parapet Breast Screening Services
Sexual Health Primary Care Trust
Cervical Screening Services-Bringing closer to various communities.
Family Clubs to bring Communities together in order to share and help.
Organizing Meetings amongst Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology UK, Member of Parliament and Member of House of Lords in order to develop a project to reduce Maternal Disease and Death in the Developing World.
If you wish to add any thing from your local community where you have initiated or supported a welfare project, send us on
Serving.humanity@gmail.com
You may send pictures.
The Previous Projects continue:
Volunteers, Pick & Choose:
MOBILE MATERNITY UNIT for some rural areas
There has been a step forward in this. We have met the speciality College (RCOG UK) Dept. of International Health in relevance to this in association with some local politicians and hoping that we can do it as a joint venture. Progress will be reported in this regard. Once successful, similar can then be achieved for other parts of the world in need.
Members interested to help this project please contact Mr.Ammar Tarin ammartarin@cyber.net.pk or Dr.Henna Khan hkhan135@aol.com
EARTHQUAKE RELIEF PROJECT
2005 Pakistan Earthquake Relief project in association with Kawish Welfare Trust. Any member who wishes to contribute, please contact Dr.Rizwan Haider wanriz@gmail.com
AMMA LIFE PROJECT
Memebrs who wish to contribute in this maternal and child health project in the 3rd world, presently African countries, please contact Dr.Arricomar
arricoomar@blueyonder.co.uk
LINKS added:
Stop Child Abuse
http://www.stopitnow.org/
Stop Child Poverty
http://www.stopchildpoverty.org/learn/bigpicture/
Stop Ignorance
http://www.lmfct.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=6771&news_iv_ctrl=1282
Stop Alcohol Abuse
http://www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/
Stop Sexual indiscipline
No Link found (Please send one)
Q& A
Visitors can send their Q to the contact given on site. We shall add selected Q to the N.Letter and Q&A page on site.
Q:I Social Security has taken my childrenaway. They say I have gone crazy and cannot look after them anymore. But I feel my problem is spiritual. My neighbour is jealous of me. She hates me. They want to kill me. She makes loud noises in the night to disturb me so that I cant sleep. My husband is not with me presently. But the Spirit has told me that he will come back one day.Social Security says I have to get myself assessed if I want my children back. Please give me a contact of Spiritual Counsellor. Thank you.F
A:We discussed your case with our volunteer spiritual counselor Robert Gebka robertgebka@yahoo.co.uk and he spoke to you on phone.But he thinks you will benefit more from a Psychiatrist rather than his counselling.We also feel that you need help regarding your understanding of self and environment. Please see your GP/Personal Doctor in order to refer you to Psychiatrist who will then be able to make a report. In the meantime, contact your husband to stay in touch with children. We wish you all the best and pray that your worries come to an end.
Regards
Dr.Henna Khan
Hope you all start a happy,busy and fruitful year –full of energy to benefit yourselves and everyone else around you :)
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Newsletter Serving Humanity
Humanity
Matters
Summer
2008
A silkworm keeps knitting the silk around itself
and finally the silk that it knits suffocates the worm and becomes it's
coffin.
This lesson was narrated by a renowned scholar
of the past while explaining some verses from the Divine Revelations.
What one needs to learn from this fact is that
one must share his/her blessings with others instead of taking them as one's
own right and living them out to it's utmost, making sure no one else could
get even a drop or a particle of that. This is not the will of the Creator
Who created these blessings to be shared & distributed wherever possible.
The previous Task
Getting involved with your area hygiene: Some members
have refreshed their front and rear gardens and planted new flowers and
grass.
One reported helping neighbors in this venture.
We encouraged children attending our local
Community Centre with parents at a Family Club to clean a portion of the
Centre's Garden and plant some bulbs which they did with keen interest.
Some shoots are out now.
This idea could be adapted at different places,
your local hospital, community centre, the street you live in. It just gives
that feeling of physical & mental health. Nature plays its role.
Current Projects:
Volunteers, Pick & Choose:
MOBILE MATERNITY UNIT for some rural areas
There has been
a step forward in this. We have met the speciality College(RCOG UK) Dept.
of International Health in relevance to this in association with some local
politicians and hoping that we can do it as a joint venture. Progress will
be reported in this regard. Once successful, similar can then be achieved
for other parts of the world in need.
Members
interested to help this project please contact Mr.Ammar Tarin ammartarin@cyber.net.pk
or Dr.Henna Khan hkhan135@aol.com
LOCAL HOSPITAL & COMMUNITY CENTRE
COORDINATION
This has been
a very useful & delightful initiative by our local hospital's coordinator
Najeeb Rehman
Equality and Diversity Manager. We have welcomed this on behalf of our local
welfare community centre in Slough, Berkshire, UK where the relevant team
will be meeting the members of the community at the centre at various events
talking to them about any issues they have in regards to the facilities
of investigation, treatment and support in general matters like availability
of facilities based on the local community's culture & beliefs regarding
food, funeral, burial, counseling etc. available at the local NHS hospital
trusts.
This sort of initiative can again be very productive if members try and
apply t o their own local areas.
The hospital setups are not so advanced and organized in many countries
of the 3rd world we understand, but we believe that little efforts even
at smaller scales don't go to waste.
I remember when I was working in some local hospitals in Pakistan and also
as a medical student,it was my own initiative to check the kitchens and
bathrooms used by the patients at the end of my ward round. I would then
go to the Administration responsible and report the problems. It was not
a rewarding task and most of the time, as you can imagine, I would listen
to sentences like 'Mind your own business Doctor Sahiba' but repeated efforts
did make a difference, even if small. You always find one or two people
interested in what you are doing if you continue without being depressed.
Even if nothing physically happened, you never loose the prayers you get
by the ones suffering.
So 'never give up!' Is our motto :)
EARTHQUAKE RELIEF PROJECT
2005 Pakistan
Earthquake Relief project in association with Kawish Welfare Trust. Any
member who wishes to contribute, please contact Dr.Rizwan Haider wanriz@gmail.com
AMMA
LIFE PROJECT
Memebrs who
wish to contribute in this maternal and child health project in the 3rd
world, presently African countries, please contact Dr.Arricomar arricoomar@blueyonder.co.uk
Task for the Next Season
for Volunteers:
To
communicate with your local hospital communication Dept and organize meetings
with local Community Centres where public members can talk to the staff
members from the hospital regarding the issues they have in their treatment,
cleanliness and other support work. You may tailor-make this project according
to the hospital & communities coordination system in your local community.
LINKS added:
Help
yourself & family.
If you smoke, yor children are likely to smoke.Their lifespan likely to
shorten, as yours!
http://gosmokefree.nhs.uk/?WT.mc_id=ilevel_display
Reduce
Maternal Mortality on the Globe
Join us on
www.rcog.org.uk
Impact
of Kidney disease.
www.kidney.org.uk
The
Prince's Trust helps young people overcome barriers and get their lives
working.
www.princes-trust.org.uk
Drama-Drug
abuse
http://www.wholefamily.com/aboutteensnow/substance_abuse/drugs/drama.html
Medical
Dangers of Marijuana
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/evidence99/marijuana/Health_1.html
Substance
abuse Prevention Week
World Diabetes Day
http://www.healthypinoy.com/index.html
A
Project against child abuse
www.enoughabuse.co.uk
Wellbeing
of Women:A committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=336
For
information on the Care Records Service see
www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk
For general information on NPfIT visit see www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk
Health
& Care information Specialists.
If your business wants to communicate, network and develop relationships
with healthcare and government professionals then Binley's can help you
communicate effectively with them.
http://www.binleys.com/About.asp
Headaches:
http://www.bash.org.uk/
Prevention
of Sexually Transmitted Infections
http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm
Natural
treatment for Menopause
http://www.novogenredclover.com/
Hirsuitism
http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/conditions/woh/1408/1408_I8.jsp
Peri
menopausal and Menopausal issues-Help her discover her sexual desire
www.intrinsa.co.uk
Q& A
Visitors can
send their Q to the contact given on site. We shall add selected Q to the
N.Letter and Q&A page on site.
Q:I
have some questions about myself,actually I am doing night shift job from
09:00PM till 06:00AM and I wanted to ask some questions.
If I continue such job,will there be any negative impact on my health in
future?
At present what I have seen is that I donot feel hungry between 01:00PM-3:00PM
and I only feel sleep at around 03:00AM in the morning time and not before
that.
I also have some tension of exam and I wanted to confirm am I having this
problem because of the exam tension or it could also be because of my night
shift job which disturb my normal routine?
I
would deeply appreciate if a doctor in this thread help me.
Regards,
A:If
you are working regular shift pattern of 9pm-6am then the body should get
used to it. In otherwords your body clock will function accordingly. I am
not aware that it would produce any long term negative effects. Yo will
anturally find that even on your day off you tend to have a similar pattern
i.e unable to sleep at night.
If you are getting headaches then I would reccomend seeing a doctor face
to face. ,whilst you can have tension headaches, it would be difficult to
reassure you on the internet, it requires examination by a doctor. Dr.Waseem.
General Practitioner. UK .Sometimes alternative medicine can be very helpful
as well.
for
tension headaches, you may also contact our volunteer robert gebka robert.gebka@btinternet.com
www.robertgebka.org
Hope you all
have a sunny summer (with less heat & inflation!) while serving humanity
in the best of your ability. God be with your intentions and efforts
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Winter
07/08
2008-Looking forwards.
We wish our members the best of the seasons.
Life carries on-
Minors may vary but the systems set by Nature continue;
Even if we can make a little difference by spending a few moments and abilities
of our life, then in the words of a wise man, that means we have learnt
from those animals who consume whatever they have around them in the form
of grass and weeds, but produce a beneficial product like milk for the people
around. We do not need millions of dollars or large centres to initiate
our work. Whatever we have, wherever we are, we can consume what has been
given to us to provide something to the humanity-as the humanity represents
their Creator.
(Henna Khan: Team Director)
Serving Humanity, A product of minds who wished to use what they had and
produce something useful for their fellow human beings. We brought it on
net so that like minded friends can join us. Our membership now comprises
of about 200 members from various professions. As before we have received
emails and requests from individuals and have been able to contact and counsel
them through our members living in the areas or via emails. As you would
understand, it is otherwise not possible to establish the authenticity of
such cases asking for help.
The previous Task
Visiting one old person in the community for 20minutes and talking to him/her-asking
him the experience of his life and whether he/she thinks life was worth
living-if it was re offered how would he/she like to live it?
We received 2 reports.
A lady was visited who had lost her booked place for Hajj and lives alone.
She was shattered and depressed. The member visited her and reassured as
well as gave some relevant links and suggestions. She has had good and bad
experience of life. Her marriage was broken in old age because of religious
differences but she is happy that her children still visit her. She thinks
and advices that parents must consider the religious beliefs of the parties
in arranged marriages as top priority because such differences can get worse
with time.
An old couple was visited one of them is deaf and the other blind but both
still work hard with their own skills. They suggest life is worth living
if we recognize and utilize the skills we have been blessed with and never
stop utilizing them for self and others. Life brings tough times but they
change like seasons. It is never autumn always, nor spring forever.
Current Projects: Volunteers,
Pick & Choose:
EARTHQUAKE RELIEF PROJECT
Any member who wishes to contribute, please contact Dr.Rizwan Haider wanriz@gmail.com
MOBILE MATERNITY UNIT IN THE PROVINCE OF PUNJAB
If anyone interested to help in this project please contact Mr.Ammar Tarin
ammartarin@cyber.net.pk
AMMA LIFE PROJECT
Memebrs who wish to contribute in this maternal and child health project
in 3rd world, please contact Dr.Arricomar arricoomar@blueyonder.co.uk
Task for the Next Season for Volunteers:
GETTING INVOLVED WITH YOUR AREA HYGIENE
We can help building a healthy environment no matter how trivial our effort
is. Simply reporting unattended bins in the area can prevent thousands of
air-borne infections and disease. A location for physical garbage can lead
to resources for spiritual garbage. One of our member reports that whilst
he walked home after leaving children at school, he saw a young man's fresh
dead body lying in the rubbish area of a fairly posh area otherwise- Because
the rubbish wasn't being collected regularly, the corner got ignored and
drug traffickers were using this place for evil acts.
We ought to keep our eyes open for what is happening around us. If we don't
solve the problems, soon we ourselves or our generations will be entangled
in them.
LINKS added:
Drama-Drug abuse
http://www.wholefamily.com/aboutteensnow/substance_abuse/drugs/drama.html
Medical Dangers of Marijuana
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/evidence99/marijuana/Health_1.html
Substance abuse Prevention Week World Diabetes Day
http://www.healthypinoy.com/index.html
A Project against child abuse
www.enoughabuse.co.uk
Wellbeing of Women :A committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologists
http://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=336
For information on the Care Records Service see
www.nhscarerecords.nhs.uk
For general information on NPfIT visit see www.connectingforhealth.nhs.uk
Health & Care information Specialists.
If your business wants to communicate, network and develop relationships
with healthcare and government professionals then Binley's can help you
communicate effectively with them.
http://www.binleys.com/About.asp
Headaches:
http://www.bash.org.uk/
Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections
http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/STDFact-Chlamydia.htm
Natural treatment for Menopause
http://www.novogenredclover.com/
Hirsuitism
http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/conditions/woh/1408/1408_I8.jsp
Peri-menopausal and Menopausal issues-Help her discover her sexual desire
www.intrinsa.co.uk
Q& A
Visitors on our site can send their Q to the contact given on site. We
shall add selected Q to the N.Letter and Q&A page on site.
"Salam
I wanted to ask a question from you.
my sister and her husband are also trying for a baby. but in her husband's
semen test, the motility of sperms is zero percent, means 100% immotile
sperms. Although the sperms count and morphology is normal.
In a test before 1 month his active motile sperms were 20% but now they
are zero. Is there any treatment for it? We are so worried about that. My
sister is in Pakistan. If treatment possible can you tel any good male fertility
doctors in pakistan?
i shall be waiting for your reply"
w'assalam
Your brother in law needs to consult a Urologist
in the area as he will need a checkup and further investigations..
Following that he can be offered ICSI (intracellular sperm insemination)
for pregnancy at Dr.Rashid Latif's Infertility Centre in Lahore.
The treatment should be associated with the special prayer for the purpose
as said by prophet zakaryyah a.s. (pbuh) rabbe la tazarni fardaww anta khairul
war'eseen)(My Lord! please do'nt leave me alone and you are the best of
heirs )
Best wishes for the couple from our Team
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your ability. God be with your intentions and efforts.
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Summer
'07
Dear Members
sala'm (peace)
As we mentioned, we are in the process of organizing Doctors' Chapter.
Presently we have medical and paramedical staff from the following specialties
MCPS
BSC in pharmacy
MBBS
FCPS (ENT)
MRCOG
bachelor of science
m.d medicine
Reg Nurse
J.D also BA in Forensic Psychology
Medical Doctorate (MD)
MRCOG
MS General Surgery
Md., FRCS (c)
resident physician
B.U.M.S.
M.B.B.S
M.B.B.S
MD
These members are contacted in accordance with the services they have kindly offered in their registration form.
Besides this we have other projects in process and we tend to coordinate our area members in case of an emergency situation where their help is needed.
We are in coordination with the charity organization 'Kawish' in order to provide help for the South East Asian Earthquake victims and a Mobile Maternity Unit in the rural areas of Pakistan.
If any of our members are interested in these projects and wish to contribute in money, kind or suggestion, please write to us on serving.humanity@gmail.com.
We plan to organize area meetings for our members where they can meet once in a while. Members of individual areas of the world will be consulted and informed about the venue and time of meeting in their respective area in due course.
Team at Serving Humanity
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Humanity Matters
Spring '07 ���
If only I knew the heights I can achieve,
By not being an angel,
Or a super being,
But merely by walking,
And talking like a human,
Who knows how to love,
Who knows how to care.
Who knows how to listen.
Who knows how to share.
Just because….
Humanity matters….
(Dr. Henna Khan: Team Director)
Serving Humanity continues to grow slowly but surely. The works we do are mostly based on individual levels. We have received emails and requests from individuals and have been able to contact and counsel them through our members living in the areas. As you would understand, it is otherwise not possible to establish the authenticity of such cases asking for help.
The previous Task
-for the winter was to visit some one long forgotten or one who you had some hard feelings about, forgetting the past and forgiving everything that had stopped you from meeting. This was left to the choice of individual members to complete in their own area and capacity.
We have only a few reports. Not all members have sent their experience to us.
A widow F.T. was contacted who lost her husband in Spring 2005 and is now living with her four children. She was grateful to know that someone remembered them and cared for them.
A young mother A.R. who has received shocking news of having breast cancer-but was ignored due to busy lives-was visited; small gifts were given to her children and lots of reassurance to the family.
Two individuals were contacted on telephone.
These tasks were done by our individual members who took the pain of spending about 30 minutes each from their extremely busy lives to do these acts and if we could imagine the uplift and hope received by the suffering individuals. If we could imagine that how pleasing these acts are to our Creator. It's a matter of just stopping for a minute from what we do everyday, planning and doing something different, something which would give us no money, fame or any other apparent material reward; but will give us the gist of being human. We all are busy, hence no immense job is expected from us-but trivial tasks done with the depth of heart can mount to the heights of gigantic missions.
Current Projects: Volunteers, Pick & Choose:
Domestic Violence: (New)
Do you feel comfortable to talk to some one?
Looking at the number of cases we have been receiving in this regard, we have added this section. We can advice you regarding relevant links and people in your area. We believe that family unit is the building block of a society and domestic violence is a monster which aims to destroy this unit. this is against the plan of the Creator of Humanity. Volunteers who wish to take part in saving this unit, even if in a limited capacity and area, please write to hkhan135@aol.com
Maternity Services (New)
We intend to coordinate with the charity organization Kawish in order to donate a mobile unit of maternity services in an area anywhere in the world where child birth causes disease and death due to non-availability of resources.
Please send us your suggestions which area you think it should be.
We would then get an estimate of the expenditures and let you know so that we all can contribute together a part of it.
Presently the highest rates of maternal and perinatal death(babies) are in Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan(Afghanistan being the highest)
Reducing Maternal Mortality in 3rd World:
We also coordinate with Amma Life Project ( Dr.Arri Coomar) to help the suffering mothers around child birth. Doctors/members interested in this
project please write to Dr.Arri arricoomar@blueyonder.co.uk
Introducing Orphan Sponsorship:
You may get involved with distant sponsorship of one orphan child in the earth quake affected areas. Our Coordinator for the Earthquake Project, Dr.Rizwan Haider visits the areas personally and will make sure that the money is used for the Cause most reliably. Let us know if you wish to do so. You can receive the details and updates about the sponsored child. For this purpose you need to send us $28 or £15 per month and let us know if you wish to disclose your identity to the recipient. If you wish to sponsor, please write to serving.humanity@gmail.com or wanriz@gmail.com
Earth Quake Project carries on. We need more volunteers to contact us if they wish to visit the earthquake effected areas and if they can contribute in the rebuilding of the areas in any way. Please contact Dr.Rizwan Haider who coordinates for this project. wanriz@gmail.com
Task for the Next Season for Volunteers:
Visiting one old person in the community for 20minutes and talking to him/her-asking him the experience of his life and whether he/she thinks life was worth living-if it was re offered how would he/she like to live it?
LINKS added:
Saving mothers' lives
http://www.web-stream.co.uk/ammalife/
Hirsuitism/unwanted hair growth on face and exposed areas.
http://www.clinicalevidence.com/ceweb/conditions/woh/1408/1408_I8.jsp
Natural treatment for Menopause
http://www.novogenredclover.com/
Protocols-for High-Risk Pregnancies. Fourth Edition
www.blackwellobgyn.com
Peri menopausal and Menopausal issues-Help her discover her sexual desire
www.intrinsa.co.uk
Blood Donation
http://www.blood4u.com
Fetal anomaly Screening Info.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetric_ultrasonography#Abnormality_Screening
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Winter '06/07
Serving Humanity is in its 2nd year now. Still a long way to go in order to be able to Serve Humanity really but we confide in our Tender Foot that it will take us forward with time.
We plan to organize Doctors Chapter in the first instance. This does not mean that our other volunteers cannot participate in our projects. This is just a way forward for better communication. We are pleased to inform that Dr T.Dastagir has joined as one of the Coordinators. Dr.Rizwan Haider continues to coordinate for our S.E.Asian E.Quake Project despite his immense commitments with work and family. May God bless his time and efforts.
Task for the Season for Volunteers
This was visiting atleast one patient in a hospital in our own area (one may visit more if wished so). The information regarding which patient to visit and who is in most need of a visitor may be received from the local hospital department after introducing yourself as a volunteer of Serving Humanity and giving our website address ; perhaps someone who does not have relatives or friends around, a very old person or a traveler. It was a good timing for this in a sense that important events like Eid, Christmas, Hanuka, Ramadan, Dewali and Hajj happened to fall around the same time.
Also, our S.E. Asian EarthQuake Project Director Dr. Rizwan Haider has suggeated the following task for the Season:
'In the forthcoming spring we could visit some one long forgotten or one who you had some hard feelings about, forgetting the past and forgiving everything that had stopped you from meeting.'
Spring is a season of Hope, not only for the lifeless plants and the underground seeds and bulbs awaiting the gift of colours and scents which they could own, as well as spread around--but also for the humanity which always looks forward to something nicer and better, each time life moves forward.We could be like Spring or atleast a part of the Spring by becoming a message of Hope and Happiness for humanity, even though for a small part of it
Heating In Cold For The Weaks
Winter is more a problem for weaker people everywhere in the world. You may be able to save someone getting ill or dying from cold. For 3rd world one can directly give away warm clothes, shoes, material for heating if one lives around, or can help in money to the NGOs working for this. For developed countries as well because many old citizens live on their own, one can help by getting involved with the local NGOs or borough councils working to get the house heating right for them.
Kidney Donation
Mr. Maan Al-Sanei, a leading businessman of KSA, has donated sufficient funds to pay for the complete treatment and expenses for 60 cases of kidney failure for those who can not afford to pay the expenses. The expenses will include Kidney Transplant in Sa'ad Specialized Hospital in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
The Hospital has, so far, received few cases only. If you know poor patients suffering a kidney failure, please let them know about this opportunity. The following are the contacts of the hospital: Sa'ad Specialized Hospital Dammam
Tel: 03-882-6666
Please forward this to your friends.You never know, you may save someone's life.
Introducing Orphan Sponsorship:
You may get involved with distant sponsorship of one orphan child in the earth quake effected areas. Our Coordinator for the Earthquake Project, Dr.Rizwan Haider visits the areas personally and will make sure that the money is used for the Cause most reliably. Let us know if you wish to do so. You can receive the details and updates about the sponsored child. For this purpose you need to send us $28 or £15 per month and let us know if you wish to disclose your identity to the recipient. If you wish to sponsor, please write to serving.humanity@gmail.com
EarthQuake Project Update Jan’07
Assalam-o-alaikum every one
I apologize for the delay in this edition of update but there were quite a few factors, both personal and not so personal that demanded urgent attention. But fortunately this did not affect our activities in the North, all credits to the dedicated team members based in Jared.
Kawish’s activities in the last couple of months have been:
- Goat distribution project (second assignment
- Drinking water pipeline restoration project
- Completion of our rather ‘long term’ ventures like vocational center.
- Qurbani project for Eid-ul-Azha
You might remember that we distributed one goat each to 80 select families in October to give them nutritional and financial support. The project was such a huge success that one of our sister organizations working in the area requested us to repeat the whole exercise for another 50 families on their behalf. So we did, and they financed the second phase of the assignment. Some pics for your interest are attached.
Kawish had spotted many areas where water supply had been disrupted after the quake and at places the availability to one family was reduced to just 2-3 liters a day. One of Kawish volunteers prepared a sophisticated assessment of the area of extreme need, developed an architectural plan, its cost and modus operandi. Alhamdolillah our team was at hand to expedite, as usual, and the project has been successfully completed.
Our plan to start a vocational training center for ladies had been stalled for various reasons in summer. Now that the team had some breathing space, the project was readdressed. A lady instructor has been hired to train local girls in sewing, stitching, embroidery and related skills. More than 50 students have been enrolled for the first session due to begin in January inshaallah.
Kawish also carried out sacrifice of goats/cows in Jared on Eid day to help the poor in the region. Donation for cow (portion) was Rs. 3500 and for a goat Rs. 6000. A total of eleven cows and five goats were sacrificed on behalf of donors from all across the world.
Jazakallah.
Dr.Rizwan Haider
Coordinator S.E.Asian Earth Quake Project
LINKS added:
http://www.smokefree.gov/ - info@pakdoctors.info
Newsletter Serving Humanity
Summer '06
What We Do?
We may not always realize
That every thing we do,
Affects not only our lives
But touches others, too!
For a little bit of thoughtfulness
That shows someone you care,
Creates a ray of sunshine
For both of you to share.
Yes, every time you offer
Someone a helping hand ...
Every time you show a friend
You care and understand ...
Every time you have
A kind and gentle word to give ...
You help someone find beauty
In this precious life we live.
For happiness brings happiness
And loving ways bring love;
And Giving is the treasure
That contentment is made of.
(anonymous)
The
2nd Newsletter for Summer is here. Although we have been sending updates
regarding our projects, we have tried to summarize the activities Serving
Humanity has been involved with in the past four months since our last News
letter of Spring'06.
So far we are joined by volunteers from
different parts of the world and in different professions. If you wish to
contact eachother, you may write to us. Discussion Forums were closed due to
obnoxious postings by drug trafickers. However we plan to restart the Forums in
a secure setting.
Serving Humanity is now open to volunteers
belonging to any profession; initially it was limited to medical profession,
but due to the interest shown by other professionals, we have decided to
keep it open.
Presently we have members from the following
specialities:
Accountants/ Bankers /Economists/Financing
Astronomers
Barrister/Solicitors
Business
Doctors
Engineers
House Wives /Home Makers
Human
Resources Administration
Humanitarian
Aid Workers
Interior Designer
I.T. Specialists
Journalists
Librarians
Marketeers and/or Sales Professionals
Media and Cultural Arts Promoter
Poets
Politicians
Photographers
Psychologists and Psychiatrists
Speech Language Pathologists
Students
Teachers
Writers & Researchers
EarthQuake Project:
As you are aware, Dr.Rizwan Haider is
coordinating for this and has been directly involved along with his team called
Kawish. I feel that it is important to mention here that so far Dr.Rizwan has
not asked Serving Humanity members for any donation. He is trying to channelize
the support he has received from close friends for this purpose. They have
worked hard to initiate projects like Electric Saw in Jared, Azad Kashmir, one
of the badly effected areas from earthquake. Such projects have been initiated
in order to help the local residents earn their living by local house building
as well as helping the construction work following the disaster and destruction
from the earthquake. Detailed updates of the project are available on the
:Current Projects: page of this site. Volunteers who wish to support him in any
way may write to him directly or via Serving Humanity.
http://www.serving-humanity.net/currentProjects.php?id=13
Other Calls:
Oppression in Lebanon:
Serving Humanity condemns oppression no matter where it happens in the world,
regardless of cast, creed or religion. Israel's over reaction leading to
destruction in Lebanon and also causing return attacks and harm to it's own
civilians needs stopping urgently.
If any of our Community members wish to help the victims in any way, they may
contact the organizations involved either directly or write to us. We shall try
and coordinate with the relevant personnel.
Floods in Pakistan
Our volunteers in the areas can coordinate with us or with eachother for any
kind of help they can offer to the victims i.e. supply of medicines,
counselling etc.
Indonesian Earth Quake
OIC calls on Muslims to offer Indonesian quake aid
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13004041/from/RL.5/
Ways to Help:
Visit this page to view various suggestions in this regard and
send us more;anythng you come across with personally or heard of:
http://www.serving-humanity.net/ways.php?id=14
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Domestic Violence:
Admin
An amazingly high number of people are going through this all over the world;
among different age groups. Mostly women as wel-understood being victimized
still taken as a weaker gender despite the modern world's challenge that
gender difference has been vanished.Unfortunately most of the victims suffer
in silence due to the threats involved with speaking up. Following links give
some important information for the volunteers who wish to help in this
regard.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/domesticviolence.html
http://www.ndvh.org/
www.thebodyshopinternational.com
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Links
You may send us
relevant Links which you think could be useful for other volunteers and
visitors to the site, to be added here:
http://www.serving-humanity.net/links.php?id=8
www.thebodyshopinternational.com (Domestic
Vilolence)
http://www.orkut.com
(Community)
http://www.JustNeighbors.net
(Community)
http://www.osar.org.uk
(Relief)
http://www.nice.org.uk
(Medical Excellence)
"http://www.update-software.com/publications/cochrane
(Medical Research)
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/
(Medical Study)
http://www.medlineplus.gov/
(Medical Research)
http://www.kcl-phs.org.uk/haemscreening
(Sickle Cell &
Thalassaemia Screening Programme)
Best wishes
Team at Serving Humanity
www.serving-humanity.net
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