Providing Food to Families of Hospital Patients

Have you ever spent a few days without food? For most of you, this would be an unintelligent question and your involuntary response would be “NO”. But did you know that a large number of Pakistanis are unable to afford three basic meals a day? Pakistan has the second highest hunger score (32.6) in all of Asia after Afghanistan. Such hunger has some severe repercussions. For example, globally, Pakistan has one of the highest rates of stunting. According to the National Nutrition Survey of 2011, 44pc of children here are stunted because of poor nutrition. Women’s health is neglected and maternal malnutrition not only leads to higher mortality rates among women, but also fetal growth restriction, increasing the risk of stunted growth and other disabilities in children. Last year, a UN study found that only 4 percent of Pakistani children received a “minimally acceptable diet”. Another report published by the planning ministry stated that Pakistan loses $7.6 billion (that is 3 percent of the total GDP) each year due to malnutrition. 

In order to solve the hunger problem, Fatima Memorial Hospital has taken the matter in its own hands. Since 1977, Fatima Memorial Hospital is providing quality health care services to all its patients, without any discrimination. Till date, Fatima Memorial Hospital has provided treatment to more than 8.8 million satisfied patients. Also, 82% of the patients are provided healthcare either free of cost or on subsidized rates. These patients belong to the deprived communities of Pakistan who are unable to afford the basic necessities of life. Hence, Fatima Memorial Hospital provides free meals to patients or attendants of the patients to ease their suffering.

However, the inflow of patients is rising day by day and in order to continuously cater to the nutrition needs of patients/patient attendants, FMH needs the support of its donors. Therefore, it is requested that you donate as much as possible to make your contribution in the conquest of ending hunger in Pakistan.

Looking forward to your generous donations!

Thank you!

Since 1977, Fatima Memorial Hospital is providing quality health care services to all its patients, without any discrimination. Till date, Fatima Memorial Hospital has provided treatment to more than 8.8 million satisfied patients. Also, 82% of the patients are provided healthcare either free of cost or on subsidized rates. These patients belong to the deprived communities of Pakistan who are unable to afford the basic necessities of life.

During the Holy Month of Ramadan, while everyone celebrates iftar time with their family and friends and their tables are full of a large variety of meals, there are people out there who have come all the way from remote areas to get treatment for their loved ones at Fatima Memorial Hospital and they have no arrangement for breaking their fast at the Hospital. Fatima Memorial Hospital provides Iftar meals to them to ease their suffering.

The inflow of patients as well their attendants is rising day by day. Therefore, FMH needs more and more funds to provide iftar meals for the underprivileged. In order for us to continue to provide iftar meals to the rising number of patient/attendants, we rely on your generous donations. Good deeds are multiplied in the month of Ramadan and Allah says in the Holy Quran,“Whoever provides food for breaking of the fast for a fasting person receives the reward of the fasting person, without the reward of fasting person being reduced in any way.”(Tirmidhi) Hence, proving iftar meals to the underprivileged has great rewards attached and it is one of the ways that one could develop Taqwa (closeness to Allah).

Therefore, we request you to please provide your full support to us in continuing this noble cause.

Thank you so much!