Providing Food to Families of Hospital Patients

Research has shown that high levels of poverty in a particular region are correlated to how the resources are distributed in the society. The World Bank Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report 2018 has noted that from 2010-2015 the growth of incomes of the bottom 40% in Pakistan has been merely 2.7% whereas the growth in incomes of the average population was recorded at 4.3%.

This is in contrast to other developing countries such as Latvia, Brazil, Peru and Egypt where the incomes of the bottom 40% are growing faster than the average population. It is imperative that in order to drag people out from the shackles of poverty, policymakers must fight to reduce income inequalities present in the society.

Pakistan multidimensional poverty report launched in 2016 showed that four out of 10 Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty. Moreover, there are extreme disparities across provinces. 73% people in Fata and 71% in Balochistan live in multidimensional poverty compared to 31% in Punjab and 43% in Sindh. It is also extremely disconcerting to note the wide disparities in poverty present in cities. Whereas the level of multidimensional poverty is less than 10% in Karachi, it is more than 90% in districts in Balochistan such as Kila Abdullah.

With poverty levels increasing, Fatima Memorial Hospital in pursuance of its social welfare goals, provides free food to the families of hospital patients. However, the influx of patients is rising day by day and the funds of Fatima Memorial Hospital are limited. Therefore, we rely on the donations by our esteemed donors to cater to the nutrition needs of the patients/patient attendants. Hence, we request you all to join hands with us in providing food to the underprivileged and ease their suffering a little.

We look forward to your continued support towards the cause and help us in feeding the needy as much as we can.