Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) will install 100 water filter plants in tent villages set up in October 8 earthquake-hit areas of NWFP and Azad Kashmir to provide pure water to the survivors.
This was announced by Dow University Vice Chancellor Professor Masood Hameed Khan while inaugurating the three-day workshop on "Primary Trauma Care," organised by the DUHS Centre for Skills Development, in collaboration with the Primary Care (Oxford, UK), Sindh Group, here.
Those water filter plants would have the capacity to provide total of 300 million-gallon water to the victims. Provision of safe and pure water will substantially reduce chances of outbreak of epidemics in the affected areas, he said.
During the first two days of the workshop, primary trauma care providers and on the third day, instructors will be trained, while the workshop will conclude on Sunday. The Vice-Chancellor said the primary trauma care was very important to save lives in calamities and natural disasters with the help of trained doctors, paramedical staff and volunteers.
He said that such training workshops would be organised in other cities as well and doctors, general public would be made aware of first aid, safe handling and shifting of patients. For the training purpose, the Centre for Skills Development, equipped with all necessary equipment, had been established within the university, he mentioned.
Later, he urged philanthropists to donate for the installation of 100 water filter plants in quake-affected areas, for which donations could be deposited with account no. 0102257-2 of the United Bank Limited, Baba-e-Urdu Road branch. For foreign donations, swift code is UNILPKKA and code number is 0401.
The Centre for Skills Development Director, Dr Khalid Siddiqui, said the course was recognised in 27 countries of the world. The PTC and the SDC would jointly organise such training programmes in future as well, he hoped. Primer Trauma Care Group Chairman Dr Rasheed Juma stressed on effective working on trauma care countrywide. All healthcare providers and related staff should be imparted training of primary trauma care, he suggested besides appreciating establishment of the SDC.
Course Director Dr Shariq Ali said accidents contributed large numbers of deaths in the world just after cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Youngsters are the most sufferers of such incidents. In Pakistan 45,000 people die every year due to accidents.Dr Muratib Ali, Dr Shams Nadeem, Dr Safia Zafar and Dr Saeed Minhas also spoke on the occasion. Later, practical demonstration of first aid was held in trauma care.-PR