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Since in 1996, AMA started a project for children suffering from serious blood diseases like Thalassaemis, Leukaemia and Hemophilia. So far over 200 such children are registered with AMA, from all over the region, including Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Batagram, Swat, Sherwan, Galiyat etc.
This Center has the following facilities
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Facility of 10 – 12 Blood transfusions at one time
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Over 12 Infusion Pumps for Iron Chelation
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Provision of 5 – 6 Blood donations at one time
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Blood screening facilities against HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B & C, Malaria and Syphilis
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Health Education Material and marriage counseling for Thalassaemia
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Vaccination for Hepatitis B and other diseases
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Many Research projects have been carried out for Thalassaemia at AMA
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So far the total number of Blood Donations collected by AMA is over 4000 pints.
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Total number of Blood Transfusions at AMA Blood Centre to date are over 3000.
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All the donated blood screened for blood transmissible diseases before transfusion
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Over 25 Infusion Pumps have been arranged for thalassaemic patients, mainly free or at discounted rates.
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Over 10000 Injections of Desferal have been provided to the patients either free or on discounted rates
What is Thalassemia?
Thalasseamia Major is a genetic blood disease in which the child needs blood transfusion every 2-3 weeks along with other treatment that is very expansive. Parents are silent carriers of this disease and children are usually the sufferers.
About 7-10 % carrier rate has been found in various studies conducted across the country. AMA is providing all possible treatment to these unfortunate children along with counseling and preventive measures to decrease the incidence of this deadly disease.
AMA ZAKAT FUND
Since November 2000, AMA, with the cooperation of philanthropists has established a fund exclusively for patients and / or people deserving the Zakat. The beneficiaries of this fund include widows, orphans, thalassaemic patients, disabled persons etc.
AMA requests support from you so that it is able to sustain and continue this fund through which is the lifeline for many families.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RELIEF FUND
AMA is managing a fund created by philanthropists. This fund is only for those admitted with acute emergency medical problems.
The beneficiaries include poor patients admitted in the Coronary Care Unit [CCU] and Intensive Care Unit [ICU] of Ayub Teaching hospital, Abbottabad.