Projects accomplished December 2022

Total approx. Costs of services provided: £135,000 ($173,000)

With your support IMRA accomplshed the following projects in December 2022:

 

5th - 8th December 2022
Hashmani Hospital, Karachi
Approx. Costs of service provided £30,000 ($38,000)

This was the 4th Year of Free Middle Ear Surgery for poor patients by IMRA Charity at Hashmani Hospital, Karachi. IMRA is providing this free service for poor patients who are unable to afford and access good surgical facilities from experienced ENT Surgeons both from abroad and in Pakistan.

The highlight of this project was that cameras were put in theatres to allow trainees to watch the surgical procedures and interact with the Surgeon from a conference room.

Local trainees were also given an opportunity to assist and observe on a monitor the major ear surgical procedures in the operating theatre.

This allowed the trainees to gain experience and learn from experts and was very much appreciated by the Pakistan Society of Otolaryngology.

Prof. Shaheen Mallick of PSORL Sind speaking to ENT collegues

 

Junior trainees from local hospitals

 

12th - 15th December 2022
Bhitai Welfare Hospital, Mirpurkhas, Sindh
Approx. Costs of service provided £45,000 ($60,000)

12th Year of Free Middle Ear Surgery for poor patients by IMRA Charity in Mirpurkhas, Sindh province in Pakistan. IMRA has provided this free service for poor patients who are unable to travel to big cities like Karachi and Hyderabad.

There are no ENT surgeons in Mirpurkhas who perform Middle Ear surgery.

Since 2009 over 600 Middle Ear disease patients have been operated upon by IMRA Team. The Team consists of Surgeons from the UK and Pakistan as well as trainees from both countries who work under supervision.

Some members of IMRA team at Bhitai Hospital

 

19th - 22nd December 2022
Memon Medical Institute Hospital, Karachi
Approx. Costs of service provided £60,000 ($75,000)

On 20th December 2022 IMRA achieved a milestone by implanting a child on both sides in same operation which has never been done in Pakistan before.

IMRA operated on three children and four implants were done at a cost of approx. £60,000 (approx. $75,000)

Cochlear implant at Memon Hospital Karachi a milestone case two implants one on each side costing £25K ($32K approx)

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