Lahore- The Corona virus pandemic is almost out of control now in Pakistan. Since mid March 2020, most work has come to a standstill. More than 2,700 people have died, more than 3000 are critical and there are over 144,000 confirmed covid-19 cases in Pakistan. The next few months are going to be crucial. In this very difficult time, if you are one of the… Read More »Donate plasma for Covid-19
As of 2021, the SEPLAA Foundation will be housed in the Seplaa Hub, a social enterprise green co-working space being created for business and community activities. You can support ‘Life, Blood & Compassion Community’s’ continued presence at the Seplaa Hub by purchasing a brick by way of donation to our causes and by spreading the word. This will allow us to be able to continue… Read More »LBC to move to Seplaa Hub Community Centre
-Lahore, July, 2019. by Ammara Farooq Malik To those of our friends who helped me, my husband Farooq and daughters Amal, Dina and Zaina raise some resources for the family of Mr. Shahid Zubair in 2015, there is an encouraging update about the family and where your contribution went. Last year I emailed them to get an update about their situation. And a few weeks… Read More »An Encouraging Update on the Shahid Zubair Family
The dedicated website for the support of patients and families of bone marrow transplants, muscular dystrophy and associated mental health was launched as a project of the SEPLAA Foundation on 25th May, 2019. The SEPLAA Foundation Endowment Fund for Blood Disorders will be managed by the SEPLAA Foundation, a registered NGO operating in Pakistan. To donate, please send amounts to ‘SEPLAA Foundation’ in any Askari… Read More »‘Life, Blood & Compassion’ Community Support Program & Website Launched, Ramadan 2019.
By Mehwish Bucha The loss of a child is the most devastating thing that can happen to someone. You can kind of call it the ultimate tragedy . Whenever that day crosses my mind the emotions feel very raw and new . The loss of a child leaves you with a pain that stays within you forever. The loss and grief is not fixable ever and… Read More »Losing a child but not hope
SEPLAA Foundation celebrates the Worlds Thalassemia Day today by creating awareness about this disease and its cure. Thalassemia is on the rise in Pakistan and the statistics indicated that about three to four thousand children are born with the more virulent form of the disease. According to statistics, Dr. Salma Sheikh in The Nation(Feb,2018) reported that, annually an estimated 6,000 Thalassemic children are born in the… Read More »Celebrating World Thalassemia Day 2018
After the start of the first public sector Bone Marrow Transplant facility in the Children’s Hospital, I decided to put up a separate website for all the information we can share for the benefit of patients of bone marrow transplants and their families. I will develop the ‘Life, Blood & Compassion- Community Support’ website over the year and hope to launch it by next Ramadan.… Read More »Putting up a website for BMT patients and families
by ProPK Staff. Read original post here. A team of doctors at the Lahore’s Children Hospital (LCH) carried out a successful bone marrow transplant procedure on Tuesday. The procedure was carried out on two young boys of age 2 and 4. LCH has now become the first public sector hospital in Pakistan to do this successfully. Lack of Healthcare Facilities When it comes to Pakistan,… Read More »‘First Pakistani Public Hospital Completes Bone Marrow Transplant’
See original post here. Ammara Malik – a mother whose struggle helped pave path for Lahore’s first BMT facilityBlog by Urooj Fatima | Published on September 23, 2017 (Edited September 24, 2017) 🔗Facebook TwitterReddit LAHORE – Doctors in Punjab’s capital city carried out the first ever successful bone marrow transplant at a public sector hospital earlier this week. The procedure was carried out at Children’s Hospital by a team of doctors led by project… Read More »Ammara Malik – a mother whose struggle helped pave path for Lahore’s first BMT facility
Daughter’s torment inspires mother to put efforts against Thalassemia; Gets reward 7 years laterPakistan by Urooj Tarar | Published in Daily Pakistan on September 20, 2017 (Edited September 20, 2017) 🔗 Lahore – The first two bone marrow transplantation procedures were carried out successfully on Tuesday, in Children’s Hospital, making it the first public sector hospital to carry out this procedure. Dean Children’s Hospital, Prof. Masood Sadiq and Medical Director, Prof.… Read More »A ray of hope: ‘First bone marrow transplant performed at Children’s Hospital Lahore.’