News & Events

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Independence Day Celebrations & Blood Camp

August 13, 2008 - OSWF held a family gala at PAF Museum, Karachi. The event was organized to give thalassemic children an opportunity to celebrate the Independence Day. A blood camp was also set up at the venue for the visitors to donate blood.

Over 500 visitors attended the event and enjoyed the evening which had number of colorful activities such as a music show, tableaus, quiz program, rides, magic show, clown characters, food stalls etc.

We were honored to have General (R) Moin-ud-Din Haider as our chief guest. Also present at the event were notable cricket figures such as Legendary Javed Miandad, Faisal Iqbal and Shoaib Muhammad. One distinguishing factor was the presence of all the stakeholders from the thalassemia standpoint – NGOs, Societies, Patients and their families. So, the event provided everyone with a networking opportunity and also a platform to figure out further synergized efforts.

All in All, the event turned out a huge success, Alhamdulillah. Please visit the Gallery section for photos.

Workshops – Genetic Counselling

July 19, 2008 – A series of periodic workshops for genetic counseling was kicked off with a session chaired by Dr. Tahir Sultan Shamsi. This session was held at OSWF Office and the workshop conductors including Dr. Tahir Sultan Shamsi and Dr. Saqib Hussain Ansari provided the patients’ parents with genetic counseling through an interactive and easy to understand format.

These workshops are part of the OSWF 2030 vision and will be a perpetual activity.

Vision-2030

July 12, 2008 – OSWF presented its ‘Vision - 2030’ to the stakeholders. This vision is all about the complete eradication of Thalassemia from Pakistan by the year 2030, inshAllah.

A comprehensive road map is being developed and will be shared in due course. The strategy to achieve this vision is primarily going to focus more on Prevention than Cure. The starting point will be Sindh and the outreach will be extended to other provinces as time goes on. Awareness creation through education is what the Foundation is going to invest heavily in to get there. 

National Institute of Blood Diseases (NIBD) – Our New Partner

June 29, 2008 – We have a new medical & infrastructure partner – National Institute of Blood Diseases (NIBD). This will replace our previous association with Bismillah Taqee Institute of Health Sciences & Blood Diseases, which actually has become dysfunctional.

Although, the premises have changed, yet the team we work with is the same. Therefore, capitalizing on our strong relationship, the transition has been very smooth.

OSWF – New Premises

May 25, 2008 – We seek great pleasure in moving into our new premises in Block 5, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.

The new site  has a spacious conference room, where we intend to hold workshops and counseling sessions. Also, this new location will house a patient care center.

Thalassemia in Pakistan – Workshop in Italy

March 27, 2008 - The Cure2Children Foundation hosted a two day conference to discuss the Pakistan project. The project is a collaborative network to cure thalassemia and to support the development of a thalassemia transplant network in Pakistan by providing financial and professional support.

Dr. Tahir Shamsi and Dr. Saqib Hussain Ansari were among the workshop participants.

Adopt a Patient Program – Meezan Bank and MuslimAid Patronage

January 2008 – We are grateful to Meezan Bank and MuslimAid who adopted certain number of patients under our ‘Adopt a Patient’ program, which gives the donors a chance to bear the monthly treatment cost for blood transfusion and medication.

Fund-raising Dinner – Houston

December, 2007 – A fund raising dinner was hosted by the OSWF President, Dr. Kashif Hussain Ansari. The event was a great success as it was attended by a vast number of Pakistani Diaspora living in the greater Houston area. The participants were introduced to the OSWF, its objectives and activities.  The financial & moral commitments to support our endeavors, made by the participants were very encouraging for the Foundation.