OSWF Profile

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Introduction

Omair Sana Welfare Foundation – an initiative taken back in 2003 by a Pakistan-born American doctor, Kashif Hussain Ansari. Named after the two kids he had lost to thalassemia, Omair and Sana, the Foundation was established to help thalassemic children in Pakistan, where majority of them belonging to families living below poverty line and unable to afford the treatment. He was joined in this noble cause by his younger brother, Saqib Hussain Ansari, a doctor by profession, specializing in blood diseases.

That was the first step taken to embark on a journey of a thousand miles.

In 2005, realizing the magnitude of the work, enthusiasm and commitment, Dr. Ansari went on to officially register the Foundation as an NGO. Today, Alhamdullilah, Omair Sana Welfare Foundation is run, managed and overseen by a group of highly qualified professionals from different walks of the life. Our aim is to work day in day out for increased level of Thalassemia awareness and better patient management to minimize and eventually eradicate altogether the incidence of Thalassemia in Pakistan.

Although, thalassaemia is the prime focus, the Foundation takes pride in carrying out relief efforts in non-thalassemia domains as well.

We help Thalassemics not just EXIST but rather LIVE and lead a healthy life. The comprehensive patient management we offer is what differentiates us from the rest. Thalassemic patients, primarily children, we support are provided with treatment, education, nutrition and a host of social activities.

Our mission is,

•  To create awareness of Thalassemia among masses and educate them on its prevention and cure

•  To minimize the incidence of Thalassemia through prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling

•  To make treatment available to Thalassemic patients who can not afford it on their own

•  To provide Thalassemic patients with Educational, Vocational and Professional rehabilitation to make them a productive and confident member of the society

We work very closely with Bismillah Taqee Institute of Health Sciences & Blood Diseases Center (BTIHS) {www.btihs.edu.pk}, our strategic partner for medical infrastructure and support, where the patients we support are registered in a specially designed Thalassemia program.

Although, Thalassemia is what we are basically focused on, we take pride in undertaking other diverse welfare activities, in particular relief efforts in case of natural calamities.

Please visit the ‘Downloads' section for pictures and videos of the activities we carry out.

OSWF Team

The Operations of the Foundation are primarily overseen and supported by Dr. Kashif Hussain Ansari (President) and his wife Dr. Ambreen Kashif. The activities undertaken are profoundly encouraged by Mr. Akhtar Hussain Ansari (Patron-in-Chief) and Mrs. Tehseen Akhtar.

We are honored to have Lt. General (R) Moin Uddin Haider (Ex-Governer Sindh and President, Pakistan Thalassemia Foundation), Moin Akhter (TV Artist) and Jahangir Khan (Squash Legend) as our valued patrons.

The team at NIBD whom we work in partnership is headed by renowned pathologist, BMT specialist and Chairman( NIBD), Dr. Tahir Sultan Shamsi, who also happens to be the Vice President of OSWF.

Relief efforts are managed by a team comprising Dr. Saif Ur Rehman, Mr. Akhlaq Uddin Siddiqui, Dr. Zoaib Raza and Dr. Hamid Hussain (UK).

The General Management & Marketing functions are headed by Dr. Saqib Hussain Ansari and he is assisted by Mr. Obaid Hashmi, Dr. Faheem Ahmed, Mr. Syed Asghar Hussain and Dr. Zeeshan Ansari.

The Advisory Board consists of Dr. Misbah ul Aziz, Dr. Tabassum Jaffri, Dr. Tasneem, Dr. Mahvish, Dr. Saima, Dr. Fayaz Alam, Dr. Mudassir Saqib, Dr. Ambreen Ali, Dr. Najm ul Arfeen, Dr. Zeeshan Khalid, Dr. Umar Farooq, Dr. Kashif Mahmood, Dr. Wahid Buksh Chughtai, Dr. Abdullah Mutaqqi, Mr. Hamza Wasi Hashmi, Mr. Asif Mahmood, Mr. Saeed Ahmed, Mr. Mahmood Ahmed, Mr. Saeed Baig, Mr. Syed Raza Ali, Ms. Kausar, Ms. Asiya Kiran and Ms. Iqra Ansari