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Afghanistan- September 2011
Our team's most recent trip to Afshar Hospital, brought bak some amazing photos taken by a photographer from AmeriCare. Take a look around this gallery to see the ways your dollars are saving lives!
Clinic Photos
These photos were taken in one of Afshar Hospital's clinics in Kabul, Afghanistan. The clinics focus on meeting the immediate needs of the people who live in the surrounding area, educating them and treating them, while also encouraging them to visit the hospital.
Afghan Kids
40% of children in Afghanistan die before age 5. They die of preventable and treatable diseases like diarrhea, infections, measles, and chicken pox. Like children around the world, Afghan kids find joy in their families and friends as their lives begin. They don't realize their life expectancy is half of what it would be if they'd been born in other countries with access to basic medical care. You can be their lifeline by supporting AMOR!
Afshar Hospital
Afshar Hospital opened its doors in April, 2009. The hospital is located on the southwest side of Kabul in the Afshar neighborhood. It was built by Afghans to serve the Afghan people. More than 100 Afghan employees deliver medical care to the more than 40,000 impoverished people in the area. The people that Afshar Hospital serves would not otherwise have access to medical care. In the first month, Afshar Hospital treated 800 patients and expects to be treating 3,000 patients each month in the future.
AMOR Fundraiser, December 2010
On Sunday December 5, 2010, AMOR hosted its final fundraiser for 2010 at the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno. The fundraiser focused on raising funds for Afshar Hospital through silent and live auction. The evening also included a buffet style dinner and a presentation given by Dr. Scoffield about the most recent updates of Afshar Hospital. Thank you to all who came out to support AMOR and help us raise funds for the people who rely upon on quality medical care.
Dr. Scoffield's first visit to Afghanistan; September, 2008
Dr. Mark Scoffield made his first visit to Kabul, Afghanistan in September, 2008. Afshar Hospital was nearing completion and Dr. Scoffield wanted to be hand when the first shipment of medical supplies and equipment arrived. Farid Nasrudin, an engineer from Fresno, California, accompanied Dr. Scoffield on his trip. Dr. Scoffield was astonished by the poverty and reality of people living in squalor. The people were resigned to lives with little hope for a better future. This first visit inspired Dr. Scoffield to use AMOR to raise the funds that will be needed to build hospitals in impoverished and worn torn areas of the Middle East.
Dr. Scoffield's second visit to Afghanistan; April, 2009
Dr. Scoffield returned to Kabul, Afghanistan, in April, 2009. He wanted to be on hand for the official opening of the hospital and help set up operating policies and procedures. During his visit, he witnessed two life-changing miracles of modern medicine at Afshar Hospital. 12-year-old Abeda regained her sight after removal of a juvenile cataract. A woman who had lost 8 previous pregnancies gave birth to her first healthy baby girl. Dr. Scoffield left Afghanistan with firsthand evidence that Afshar Hospital had improved people's lives and that his work with AMOR was making a difference.
Dr. Scoffield's Afghanistan Trip, July 2010
Dr. Scoffield visited Afshar Hospital in the summer of 2010 where he continued to see the positive impact Afshar Hospital is having on the people of Afghanistan. A great need was addressed on this trip of a neonatal intensive care unit, when Dr. Scoffield saw a 4-day old baby come to the hospital barley breathing. Unfortunately Afshar didn’t have the proper equipment to treat the newborn and had to use adult sized oxygen masks to provide care to the infant. The infant was transferred to another facility, however the need at Afshar Hospital for a neonatal intensive care unit still remains.
Dr. Scoffield's Afghanistan Trip, October 2010
This trip looked a bit different for Dr. Scoffield, when he had the chance to take his wife with him on his trip to Afshar in October 2010. Sherri Scoffield had an opportunity first hand to see the work of Afshar Hospital as well as the great need of continued education to women in Afghanistan who lack understanding of basic practices during puberty and childbearing years. The continued growth of the community outreach programs are taking medicine into the homes and streets of Afghanistan which would otherwise not receive care or attention. AMOR hopes to continue to be able to fund this aspect of hospital which is literally transforming communities around the hospital.
Dr. Scoffield's first visit to Karbala, Iraq; July, 2009
Dr. Scoffield visited Karbala, Iraq, with Imam Seyed Ali Ghazvini. They visited the first new hospital under construction in Karbala since the 1950s. The new hospital is the vision of Ayatollah Qazwini. AMOR is partnering with Development and Relief Organization, a non-profit the Ayatollah formed to help raise money to fund construction and operation of the new hospital.
Kabul
More than 3 million people call Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, home. The city lacks basic infrastructures like paved roads and traffic systems; a telephone system; electricity; and water sanitation. The streets are chaotic, packed with people, vehicles, and livestock. Small, dilapidated, open-air shops line the streets. Sidewalks are rare. Many of the buildings have been ravaged by decades of war yet people are still living in them. Reconstruction and renovation is desperately needed to make Kabul a cleaner and healthier place to live. Most of the residents in Kabul lack the most basic of medical care.