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National Mental
Health Programme
for Flood Affected People
Eminent psychiatrists from all over the country have
launched an immediate programme for provision of
evidence based, scientific, and comprehensive
health care to survivors of all forms of psychotrauma
resulting from the recent floods. In a meeting held at
the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Friday,
the programme named as “The Psychotrauma Relief
Plan for Survivors of Flood 2010 (PTRPF 2010)” was
unanimously approved.
The plan aims at coordinating all mental health
initiatives for flood affectees besides training of
health personnel on flood relief duties in provision of
mental health psychosocial support and rational use
of psychotropic drugs. It also envisages integration
of psychosocial care into the work of all the clusters
and especially in general health care.
Highlighting the major objectives of the plan, Prof.
Mowadat H. Rana of Centre for Trauma Research and
Psychosocial Intervention, Armed Forces Institute
for Mental Health, Rawalpindi said that it aimed at
ensuring availability of psychological first aid by
trained manpower at all health service delivery
points and in the community.
Addressing the participants, Prof. Malik Hussain
Mubbashar, UHS Vice Chancellor said that recent
floods had been one of the biggest disasters in
Pakistan. He warned that if no attention was paid to
the psychosocial aspects, “this flood will be
converted into blood”. He said that mental health
problems are far more severe in magnitude than
other health issues in flood affected areas.
UAF Dispatches Relief Goods
The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) recently dispatched
five truckloads of flour bags, clothes, shoes, pulses, edible oil, dry food,
animal feed and pure drinking water worth of Rs. 20 lac. These relief
goods were distributed among the flood victims of Jampur, Rajanpur
and Shah Jamal District, Muzaffargarh.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor, UAF
reiterated that a relief package worth Rs. 50 million has been devised
which would comprise of with the donations of donors as well as
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campus community. He said that in the 2 phase, 5000 mound wheat
seed will be distributed among the farmers for the forthcoming sowing
QAU Alumni Association Offers
20 Scholarships for Flood
Affected Students
Twenty scholarships
f o r t h e f l o o d
affected students
were announced
during the annual
get together of the
Q u a i d - i - A z a m
University Alumni
Association. The recently held annual event was attended
by the graduates of Quaid-i-Azam University belonging to
various walks of life.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Murtaza Noor, Secretary
General, QAU Alumni Association highlighted the main
achievements of the Association since its inception. He
informed the participants that the Association has initiated
various programmes for the welfare of present students of
QAU including need based scholarships and construction of
social sciences seminar hall.
He said that 20 scholarships would be awarded to the
students belonging to flood affected areas in three years in
the disciplines of Business Education, International
Relations and Economics.
Prof. Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, Vice Chancellor, QAU who
graced the occasion as Guest of Honour briefed about
different initiatives undertaken by University administration
for faculty, institutional development and promotion of
research culture. Mr. Sikandar Ahmed Rai, President, QAU
Alumni Association said that Alumni of Quaid-i-Azam
University are playing an active role in developing goodwill
for the University. “They are also helping the University for
establishing new programmes.”
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season. He maintained that small farming
tools, fertilizers and other inputs would
also be distributed.