Yeh tha apka quote. Where is the govt hospital written here.
that was another separate post then and it was made by us pakistanis . i remember i was in high school we paid for it too sometimes they give us token . i mean to say pakistani public can make things happen too . for example edhi is charity org having helicopters aircrafts thousands of ambulances hospitals care centers schools its happen because of us . i did not merge both posts bhai jan
we make things happen
Pakistan has the world’s largest ambulance service – (Guinness record)
Fawad Ahmed April 21, 2017
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Pakistan’s Edhi Foundation, which is also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, operates the world’s largest ambulance network. Founded by
Abdul Sattar Edhi, the
Edhi Foundation is a non-profit social welfare program in Pakistan. It was established in 1951. Until his death in 2016, Edhi was the head of the organization and his wife Bilquis, oversees the maternity and adoption services of the foundation. The Edhi Foundation also has a number of branches in various countries including UK, Canada, Japan, US and Bangladesh where they provide relief to refugees. The Foundation provided $100,000 in aid to relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
In 1991 the Foundation provided aid to victims of the Gulf war and earthquake victims in Iran and Egypt. Since 1997, the organization has held the Guinness record for world’s “largest volunteer ambulance organization”.
Headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, the Edhi Foundation offers 24-hour emergency assistance across Pakistan as well as abroad. Shelter for the destitute, free hospitals and medical care, drug rehabilitation services, and national and international relief efforts include some of the services provided by the organization. Emergency Services, Orphans, Handicapped Persons, Shelters, Education, Healthcare, International Community Centers, Blood & Drug Bank, air ambulance services, Marine And Coastal Services are its main focus.
Today the Edhi Foundation has more than 300 centers across Pakistan. They own air ambulances as well in order to extend fast access to far-flung areas.
The foundation also has a Legal aid department that offers free services. It has also secured the release of many innocent prisoners. Commissioned doctors go to jails regularly and supply food and other essentials to the inmates. In addition, the foundation has a number of ” Apna Ghar” [“Our Home”] homes for the destitute children, runaways, and psychotics.
As of March 2016, the Edhi Foundation owns more than 1,800 private ambulance vans stationed across Pakistan. The ambulance dispatchers in Karachi have reported up to 6,000 calls per day.
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