Aman Foundation
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| Formation | 2008 |
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| Founders | Arif Naqvi & Fayeeza Naqvi |
| Focus | Healthcare, Education, Ambulance |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
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Pakistan |
| Method | Donations and Grants |
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| Website | theamanfoundation.org |
The Aman Foundation is a not for profit trust, based in Karachi, Pakistan. In 2015, under the Shajar-e-Aman plantation drive the Aman Foundation planted 2,000 local trees, and 200 flowers at the Hill Park, Karachi. In 2016, the Aman Foundation, in collaboration with the Edhi Foundation initiated the annual Edhi Award for Pre-hospital Care.
In line with its vision of a healthy Karachi, the Aman Foundation has developed a complete healthcare eco-system, targeting important healthcare matters. Aman Health established heat relief camps in Karachi during the 2015 Pakistan heat wave.
The Aman Ambulance Service was created with an aim to ensure timely and high quality ambulance services in Karachi. The service features an average response time of less than 10 minutes and ensures delivery to the right hospital facility within the “golden hour”.
Although several ambulance services are already running in Karachi, practically all of them are just a means of transporting patients and are incapable of providing any medical interventions. Here is where the Aman Ambulance service is different; it fills in the gap with trained medical personnel, qualified doctors, equipment and medicines that may be required in an ambulance en route to the hospital.
In recognition of its services to the city of Karachi, Aman Ambulance received the Award for Asia’s best institutional emergency medical service, from the Asian EMS Council in October 2014. In 2015, the Government of Sindh signed a five-year agreement with Aman Ambulance, making it the main rescue service provider throughout rural Sindh.
The Aman Community Health Program (ACHP) disseminates basic preventive healthcare information through community members to reduce the incidence of disease and death in Karachi’s most affected population. The ACHP consists of a mobile field force of hundreds of women trained to initiate inquiries and follow-ups on health issues that are common in their local communities. These include maternal and neo-natal care, malaria, acute infections and addictions. This program empowers underprivileged citizens, especially women, to participate in community welfare activities and increase their access to medical attention for key healthcare issues.
MASHAL, which means torch in the Urdu Language, also stands for ‘Mental and Social Health Advocacy and Literacy’. It is the Mental Health Initiative launched under The Aman Foundation. MASHAL was initiated with the intention of bringing about a change in the way mental health services are delivered by improving the innovation and technology used for this process. It also seeks to provide leadership and hope for people suffering from stigmata as a result of mental illness.
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