Motto | Emergency Medicines in Conflict |
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Formation | 2015 |
Founder | Adhik Kadam |
Headquarters | Srinagar |
Region
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India |
Key people
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Suhail Masoodi, Rushikesh Parmar, Saleem Rehman |
Slogan | Save Life at One Time |
Mission | Provide Emergency Medical Support in Border Region |
Kashmir Life Line (KLL) is a first emergency medical service started by Borderless World Foundation and Health Department of Kashmir in 2015. This is a first critical care, trauma care ambulance service started by a non profit after 2014 India–Pakistan floods with the help of National Securities Depository Limited under the corporate social responsibility. KLL is a 100% charitable and free medical service.
Kashmir Life Line was started in 2015 after the devastating 2014 India–Pakistan floods. KLL was initiated by Adhik Kadam, Zahoor Sheikh, Suhail Massodi in Srinagar, India. Kashmir Life Line is a community service project. The mission of KLL is "To provide medical help in critical situations".
As of 2016, there are over 10 KLL Medical Units across the state of Jammu and Kashmir. KLL was inaugurated by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir Life Line mainly works in the conflict areas and specially giving emergency medical services to the people who need much support in any medical emergency across Jammu and Kashmir. The project deals with all major trauma care, any medical emergency with advanced cardiac life support. Kashmir Life Line also organizes medical camps. Due to the medical emergency in 2016 Kashmir unrest after use of pellet guns, there was a shortage of eye specialists who could treat the injured in Kashmiri hospitals. Borderless World Foundation with the help of Kashmir Life Line was able to organize renowned ophthalmologist Sundaram Natarajan of Aditya Jyot Eye Hospital, Mumbai, arrived in the region on 26 July to treat eye injuries caused by the pellets and performed over 40 retinal surgeries in three days.