Required Urgently: Supplies and People

Desperate situation in Swat. Help needed ASAP

Contact MPA NWFP Assembly Engr Hamid Iqbal on 0996 885600, 885001, 885002. He is the MPA from Shangla in Swat. They haven’t received any kind of help, and are in dire need of tents, clothes, food and medicines. They have about 700 dead, 2000 injured, and 150,000 displaced. The situation is totally desperate because of rain, hail, and tremors. No shelter available.

Patient Management System Required Urgently

A Patient Management System is required in a number of medical camps in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and other affected cities. A web-based system developed in ASP/SQL is preferred. The database structure should be flexible so that it can be altered easily, according to needs. Contact Ejaz: 0300-262-7033

Red Crescent - Urgent Medical Supplies Needed

View the list of medical supplies required and send them to Red Crescent Islamabad (PIA and all couriers have the address) for onward aid to affected areas. Some of these will not be found. Pyodine has been out of stock at major areas since August (Princoo needed it too), but spirit being flammable is too risky to be sent. Please share this information with as many people as you can. Some of these things are dead expensive and may be difficult to purchase at an individual level so get as much support as you can.

Red Crescent Medical Supplies List

More Medicines Required Urgently

This list has been forwarded by Usman Sheikh - Media Planner at JWT.

View the List of Required Medicines

Urgent Rental and Fuel Money Needed at PAF Museum

A girl named Vard has called from PAF. Her cell phone number is: 0301 256-6706. She says that they urgently need money to pay rent for the trucks and the fuel they'd consume to transfer goods from PAF. I asked her if she is working for someone officially since people won't give money unless they are sure of who it's going to. She said that she will only be guiding people and the payment would be made to the officials present at the PAF.

Insiya

Blood Required for Victims

It has been learnt through a team who visited the earthquake areas that many patients need O+ blood. If your blood group is O+, please donate blood at your nearest hospital or Mayo Hospital. If your blood group is not O+, please contact friends and relatives and forward this message to as many people as possible.

Mohyuddin - JWT
T: 92 21 569 3401

Dawn Group of Newspapers
Details of Dawn's Relief Efforts are posted under Corporate Initiatives

We urgently require:

• Doctors, psychologies and sociologists, medical technicians and paramedics
• Engineers, architects and town planners, technicians with a background in automotives, generators, filter plants etc., and public health officials ) especially water and sanitation)
• Graduates and technicians from the above fields, not currently engaged in these professions but possessing an active knowledge in these areas, are also encourage to apply

Dawn will assume responsibility for transportation within Pakistan, housing, food and for obtaining the required facilities to work in the affected areas. Teams will be rotated on a 15 to 30 day basis.

Karachi: +92 (21) 567-0001
Extension: 3184
Fax: +92 (21) 568-3801

Lahore: Rabeea Salman on 0300-426-1992
Fax: +92 (42) 575-7745

Islamabad: Alia Hameed on 0345-500-5525
Fax: +92(51) 220-2707

Latest Request for Volunteers

English speaking volunteers are needed to aid UN operations in Abbotabad. Based out of Abbotabad, operating in Muzaffarabad. The job entails coordination with the UN, other NGOs, Army and Government. We are coordinating logoistics for doctors as well. The first batch will arrive in Islamabad for onward deployment to Abbotabad inshallah on Sunday.

Salman Abedin - 0321-822-0150

Joint Action Committee - Earthquake Relief Effort

Supplies Needed Urgently

The Joint Action Committee of NGOs in Pakistan has mounted a combined relief effort for the affectees of the earthquake. To provide food, shelter, medicine, clothing, and other essential items to millions of injured and homeless people, JAC urgently needs the following items to be transported to the remote regions.

Tents
Qty: 1,000 Unit Cost: 4,000 Est Amt: 40,00,000

Blankets
Qty: 1,000 Unit Cost: 1,000 Est Amt: 10,00,000

Folding Beds
Qty: 4,000 Unit Cost: 1,500 Est Amt: 60,00,000

Transport and Communication
Est Amt: 5,00,000

Total: Rs. 11,50,00,00

All of these items are needed on an urgent basis. Goods will be delivered through a network of grassroots partners of JAC in AJK including Muzaffarabad, Kohala, Bagh, Rawlakot and in Hazara region including Abottabad, Mansehra, Balakot, Battal, Garhi Abdullah, Battagram and other areas.

Naeem Iqbal: 0300 516-4530 (naeem.iqbal@sungi.com)
Aftab Iqbal: 0333 553-3055 (aftab@spopk.org)

Secretariat, Joint Action Committee – House # 7 A, Street 10, F – 8 / 3, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ph: 051 – 228-2481 – 2 Fax: 051 – 228-2483

Joint Action Committee - Volunteers Needed Urgently

In addition to materials and financial assistance, there is a great need for volunteers. Women, men and young people aged 18 and above, are requested to participate in the relief effort. Volunteers are needed for the following:

Field work in the earthquake affected areas, especially AJK and Northern NWFP. Volunteers should be able to walk long distances in mountainous terrain. Volunteers are needed to work with children, women and men in these areas.

Islamabad based relief work: Volunteers are needed to sort out and handle relief supplies, work with nurses, doctors and other professionals, and provide counseling support to young children affected by the earthquake from the disaster-hit areas.

If you are 18 years and above, enthusiastic, in good health, physically fit enough to walk and work in mountain terrain in rotation periods of around 5 days, and willing to give willingly of your time, please call the numbers given below. You will be matched with work according to your time availability, interest and skills. College and university students, or those who have completed their education, or are in between various stages of it, or are unemployed, are especially encouraged to volunteer their time and energy. We are organizing basic training for those who will be doing field work - so this is also an opportunity to improve your skills and gain some hands-on experience while you help those in need.

To register yourself please call any of the following numbers:
0300 - 500 1769; 0300 - 854 5171; (051) 225 2908; toll free number: 0800-22 444

Ministry of Youth Affairs Appeal

We have established ‘Relief Camps’ through our volunteers in affected areas of Hazara Division and AJK. Please send relief goods for the affectees.

Items required:

Blankets
Quilts
Generators
Tents
Dry food items
Powdered milk
Tea
Biscuits
Juices
Drinking water
Medicines

For Contact and Delivery:
Relief Coordination Cell, Roshan Khan Squash Complex
Pakistan Sports Board Complex, Islamabad
Tel: 051-920-2812, Fax: 051-920-2814, Mob: 0300-535-6070

Medicines Required Urgently in CMH Murree

For all those based in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, medicines are required on an urgent basis in CMH Murree - they will be sending medicines to Abbottabad also. Call 0304 518-1818 and 0304 518-1920

Professionals

General surgeons
Orthopedic counselors
Physicians
Rescue professionals

Shelter

1. Tents
2. Reinforced plastic sheeting (billboard skins are also being stitched to make tents)
3. Tarpaulin

Medicines

1. Water purification tablets
2. Life saving drugs
3. Vaccines for malaria, cholera, typhoid, influenza
4. Pain killers including strong ones like morphine derivatives, tremadol, pethadine, kinz
5. Antibiotics e.g. tetnus, amoxil, gentamycin
6. IV cannulas
7. IV Drip sets
8. IV drips: normal saline, ringerlactate
9. Local anesthetics (injections)
10. Cotton bandages, cotton
11. Surgical instruments: e.g needle holders, forceps, tweezers
12. Suturing materials, Skin staples

Clothing and Warmers

1. Blankets/quilts
2. Beddings
3. Sweaters
4. Shoes
5. Rain coats

Utensils

1. Jerricans (large plastic cans that hold 20 liters of water or other liquids)
2. Crockery
3. Buckets

Toiletries

1. Tissues
2. Soaps
3. Dettol (antibacterial cleaners)
4. Towels
5. Sanitary Towels
6. Wet Wipes

Food

1. Rice
2. Sugar
3. Flour (Atta)
4. Onions
5. Potatoes
6. Cooking oil
7. Tea
8. Milk (tetra packs or powder)
9. Safe drinking water
10. Cooked Food