MGCL is undertaking a number of
healthcare projects in its operational area for the poor community in
the vicinity including:
MOBILE DISPENSARIES
The project was launched in 1987 and is
providing quality healthcare facilities to the most deprived area of the
region since last 20 years with a mission:
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To provide medical treatment to the poverty
stricken community.
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To create health and hygienic awareness in
the community.
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To educate about the potential hazards of
communicable disease and their preventive measures.
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To educate about rehabilitation of
physically impaired children.
Over 100,000 patients are being treated
annually through Mobile Dispensary and Company is spending over Rs. 10.5
Million per annum on this Project.
MATERNITY HOME
Realizing an acute need of medical facilities for female patients. MGCL
launched the Maternity Home Project in the Village Dad Leghari. A fully
equipped and furnished facility was constructed in 1992.
The ambit of responsibilities at the
Maternity Home include:
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To offer free of cost
treatment to female patients for Obs./Gynae related problems.
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To create awareness in female patients
about their personal hygiene.
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To provide antenatal and postnatal
checkups and follow-ups.
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To immunize newborn babies against
communicable diseases.
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To conduct normal deliveries and DNCs
in hygienic conditions.
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Monthly turnover is about 1300
patients.
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Over a Million Rupees per year is
being spent to run this facility.
MARI
MEDICAL TRUST For Tuberculosis (TB)
While
social welfare considerations have been a top priority to the company,
the company employees are also playing their due individual role to
alleviate the sufferings of the community. On observing a large number
of patients in the community suffering from Tuberculosis (T.B) the MGCL
employees waged a war against this highly infectious disease at their
own level and set up ‘MARI MEDICAL TRUST’ in 1997 with an aim:
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To create awareness in the
community about the deadly disease
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To educate about the preventive
measures for the abolition of T.B.
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To develop resources within the
society.
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To create sense of hygiene in the
community.
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Since its inception over Rs. 3.5
Million has been spent so far by this Trust.
Mass Vaccination against Hepatitis-B
Hepatitis-B has been one of the major causes of mortality in the community. Initial survey
has indicated that about 20-25% of the population is infected with this
deadly disease. MGCL management acted promptly to save the situation from turning into epidemic and has launched a
comprehensive campaign against the disease with an
objective to:
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Create awareness about the disease.
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Educate about preventive measures.
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Preventive vaccination to non infected community members.
The Campaign is divided in four phases of which three phases have been completed and 4th phase in progress.
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Total 78,000 patients have been vaccinated in three phases.
- Rs. 60 Million would be spent in four phases.
Constructed Field Dispensary in Mari Gas Field
The Company built a fully equipped and furnished dispensary in the field with a capital cost
of Rs. 1.5 Million and dispensary is being operated by Company doctors.
Mother & Child Healthcare Centre
In 2007, the Company
built a 20 bedded fully equipped and furnished Mother and Child
healthcare hospital in Mirpur Mathelo with a capital cost of Rs. 12.5
Million. The center has been handed over to the Local District
Government Ghotki as a commitment from MGCL to the locals. |
