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Swat emergency relief camp |
Swat IDP relief camp Yet again a humanitarian
disaster is being played out on our TV screens. This time it is the
people in the war-torn Swat Valley in Pakistan. According to Pakistani
media there may be up to 2.5 million internally displaced people (IDP).
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Medical relief goods supplied by HWH |
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We decided we must assist and so during May 2009, we held emergency
meetings in the UK to draft a plan of action. Within two weeks of the
initial decision being made, HWH had sent a team to Sheikh Janah in
District Swabi, North West Frontier approximately 100km from Islamabad.
They set up camp in the local civic offices, locally called union
councils, on 27 May 2009 and began work soon after.
Heading-up the team was Pervez Choudhry who had volunteered, at his own
expense, to go out and coordinate the effort. As this report goes to
print the camp is up and running and people are being seen and treated.
Consultant supervision The following are available to the camp for
advice on a weekly rotation: Prof Ajmal Naqvi, Prof Arshad Chouhan,
Prof Murtaza Cheema and Dr Imran Fazal
“We decided we must assist and so during May 2009, we held emergency meetings in the UK to draft a plan of action”
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HWH team with volunteers, ready to leave for the camp
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HWH ambulances filled with relief items ready to depart |
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People waiting for assessment |
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HWH team with volunteers unloading at the Sheikh Janah camp, Soabi |
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Pervez Choudhry headed-up the HWH relief effort |
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