Burn Treatment Centers and Related Facilities to Save Lives
The latest episode of Jarga Maraka (Debate and Council) focused on the treatment of burn victims in burn centers all around Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
According to the Doctors Association, 8,000 burn patients are brought to Peshawar due to terrorist attacks. The patients are usually referred to other provinces in the absence of a burn center, however, it is expected that the first burn center in Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) will be functional in March 2018. The guest of the show, Dr. Tamheed Ullah, Associate Professor Surgery Unit HMC, discussed the causes, challenges, precautions and availability of facilities.
Dr. Tamheed Ullah was of the opinion that the establishment of burn centers is a challenge as it costs a lot and there are no health economists who could allocate the budget for this particular area. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) took the initiative to make the burn unit functional though it has existed for a while. He shared that the capacity of the center will initially be 120 patients, including children and women along with the treatment at different stages, rehabilitation and psychological support, nutritional services, teaching facilities etc.
Dr. Tamheed Ullah said that the center is to be used as a multipurpose training and teaching institution. He claimed that at least 70 percent case of burns are among women. He suggested precautions as well to minimize the burn cases.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.