Abdul Sattar Edhi Visits AMC

Ayub Medical College had the honour of having the famous philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, NI visit us. As Head of the Edhi Foundation (together with his wife, Bilquis Edhi) they have received numerous awards including the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service, the Lenin Peace Prize and the Balzan Prize. Edhi spoke to the students and faculty about giving and helping the poor, which has been his life long mission. After giving a very emotional speech to the college he was directed towards the Flood Relief Campaign Warehouse where he was shown all the work which had been done up to date, including the collection of food items, water, clothing and shoes. Having Abdul Sattar Edhi visit us was a great motivational boost for all us and only made us want to work harder. We hope to see him again at AMC sometime soon.

Todd Shea Visits AMC

Todd Shea visiting our warehouse with Dr. Noaman Siddiqui at Ayub Medical College in Abbottabad. Volunteers were frantically sorting out donations which have been pouring in everyday from our students and faculty. For those who don't know Todd Shea is an American who came to volunteer in Pakistan after the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, a disaster that killed over 80,000 people. As Ellick noted in the New York Times, “he never left.” Three years ago, Shea established a Charity Hospital in Chikar, Azad Kashmir called CDRS, or Comprehensive Disaster Relief Services, which provides quality healthcare services to the people in the remote and earthquake-affected areas in northwest Pakistan. Chikar is one of Pakistan’s poorest and most remote villages located about 25 miles from the Line of Control. Todd was a great inspriation to all the students and volunteers at AMC...many of us believe firmly now that if a person from halfway around the world can come and do this much for Pakistan, then surely we as Pakistanis can match it and if not do even more for our country.