Team Pakistan

Real Medicine’s presence in Pakistan began in October of 2005, after a massive earthquake struck the Northern region of the country, killing more than 80,000 people and causing devastation on an unprecedented scale. Many in the remote Himalayan valleys of this region were left without access to shelter, food and healthcare. The Real Medicine Foundation arrived shortly after, participating in the immediate relief efforts in the worst hit mountainous regions, with the longer term mission of setting up a permanent and sustainable clinic to assist the underserved population of this area. Since the program’s inception, three different medical outreach programs have been carried out to reach both earthquake and subsequent flooding victims and we now have a locally staffed permanent clinic operating in Talahatta, a collaboration between RMF and the Pakistani based Hashoo Foundation.

The clinic is currently the only comprehensive health care solution for the many surrounding communities in this region of Mansehra and operates 24/7 with a full time staff of 1 Doctor, 2 Nurses, 1 Nurse Assistant, 1 Medical Technician and a 4X4 equipped ambulance for emergencies and house calls. Sometimes seeing as many as 200 patients a day, more than 20,000 patients were diagnosed and treated in 2009. The clinic and its local staff have over the course of 4 years built a deep level of trust with the local population and become a vital part of their community. Beyond treating the immediate health care issues the clinic also engages in community health education outreach and focuses on educating the locals in the prevention of various communicable conditions and the recognition of symptoms for such common ailments as pneumonia.

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Team Pakistan Members
Rubina Mumtaz, DDS, MPHRubina Mumtaz was born in Nairobi, Kenya to immigrant Pakistani parents. She moved to Pakistan after high school and graduated with honors cum lauda from Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar. Within...
Zahoor Uddin, MD Dr. Zahoor Uddin is our Project Coordinator and Supervising Physician for our clinic in Balakot and all of our flood relief efforts across the country. He has been with RMF since the inception of...
Mohammed Imran, MBBS, MPH, MScDr Mohammed Imran graduated from Rawalpindi Medical College, dabbled in clinical practice for a couple of years before finding his niche in Public Health after getting his MPH from the Health...
Afshan BhattiAfshan Bhatti has a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and an MBA in International Business from George-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences, Nü...
Abdullah Nasar Abdullah Nasar has a Master’s Degree in the field of International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. He began his career as Social Mobilizer with Mercy Corps Pakistan and later...
Bushra Ali Bushra Ali has a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. She is working in the capacity of Research Associate at Real Medicine Foundation since October 2011....
Haleema Masod Haleema Masod completed her Pharm.D. with honor from Hamdard University, Pakistan. Then she moved to Sweden for her MS in Public Health. Before joining RMF, she has been working in a national NGO...
Farhan SameeFarhan Samee is an ACCA Affiliate. After completing his studies he started his career as an Account Assistant in the South Asian Federation of Exchanges, and then joined AHLN (a world ranking audit...
Mujeeb-u-RehmanMujeeb-ur-Rehman graduated from Peshawar University and then received a Diploma in Health Technology from Malakand University of Swat. He worked for two years in the Teaching Hospital of Saidu Sharif...
Anwar-ul-HaqAnwar-ul-Haq graduated from Malakand University in 2009 and also completed a Diploma in Health Technology. He worked for one year in the District Headquarters Hospital in Timegara.  He also...
Nazia BegumNazia Begum has received all her education from Peshawar University. She began her career with a one year contract in the Sarhad Rural Support Program in Peshawar and a six month stint with the...
Syed Mohammed AbeqHi! My name is Syed Mohammad Abeq, my future goals are to become a veterinarian. Ever since I was 12, I have accompanied RMF staff on many of their official trips and have seen how damaging the world...
Aneeq AhmedHi! My name is Aneeq Ahmed and I’m completing my BSS (Bachelor of Social Sciences) from Bahria University, Islamabad. My future plan is to follow my father’s footsteps and enter into a...
Hasan GulzariHi! My name is Muhammad Hasan Gulzari. I am currently completing my ‘A’ levels from Westminster School and College, Islamabad. I would describe myself as an average kid with BIG dreams. I...
Zain Ul HaqueMy name is Zain Ul Haque. I am currently studying at Headstart School, Islamabad. This is my final year in Pakistan as I am planning on studying abroad. I have been blessed with a comfortable life...
Aziz Ahmed, MBBSDr. Abdul Aziz Ahmed is a Medical Officer in charge of the RMF-PHF Hospital Agra. After his medical graduation, Dr. Aziz Ahmed did his one year house job (internship) at the Pakistan Institute of...
Ishfaq AhmedMr Ishfaq Ahmed is a young graduate with a diploma in Health Technology from Peshawar University. Originally from Swat, his family migrated to Peshawar due to the Taliban invasion of Swat. He...