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Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital and Cancer Research Center(SKMCH&RC) is a 'state-of-the-art' Cancer treatment and Research center in Pakistan, its a project of Shaukat Khanum memorial Trust (SKMT). It is presently a one of its kind facility in Pakistan but there are plans to inaugrate other facilities of its standard in other parts of the country. SKMCH&RC is the brain child of Imran Khan; the cricketing legend, who is dubbed to have engineered Pakistan to its maiden vistory in the final of the Cricket World Cup back in 1992. The inspiration is said to have come from the death of Mrs. Shaukat Khanum; Imran's mother, who died due to cancer.
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Over the years, my faith in the goodness of mankind has increased greatly. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre is a living tribute to your kindness and generosity. I am personally thankful to all those men, women, children, old and young who have made a contribution to launch SKMCH & RC and who have continued to support us in alleviating the sufferings of the victims of cancer. We needed your support then and we need your support ever more now. More than Rs. 2 billion are required annually to run the Hospital. Almost 50% of our revenue is collected from selling Hospital services. The rest comes from Zakat and generous donations from well-wishers all over the world. We were able to launch SKMCH & RC because we had your support. I sincerely hope that I can look forward to your continued support to help keep the Hospital running and providing hope to those victims of cancer who have no other hope for treatment. Yours faithfully, Imran Khan |
Helping those in need
Inaugrated in December 1994 and with an annual budget of around Rs.2 billion (FY:2007), SKMCH&RC has financially supported around 70% of their patients since 1994, with total philinthropic spending equalling Rs.5 billion till 2007.
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Fundraising
Imran Khan raised most of the funds for this noble cause through public appeals and fund rasiers. People from all over the world pitched in, but most of the contributions were from the people of Pakistan. Imran Khan first made a nation-wide appeal at a match between India and Pakistan, in 1989 at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, he raised Rs. 2,902,600. The 1992 World Cup win under Imran's captaincy helped in the fundraising efforts. Half a million pounds were collected in six weeks and Imran himself donated 85,000 pounds out of his own prize money. In 1994 Imran Khan raised a massive capaign inorder to raise funds for the project. He visited 27 cities with Pakistan and mobilized students by visiting their schools. Over a million donors pitched in; everyone from ordinary citizens to the rich and famous.
How can you help
SKMT is a charitable institute, 'it is funded predominantly from the donations of friends and well-wishers from around the country and across the world'. There is a plethora of ways in which one can Help SKMT. You can visit their website [shaukat khanum.org.pk] and make a donation online. You can also choose to make a donation by visiting their donation centres [website] all over Pakistan. You might also want to take a look at their donation menu, conviniently place at the right corner of their [shaukat khanum|home page].
If you are unable donate money you can also donate your time to this noble cause by volunteering and helping out. Volunteers need to meet a criteria in order to volunteer.
Projects of SKMT
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre ( Lahore , Pakistan )
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre ( Karachi , Pakistan ) planning
- Outreach Cancer Screening Clinics:
- Shaukat Khanum Karachi Clinic ( Karachi , Pakistan )
- Shaukat Khanum Peshawar Clinic ( Peshawar , Pakistan )
- Community screening service ( Lahore , Pakistan )
- Diagnostic Centres:
- Shaukat Khanum Diagnostic Centre ( Lahore , Pakistan )
- Shaukat Khanum Diagnostic Centre ( Karachi , Pakistan ) planning
- Pathology Collection Centres:
- 45 Shaukat Khanum Pathology Collection Centres (all over Pakistan )
Address
- Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre
- 7-A, Block R-3, Johar Town,
- Lahore,
- Pakistan
CONTACT INFORMATON
- Tel: +92 42 5945100
- UAN: 111-155-555
- Toll Free Number: 0800-11555
- International Liaison Office:
- Further Contact Details
Further Information
Certifications for the hospital
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital