Karachi: Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in collaboration with House of Charity and Children’s Fund International organized a Free Plastic Surgery Camp from November 26 till December 2, 2011 at at its Ojha Campus. A team of international plastic surgeons led by world renowned plastic Surgeon, Prof. Dr. Joseph Agris is guiding Pakistani doctors and patients about various aspects of plastic surgery.
The aim of the Camp was to serve the poor patients of society focusing on congenital anomalies including cleft lip and palate and burn patients suffering contractures after acid burn or otherwise. All the surgeries performed in the workshop will be free of cost. Consultant plastic and aesthetic surgeon along with his highly trained team of anaesthetists, ward nurses, pharmacists and management staff participated in the workshop. An academic session was also held as part of the Workshop to discuss different plastic surgery cases at length and later operations are conducted according to the modern research in the methods of plastic surgery.
The inaugural Ceremony of the FreePlastic Surgery Camp and Workshop was held today in Dow International Medical College. Dr. Sagheer Ahmed was the Chief Guest on the occasion whereas Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi was the Guest of Honor.
Health Minister Sindh Dr. Sagheer Ahmed on the occasion said that we often see the cases on victimization of women in our country. The crime of throwing acid on women is becoming more and more common and recurring day by day. The main cause of it is the absence of proper legislation on this subject. He assured to take the issue of acid burning as a part of legislation to prevent growing incidents of violence against women. He further said that legal action should be strengthen to avoid any unavoid situation. He stressed that a system is required to stop such heinous crimes in the country and stressed the need to have burn centre throughout Pakistan.
About the Workshop, he siad that it will provide a great opportunity of learning to young doctors who assisted senior surgeons in various surgeries.
In the Inaugural Session, Vice Chancellor-DUHS, Prof. Masood Hameed Khan  sharing his views stress on the issue of acid burning. He said that there are so many casing seen of acid buring in rural areas. In Pakistan, women have been campaigning for protective legislation, women’s shelters and hospitals with specialized burn wards. He stressed on taking the acid burn issue and gas strokes issue in the assembly for legislation. He informed that acid are free availble in the market, therefore govt should take action against the easy sale of the acid.
Briefing  the media about the Workshop, he said that the modern trends in the field of plastic surgery have got enormous promotion in the western countries because of the availability of the modern research and facilities and Pakistani doctors and patients can reap immense gains through benefiting from their knowledge and practice.
He further said that there are so many patients on whom surgeries are being done are benefiting a lot from the Workshop. This is the reason that this workshop has become an extremely important activity at DUHS. The presence of a panel of foreign experts plays an important role in the success of the Workshop.
Dr. Joseph Agris, Plastic Surgeon from Boston in his address said that although acid burn cases account for only a fraction of overall cases of violence against Pakistani women, reports of them are alarmingly on the rise.
The effects of acid attacks upon victim life have been destructive, physical damages undergone (some of them are crippled for life, despite numerous surgical interventions) they have to face social isolation and ostracism from their community and the psychological trauma is enormous and long-lasting as well stressed the need to control to stop acid throwing.
Other who spoke on the occasion, includes, Ms. Hashmat Affendi, Director House of Charity, Dr. Foad Ali Moosa, Chief Organiser of theWorkshop, Prof. Muhammad Masroor, Principal-Dow International Medical College, Dr. Sadaf Saeed, Secretary Scientific Committee.
Earlier, Prof. Masood Hameed Khan along with Health Minister Dr. Sagheer Ahmed presented shield the speakers.
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